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ettin

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  1. Could be a personality mesh thing combined with a lack of effort, possibly? Lately, the Angels seem (and rightfully in my opinion) focused on building the best clubhouse environment they can create.
  2. And when it comes to this, you are probably going to lose, unfortunately, Ocho...
  3. Not sure why Mike Trout isn't on this list. Or Kobe Bryant for that matter. Not saying they are necessarily the choice, but I think they were both good enough to place on the list, at least.
  4. Just to be clear, I would be shocked if Boras does not get exactly what he wants for his remaining players. Don't think that because we are so late in the season someone is panicking over in his camp, this has always been a cold, hard calculation for his clients and I am sure they are precisely aware of the sincere level of interest from all the teams involved. It is that sincere level of interest plus the detailed level of performance and correlated salary analysis that has led them to the combined asking price and to the large number of offers that were originally submitted and the handful of offers that are now left, now that they have whittled down to a probable group of finalists. Let's be clear: There are offers on the table from multiple parties and Boras is just waiting to see if one of those finalists caves, and gives them their current asking price. Otherwise, they will likely accept the largest offer or, possibly, move to a short-term bridge contract for a higher AAV, to reset for next year's market. No matter what these guys are getting paid, unless their market has totally collapsed, and I just don't see Boras letting that happen to one of his guys.
  5. That was a stark assessment, why'd you have to be so black and white?
  6. In the interest of full transparency, the company I work for was purchased by the Carlyle Group, therefore through the commutative property, I am now purchasing the Baltimore Orioles. Can someone start a GoFundMe, I need about $1.5 billion dollars, thanks.
  7. You both have a real Head for these puns. Trey bien, trey bien...
  8. Supposedly he is a great clubhouse guy on top of the good fielding and potential in the bat, so he just sounds like a solid all-around player and the Angels need that now and long-term. Hopefully he stays healthy and productive.
  9. And if you use "trouper" often enough, it becomes a "trope-r".
  10. Wow you don't see an 18-year old get an invite to Spring Training very often...
  11. Walks = increased run production... raises his offensive floor, significantly.
  12. All I know, is that MLB has a real image problem and they really need to jump start additional avenues to increase fan interest in the sport overall, in my opinion. Also, if any of you have Tiktok, I'd highly recommend uninstalling it, the Chinese government uses the app to harvest information off of your phone, it is a serious issue.
  13. In an era where pitchers are asked to throw harder, I see the additional rest as a good thing, as well. Might have a cumulative effect on reducing arm injuries, but I have no idea if any real, significant scientific studies have been performed in this area, to substantiate that thought. Anything to reduce and mitigate arm injuries is a worthy effort, but it all has to be grounded in factual information, which the sport has not fully explored yet.
  14. The term used is BABIP = Blockbuster Average on Billionaires In Pay Arte has regressed to the mean.
  15. The Angels don't owe us an explanation on baseball operations, just as we, individually, don't owe the Angels an explanation on why we stop attending games, buying merchandise, and supporting the team.
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