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  1. He should have never signed Hamilton and Pujols.
  2. Based on the topic I thought this post would be from Pujols himself.
  3. I don't think we need a fan from another team to point out what we already know. This guy is a few years late in his prognostications.
  4. Not to mention probably being the ace of the staff.
  5. The trade wasn't for Aybar. Aybar was to fill in a gap. Newcomb and Ellis are pitching very well.
  6. The scouting report on this guy has always been that he makes a lot of contact and doesn't strike out much. He strikes out about 10% of the time and he's right there this year. I would not hold my breath about "When those hit balls start finding the gap he will hit for more average" because that's never been the case for him. He has had a higher than career BABIP for the Angels so far. He makes contact but he needs better plate discipline because he's up there swinging at a lot of balls out of the zone. I'd like to see him have the same batting average but take more walks.
  7. I agree with this philosophy. The bullpen just needs 2-3 solid guys. Sure, it would be better to have more, but then you are paying for an asset you may not use too often. Plus, relief pitchers not named Mariano Rivera are unreliable year to year. Spending money on mop-up guys is a luxury. If you can do it, great, but there are usually more pressing needs.
  8. Mike will send him much more often for better or worse. Pujols stole 5 bases last year!
  9. Angels would have done well to dangle a lot more of their top prospects. For every Weaver and Trout there are dozens of Kotchmans and Woods. If Simmons was our prospect traded to Atlanta instead of a proven MLB stud we'd be bitching that we traded him away.
  10. I think contract year is very important. If Aybar was the same age as Simmons with a similar contract you don't do the trade - but he's not.
  11. Yeah, winning 14 consecutive division titles would suck.
  12. I love this trade. It would be nice if Simmons could hit a little, but Aybar was gone after next year. Now we don't worry about that position. I usually hate giving up pitching, but a good shortstop helps the pitching staff a lot.
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