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"We could have waited a year and picked up Josh Hamilton."

When is the Arcia 10 RBI bobblehead night ?

he's got 229 in his age 27 season.  Over the next ten years he should be able to get 350+, right?

I voted for 551-600

20 minutes ago, UndertheHalo said:

This is the shit I’m talking about.  Snydergaard is as bright a talent as there is pitching wise in MLB.  It still doesn’t make sense to me to trade an everyday player for a pitcher.  It just doesn’t.  The risks are just so significant.  Particularly if you’re talking about a top prospect like Adell.  

Maybe if you’re stacked with talent like the Padres or the Braves or White Sox and can spare a prospect it’s something to consider.  The Angels are not stacked. We can’t afford to trade off 2 or 3 or more top 10 prospects for a pitcher that impacts the team once every 5 games and who stands a significant chance of experiencing significant time out due to injury.  We just don’t have the organizational depth for this stuff. 

I would like to change my vote to no...

thank you 

Rengifo, the PTBNL.  Was he considered a decent prospect before the Halos got him, or was he just the typical PTBNL throwaway?

Sorry, trips

oops double post

Lol at the Doc's name for his surgery

Dr. Neal ElReattache

25 minutes ago, WeatherWonk said:

I really think Maldonado would be a hot commodity on the trade market, for a playoff bound team. He's as good as there is, defensively. Most will accept a .240 average for his defense. 

Nowadays .240 is the new .280

Castellanos drafted in the 1st round, after the Angels took:  Kowart, Clarke, Lindsey, and Bedrosian.

3 swing and misses and a foul tip.

Calhoun .286 since he came back.  7 XBH

2 hours ago, Billy_Ball said:

Newcomb, huh?  But better that we have Simba.

I think so.  Better to have an elite SS that is slotted every day than an 'ace' going every 5th day.  W/o Simba who would have held down that spot for the past 3 years?

32 minutes ago, WeatherWonk said:

Hard to get hits when they won't pitch to you.

True.  But they pitched to him last night and struck him out 3x.  That finger might be bothering more than we know.

2 hours ago, True Grich said:

 I am the walrus

Goo goo g'joob

What if Trout, seeing what has happened with the whole Pujols (and Hamilton for that matter) contract, decided he didn't want to put the Angels through another multi hundred million dollar contract, because he doesn't see the future as good enough and it wouldn't matter how much Arte offered-including stupid money like a half a billion over 10 years (not wanting to hamstring the Halos for another 10 years).

I'd say something like 8 yrs./275-300 million.  Maybe front loaded for the first 2, then an opt out.

yr. 1 & 2, 40 mill

That typed, if he keeps this pace, would he be hard pressed to get 6/200 million?  It would still be 33+ AAV.

If he signed for <8 years he will still be FA at age 32-33, though he may not want to go through the process again, and if he regresses as he ages he might not get another franchise-type contract.

6 hours ago, UndertheHalo said:

 

Eno Sarris has a great piece in the Athletic today that covered 3 things that can happen for the Angels to get right.  Because teams tend to undervalue 1B he suggested that be our spot to target for improvement.  Also, because we have the 3rd worst 1B output in the majors.  Anyway, as a lot of us have been saying.  It’s time for the Angels to accept the situation with Albert.  If we we desire success the Angels can’t continue to pretend he’s an everyday player.  The guy is killing us.  Maybe not as plainly the as the problems in the bullpen or RF.   But it’s extremely bad.  There’s no way we can have playing for another 4 years.  We need to just get it over with and move on.  For me personally, I don’t want to see him in the line up beyond this season.   Hopefully the Angels see it the same way. 

 

Agree.  Last year I thought he may retire at the end of this year after getting 3000 hits.  Now it looks like he is chasing 2000 RBI, which will probably be next year.  I have no hope, anymore, that he will retire before 2021.  Sad to say, but who do they have to replace him?  He's at least better than 3-4 other starting regulars on a given night....not a good thing.

4 hours ago, tdawg87 said:

Sign him through his age 40 season but give him an opt out after 3 years. 

I could definitely (meaning I would like to see) see something like this.  Say, after the season (with Trout making 30+ million for each of the remaining two years: sign an extension of x years for x dollars but front load it for the first 4 with an opt-out after 2022 (the remaining two years and then 2021 and 2022-something like 50 million a year) and then something like 25-30 for the remaining 6.  That makes it about 380 million for 10 years starting in 2019 with an opt out after the first 4 years and 200 million.

2019-2022 50 million each year

opt out

2023-2028 30 million each year.

IDK, this is kind off the top of me head.

I've seen ShitTheBedrosian

12 hours ago, Angel Oracle said:

 

Gregorius fell off the face of the earth offensively in May will be voted as the starter, b/c Yankee.

FYP

Voted for Canning, but would have gone with Barria (assuming not on list b/c MLB experience?).

8 hours ago, Thomas said:

Much easier to do that since it's being hosted by a NL team this year (DC)

Do you mean playing in a NL park means no DH?  B/c I think there has been a DH in all parks the last 6-8 years.

Don't get why they'd put a Ranger broadcaster to do an Angels game.  Victor is right there.