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Is Nevin sure that Neto is 100% and not 99.99999999% ready to go?

Shut up. You sound like a complete idiot

I'm glad Ohtani is staying, but this will be rather painful to look at if he departs in the offseason:
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/so-you-want-to-trade-for-shohei-ohtani/
If they had decided to sell, I'd be happy with most of those trades. Toronto, anyone?

OMG you two are still debating this crap? lol

That would require critical thinking

No

Maybe he was doing a baseball pun

Can you smell the Renfroe hot streak????

In before he trades Neto for Lorenzen.

Yes.  He didn’t put the team up for sale for fun.  We’re probably in the last several years of his ownership.  
 
I think he wants to give it another couple of years to try and go out with some good seasons under his belt.  I would be shocked if he owns the team beyond the next 5 years. 
 
the billions will be there when he’s ready to give it up.  He knows that for sure now. 

I'm mostly following you but this is off base.  I think most people that support an Ohtani trade are fell aware the value won't be equivalent, but getting something is better than nothing.

Off base? Grow up

He was laughing when Ohtani may have been injured. Dude is scum

He’s a jinx

I feel the same way.  Initially, I liked him--maybe just because he's obviously better than O'Neal.  But now that Randazzo gets most of the broadcasts, I've gotten used to him and really like him.  When Vasgersian pops up every now and then, it just makes me miss Randazzo.

Yeah he blows

Nice hit by Renfroe!

Reverse jinx LFG

I have some pointless musing.
 
I think a lot of people are rightly pointing out how risky all this is for the Angels.  There’s no doubt about it that the Angels situation with Ohtani and how they’ve decided to proceed is a big, big gamble.  
 
I don’t think enough people outside of Angels fan land are being honest about recognizing the equal risk of giving up a guy like Shohei Ohtani.  Whether it was last year or here at this years deadline.  Most of these mega trades DO NOT work out for the trading team.  Ohtani could have easily been the biggest example of this ever in the sport.  It’s true enough that the Angels are fuck ups in a lot of ways.  Why should we think they wouldn’t have fucked up that trade? 
 
They had two equally risky paths.  The Angels situation is not an easy one.  They could have sold off and rolled the dice with a bunch of prospects.  Or they could just go for it and give it their best shot.  They’re going for it.  I think that’s a lot more fun.  Quero and Bush aren’t going to make or break the franchise.  Nice prospects as they are.  
 
if it finally works out for them we may be looking at the org finally, truly turning the corner.  Or maybe not! Maybe it’ll all blow up in their faces! That may happen.  Anyway, I don’t think one way or the other is particularly more likely.  Here’s to hoping for the best.  And hopefully for all us loyal fans it pays off with a fun and unforgettably stretch run.  At least our team isn’t a bunch of bloodless cowards.  

lessssss goooooooo! 

There really wasn't, his next contract will be an anchor to their payroll and shouldn't be offered by them, even if he were willing to take it.  Selling him was the only logical choice.

Last 30 days - .167/.277/.347 - wRC+ 76
Guy is basically a black hole in the lineup right now

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Fuck yeah 

How about Rengifo and Silseth for Candelario and Finnegan?