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Drury > Santana > Votto.

Attention deficit disorder (ADD) alert.

Things will always go the way you want only if you own the team, otherwise there will be things you always don't like or disagree with. Get over it.

Yeah, I really like this. Moore was very solid for us last year.

I like the idea of signing Moose. It's depth and quality leadership. I'm weary of the Bellinger and Snell discussion, and I don't like giving up any draft choices. Instead I would rather go for Lorenzen, and maybe Clevinger or Alex Wood to bolster the pitching with depth. Maybe Pham or Soler in the outfield, or see if you can find a younger one in a trade. I still like Grichuk for pure depth, I know he didn't do well for us last lear but I still think he has average depth still in the tank. I am definitely a Moore fan, he needs to be added to our relief core.

Carlos Perez (C) was DFA'd by the White Sox today. It seems we currently have enough catching, but if we trade one he could be a good fill.

Looks like Urshela is headed to the Mets, but not final yet.

Maybe this has already been discussed, but do we lose a draft pick if we sign Snell?

No, the reason they have a successful organization is because they have wealthy investors, many of which made their fortune in other fields.

Yeah, that was a great move by KC! I would have loved to add those two, I wonder if Perry even tried?

I wonder if Ohtani had come to the Angels and said he would defer $68 Million of a $70 million contract for the next ten years how the Angels organization would have reacted? Obviously Ohtani was hell bent to go to the Dodgers. Let's face it, this organization screwed up royally over the past six years even though I think their intentions were good. We have to change, big time. At this point, I hope we have great contributions from the entire team, I am tired of focusing on a few star players who take up a lot of salary. I am somewhat optimistic that Washington can wring out the best in our 40 man team however it ends up.

Defurral

I wonder what they are paying Montgomery, in my mind he isn't worth the minimum.

I did not know that, it's just hard for me to have to say "Los Angeles" Angels with the latest news. I guess it does not count that we once had that name for grandfathering it in?

I agree, I don't believe we are two free agents away from winning just as much as the Dodgers signing Ohtani gets them all the way to where they want to go.

In my mind, there will never be a better time to make make sweeping changes to the Angels organization. Some of the things that pop into my mind are changing the name back to California Angels (just get rid of Los Angeles), changing the uniforms, redesigning the look of the stadium (inside and outside), put emergency emphasis on player development and the associated latest development tools, and hiring the best training staff possible. With Ohtani gone for life, it's kind of a great time to step back and make calculated changes throughout. I'm encouraged by the Arizona and Texas models, we can do that in short order. Baseball is not about only one superstar on a team, if there was ever a total team game this is it. I don't necessarily want any of the remaining high priced free agents, unless they are committed to this organization plan and are willing to be reasonable in cost. I want the the overlooked and highly motivated young players. High priced free agents are generally inefficient. We have a great start with Washington and his staff for the time period we are currently in that includes important young players. Tear down the hype in the stadium of individual players especially including the pictures on the stadium front. I would use photos of team achievement over the years, especially 2002. There are many great historical team photos as well besides 2002. We will always have an affinity for the uniforms that were used in our first World Series win, but those could be used for many special occasions during the year, not the everyday ones. I would incorporate some that had ocean blue and beach sand colors on a theme like the city connects. I know you guys have some great ideas in your head, I would like to hear them voiced. There will probably never be a better moment to make sweeping changes than now. Done correctly, what a great way to bring back some of the excitement following the loss of the the greatest player to play this game to date. It's time to bury grief and move on folks! For those of you who want a new owner, I get it. A lot of the above is what I would hope a new owner would do. Embrace change, big change. We have to ditch doing the same ineffective things.

The competition for Yamamoto is overboard in my opinion. There is no way that I would chase him if I were the Angels. Most of the suspected suitors have way more financial resources than us. I would be more interested in following the Arizona model, don't just court higher priced free agents, but build younger depth and take chances on those who are blocked by a star players.

In Hawaii touring the Arizona wreckage, just kidding!

Dodger?

I thought we were going to take all pitchers once again.

He said "he recently passed by the stadium, and their were four cars there, like something was going on." ........(Probably it was Ohtani, his agent, and a couple of others who stopped to use the restroom, and collect any remaining items from Ohtani's locker before heading to the airport for an overnight flight to Boston.)

He wants to discuss this further: Why Baseball Can Be Better Than Sex In Numerical Order # Reason 1 You can play baseball as much or as little as you want, YOU get to decide. 2 In baseball, the other team pays attention throughout, even if they're done scoring. 3 If you have to take a piss during a baseball game, you can say "Excuse me, I gotta drain the swamp" and you don't lose style points. 4 In baseball, nobody comments on the size of your bat, as long as you know what to do with it. 5 In baseball, you don't have to compliment the other team on their new uniforms. 6 In baseball, you can play the same team every day for a year and it's never the same twice. 7 You don't have to buy the other team dinner to get a game. 8 In baseball, you don't feel guilty about winning the ugly ones. 9 After an unusually long and difficult baseball game you can still ride your bike home. 10 The other team never has to forfeit a game because they're on their period. 11 If you get all scratched up in a baseball game, you can brag about it to your wife. 12 In baseball, you can go a couple months without scoring and your balls won't hurt. 13 You don't mind if your parents come to watch you play baseball. 14 You can play three, maybe four baseball games a day. 15 In baseball, you don't care if the other team has had marital relations with diseased livestock. 16 In a good weekend of baseball, you can play six or seven different teams and it only costs you twenty bucks and you may get a prize at the end. 17 Playing the wrong baseball team won't get you shot. 18 You can be absolutely certain that, nine months after a baseball game, the other teams lawyers won't call, asking for half of your pre-tax income for the next eighteen years. 19 Rest assured that the other team will not invite you to the ballet. 20 The other team doesn't demand that you shave before the game. 21 The other team can smell like road kill and you'll never know it. 22 If you don't score in a baseball game, the other team doesn't ask you if you've had that problem often. 23 No matter how drunk the other team is they never throw up in your bed.

Okay, who's going to drive down to the stadium to see what's going on?

Chuck disappeared into the void! Japanese ambush? Did his car get bombed without warning?

I don't care, .......but I want him back.