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Jeff Mathis, career OPS+ of 52 -- will get a FULL MLB pension upon retiring...  His 12 seasons in MLB will be equal to that of HOFer Sandy Koufax...    

Those must be some really HD quality pics he's got.

I don't see a direction... enough so to actually make a post. I love the Angels enough to watch them no matter their chances. I remember being excited about the probability of being a .500 team. It's unfortunate that we have a ways to go in order to become a "respectable" organization again. I personally think Dipoto had too small of a sample size to actually judge him as a GM. Arte is a great business man but he doesn't know legitimate numbers for long term success when it comes to sports teams. Especially a game like baseball which relies so much on long term numbers and larger sample sizes and investment in player personnel. American Football is so far behind Baseball because every season is so varianced via the 16 game seasons that the general understanding of sports is scewed. Its unfortunate. The Angels aren't going to be great (mathematically) for a couple more years. I love the simmons trade, the Trout prime years are going to take a hit, We can all blame Hamilton, or Arte. sure, but the only thing we can hope for is improvement. It's not going to happen this year... or next year. Our minor league system is too weak overall. Long post short, Arte is the problem. We need the trickle down affect to start strong from the top. It hasn't happened. Stop stressing out, your lives will be better for it. Love the Angels, hope for the best, and stop pulling your hair out. Become an alcoholic, it works for me.  
 
Drunk rant over. I'll edit it when I feel like it. 

I don't see a direction... enough so to actually make a post. I love the Angels enough to watch them no matter their chances. I remember being excited about the probability of being a .500 team. It's unfortunate that we have a ways to go in order to become a "respectable" organization again. I personally think Dipoto had too small of a sample size to actually judge him as a GM. Arte is a great business man but he doesn't know legitimate numbers for long term success when it comes to sports teams. Especially a game like baseball which relies so much on long term numbers and larger sample sizes and investment in player personnel. American Football is so far behind Baseball because every season is so varianced via the 16 game seasons that the general understanding of sports is scewed. Its unfortunate. The Angels aren't going to be great (mathematically) for a couple more years. I love the simmons trade, the Trout prime years are going to take a hit, We can all blame Hamilton, or Arte. sure, but the only thing we can hope for is improvement. It's not going to happen this year... or next year. Our minor league system is too weak overall. Long post short, Arte is the problem. We need the trickle down affect to start strong from the top. It hasn't happened. Stop stressing out, your lives will be better for it. Love the Angels, hope for the best, and stop pulling your hair out. Become an alcoholic, it works for me.  
 
Drunk rant over. I'll edit it when I feel like it. 

This shouldnt have made me laugh..  but it did.  a lot.. 

Absolutely.

There is no plan. 

I know I can be a bit of a homer when it comes to the Angels and when it comes to advanced stats I'm still trying to wrap my head around a lot of what's out there, but you four really bring it when it comes to teaching ME and our entire community here on the value of players and what to really look for determining their value, outside of HR's, RBI and batting average -- or what some of us look at when trying to draft a fantasy baseball team. 
 
You guys have elevated our knowledge as fans and for that I'm grateful. Your articles and posts here are a much welcomed addition.
 
Cheers, guys! 
 

F'n somebody.

So he's kicking tires on Nava...this is Eppler's version of what Dipoto did except, instead of NL West scrubs, he's checking out scrubs formerly from the AL East. We lack depth and, if the price is low, why not? I'll save my whining for when Upton, Cespedes, and Gordon are off the board.

Seriously, stop saying he took less.  That is such bullshit.  His agent just advertised the 200m deal to get more money.  I have no doubt that he took the highest offer.

Your assault on Simmons is pathetic and getting old. Simmons is arguably the best defensive player on the planet. Typically SS isn't a power hitting position to begin with ... Andrelton is a contact hitter who doesn't strike out or walk much. His .321 OBP is acceptable in my book. His potential as a hitter hasn't been reached yet. He will be a clubhouse favorite and bring a winning mentality to the team.
Don't be surprised if you see a lot of his jerseys in the stadium. You probably don't go to games I would imagine. Personally, I can't wait to see Andrelton and Trout on the same field!
This may end up being the best trade in a long time. Also, enough with the depleted farm remarks ... weak sauce argument. The team used its depth in pitching to make the trade.
ANDRELTON is a bright and shining star.

Eppler is absolutely destroying Stoneman in Maddon right now.

The last time the halos had a seemingly terrible Winter Meeting and hot stove season, they broke out of it at the end by signing
 
 
 
 
Vernon Wells!
 
Cheer up everyone. 

Craig Gentry (OF), Cliff Pennington (IF), and Geovany Soto ( C) make for a much stronger bench in 2016 than Cowgill (OF), Featherston (IF), and Iannetta ( C) in 2015.
 
Adding Justin Morneau (1B/DH) would be a solid move too.

It's about fûcking time. Should have been a Soto on the team 20 years ago.

Now trade Scioscia for Maddon.

Nice! We saved like 24 outs. 

Fans can't stand in the infield.

He's gonna love the so cal bitches

Aybar, my sweet prince!  I will miss that goofy idiot.

Here's some good:

I was upset about the trade until I started reading Braves fans responses to this trade. They are livid about this movie. I keep reading that even if Newcomb becomes a good MLB starter, fans still don't think it was worth it. In their opinion, Simmons is that good.

If it was the 2 best prospects in the MLB, than no it's not worth it.  But this is the 2 best Angels prospects.  And no matter how good Scotty says they are.  I think Newcomb was ranked 24th in the MLB.  And Ellis wasn't even ranked.  
 
So giving up the 24th best prospect for 5 years of the best SS in the MLB, to play along with the best player in the MLB for those 5 years.
 
I'm good with it.

Hopefully this means Arte is pissing cash this off-season