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Damn. He was one of the good guys and at 58 it's really too soon.

19 hours ago, Second Base said:

Hopefully, the outcome of these one year deals. Eppler failed on every single one of them. The strategy wasn't wrong, it was the execution. 

Or in simple terms, Harvey < Quintana. Cahill < Cobb.  Teheran < Barria. Maybin/Nava/Gentry < Fowler.

And I think much more specifically, Iglesias = Simmons for 7 million less, Fletcher being better than La Stella, and Raisel Iglesias bring better than Hansel Robles. 

I don't think it's that bold of an expectation to believe that Minasian's acquisitions will fare better than Eppler's and thus produce a better team. 

I just want the team I have loved my entire life to be competitive. We have not been competitive recently. We have had 5 consecutive losing seasons. I thought Eppler was turning it but it did not show up in victories so he was out and Minasian was in. Perry has not impressed me so far. I think Eppler could have made these same moves...

It feels like Eppler is still our GM.

What has changed with Minasian?

23 minutes ago, Lou said:

Because of his successful history?

Are you impressed by what Minasian has done so far? It feels like an Eppler offseason to me. 

2 minutes ago, eligrba said:

Because the 2021 season is already over?

Did you not read "Put together" meaning offseason acquisitions. This stuff is not too hard.

Try to keep up.

I think Eppler would have put together a better team for 2021 than Minasian has.

Some of you should be ashamed by your posts on this thread and other posts you laughed at or mocked.

But you are not and this is the problem.

On 1/22/2021 at 8:48 PM, Angels 1961 said:

Add in Jake Odorizzi 2019 all star and halos can contend.

Concur. 

Let’s hope he can stay healthy this year. He’s 32, he only started one game last year and has 1500 IP. Could be another 1 year bust.     

12 hours ago, AngelsWin.com said:

The Angels believe he can be a productive member of their starting rotation, and a middle-of-the-order hitter in 2021.

 

Pay the man and move on. If he doesn’t perform to the level the Angels believe he can then it’s on them and they can address it or move on next year. This is how arbitration works. It is quite literally a year to year process. It’s ridiculous to say the Angels will lose millions in the future if they pay him the additional 800 K this year. How many millions do they make this year if he performs like they believe he will?

It’s too early to know who will perform better and whether or not either one of them will be impact players. 
 

Marsh has not played in AAA. He’ll likely start the season in SLC. 
 

Adell should have played AAA last year. CoVid rushed him to the MLB after only 27 AAA games in 2019. He failed miserably in his 38 games with the Angels last year - .161/.212/.266/.478, he K’d in 42% of his PA’s and didn’t look like a MLB Outfielder defensively. I’d like to see him start the season in AAA. 
 

Adel and Marsh both need more time. 

20 hours ago, Vlad27Trout27 said:

So Tanaka released a tweet on tweeter

Really?

1 hour ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

I don't know... we've devolved into discussing if Bauer is too much of a clubhouse cancer to sign. We're losing hope and constructing narratives that will help us cope.

Completely agree. 

There is a big, cool, wild world out there and some are stuck in these threads...

21 hours ago, tdawg87 said:

It's...it's right there. In his post.

God dammit you guys ruined a potentially funny thread.

is it?

What is your interpretation of @notherhalo's original meaning for this thread?

It doesn’t appear the Cubs are going to trade Contreras and even if they do I doubt the Angels would have serious interest in him.

14 minutes ago, totdprods said:

The Padres’ trades might be beneficial to the Angels in that, in an offseason where few teams seem to be really interested in aggressively improving or spending money or prospects, takes one more team out of the mix, and the prices given up for both arms weren’t devastating to their (superior) farm. For the Angels all we need is a a really good SP trade and a savvy FA SP signing and we’re in solid shape.

I agree. I think this is the key takeaway for the Angels from the Padres trade for Darvish and what the Angels still need to do with their starting pitching.