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.....or based on performance.

So if that is the case, Dipoto, since quitting, has guided his Mariners to better records than the Angels, and now, will have successfully rebuilt a farm system, in one off season, that is also better than the Angels. Maybe he really is a Jedi?

THAT'S IT!!!! MEET YOU AT THE BIKE RACKS AFTER SCHOOL!!!! AND DON'T BRING YOUR SISTER!!

Holy shit! Is that all a team needs to do to have a farm system in the top 5? If so, Eppler has been doing all wrong!!!!!

The Angels may have both if things work out the way they should.

I wish Shoe well on his future.

Shit. Messed up. Probably Mets and Yankees.

Mets and Yankees.

Yep. Dipoto is the only GM I want rebuilding the new Mariners. 1. Trade major league talent for prospects. 2. Trade prospects for major league talent. 3. Hoist World Series banner.

It's not clear to me how this trade helps lessen the Mariner payroll.

We should just consider Albert's salary as a luxury tax on the Angels.

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What we have here is a failure to communicate.

How is a Dad to know what an awesome athlete he is if he can't obsessively coach his son?

I agree. My question regarded whether the medical evaluation process conducted by the Angels medical staff can be trusted. Doctors are not foreseers and can only make predictions based on empirical data. I would ask for an outside second opinion and not rely exclusively on the Angel's medical staff for evaluating any player's susceptibility to future injuries.

What if the pitcher's stayed healthy? I think we would have a different perspective if the Angels had healthy pitching the last couple of years.

I think the following contributes to the increased pitching injuries: 1. More athletes maximizing their physical abilities through improved understanding about nutrition and strength training (Today's hitters and pitchers are better athletes than at anytime in MLB) 2. Preference for power arms (Maximum effort with every pitch) 3. Using data about spin rates instead of game-outcomes to monitor developmental progress (Maximum spin=maximum torque) 4. Reducing the role of the pitcher to getting outs instead of innings (Maximum effort with maximum spin being thrown by athletes who have maximized their physical capabilities) All of those items repeated over time reveals the limitations of a human body. The adjustment for reducing such injuries will not be found in bio mechanics or physical conditioning but in how the game is played. The pendulum has swung to its furthest point and therefore must swing back to deception, disruption of timing, changing speeds and pitch location. The swing and miss era will eventually come to an end because of the physical costs to the pitchers.

Will Myers

I thought giving Dipoto and Servais contract extensions was awesome, but, having Dipoto in charge of a rebuild makes it even better.

I just assumed it was Ohtani's desire to have an opportunity to make his own way without being connected to already established Japanese stars. I do not see this signing as a problem. I think that Ohtani might influence whether or not the Angels are interested based on Ohtani's knowledge for Kikuchi's pitching performances. For me, Ohtani does not present himself as a prima dona thereby eliminating the "only Japanese star" demand.

I am in the same place with any reported shoulder problems. I want to believe that the Angels have been making systemic changes on how young pitchers are developed in their system based on the number and frequency of arm-related injuries. On the flip-side, the Angels should have a better than average understanding on how to rehab pitchers to have them return successfully to baseball compared to other teams. I say sign him and let the cards fall.

People were wrong on Angelswin? Link?