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Wow.  You would pay a 30-year old SS who had 1 HR in 2023 12-15 million?  And, you would give away Drury, 26, and Rengifo, 16 HR?  
If you think we had trouble scoring runs this year, and that move gets made, 2024 will revert back to the 70's. 

Chili Davis has had jobs as a major league hitting coach with several major league teams.  I think he'd be more qualified than Marcus Thames, the guy that we just let go to the White Sox.  

Wow.  You would pay a 30-year old SS who had 1 HR in 2023 12-15 million?  And, you would give away Drury, 26, and Rengifo, 16 HR?  
If you think we had trouble scoring runs this year, and that move gets made, 2024 will revert back to the 70's. 

Wow.  You would pay a 30-year old SS who had 1 HR in 2023 12-15 million?  And, you would give away Drury, 26, and Rengifo, 16 HR?  
If you think we had trouble scoring runs this year, and that move gets made, 2024 will revert back to the 70's. 

I'll be happy with 10-10 in that first 20, anything better, credit goes straight to the manager. 

I think he's staying. 

He can manage until he's 80, as far as I'm concerned, as long as it translates to results on the field.  
Oh, and no more relapses.  We went through that already with Josh Hamilton.  

Chili Davis has had jobs as a major league hitting coach with several major league teams.  I think he'd be more qualified than Marcus Thames, the guy that we just let go to the White Sox.  

If the Angels hire Ron Washington as manager simply because he can "command a room", then they really should have gone back and rehired Mike Scioscia.  Remember what happened with Mike and Jose Guillen?  
Nearly any manager should be able to command a room.  I do it when necessary at my job.  I guess that makes me qualified to manage the Angels.  
Seriously, if this is what they want, Erstad is the guy, and he's 15 years younger, at least.  

The first words out of my mouth when I read this were, "Oh holy f##k!  I hope, as a lifelong Angels fan, that I'm wrong.

We are at the bottom.  Just a reminder.  The 2001 team went 75-87.  The 2002 team went 99-63, without a major rebuild.  
As of now, we still have Trout, Neto, Schaunel, Ward, Adell, O'Hoppe, Sandoval, Estevez, Detmers, and more.  So, there is plenty of talent here, and a lot of room for improvement.  

Kingery on a minor league deal?  May turn out to be the second coming of Mickey Moniak.  
If not, he can always serve as a depth piece in SLC. 

If Arte Moreno is really looking for a POBO, Ng would be a fine choice.  Especially since Theo will turn the job down.  
While we are at it, can't we bring back Eddie Bane in some type of role?  Assistant POBO?

We are at the bottom.  Just a reminder.  The 2001 team went 75-87.  The 2002 team went 99-63, without a major rebuild.  
As of now, we still have Trout, Neto, Schaunel, Ward, Adell, O'Hoppe, Sandoval, Estevez, Detmers, and more.  So, there is plenty of talent here, and a lot of room for improvement.  

I think we have a good chance, better than some people think. 

We are at the bottom.  Just a reminder.  The 2001 team went 75-87.  The 2002 team went 99-63, without a major rebuild.  
As of now, we still have Trout, Neto, Schaunel, Ward, Adell, O'Hoppe, Sandoval, Estevez, Detmers, and more.  So, there is plenty of talent here, and a lot of room for improvement.  

My point in this whole discussion is that the Angels have other players on their roster with considerably less potential than CRod.  
They could have outrighted any one of them, and continued to let CRod rehab through the winter, and into spring training next season before making a determination as to where he fit in the organization. 

My point in this whole discussion is that the Angels have other players on their roster with considerably less potential than CRod.  
They could have outrighted any one of them, and continued to let CRod rehab through the winter, and into spring training next season before making a determination as to where he fit in the organization. 

Escobar is going to be a FA, all our potential FA's will be removed from the roster once they file.  For the Angels purposes, I used Rosenberg and Fletcher because as of now, I can't see them with the organization long term. 

Rodriguez has a big arm.  There are plenty of pieces of dead wood on our roster that I would've gotten rid of before him. 

I really don't know.  What I do know is this.  The Giants are being run by people who were once employed in the Dodgers organization.  
Hasselman came to us from the Dodgers organization.  
The only sustained success that this organization has ever had was when it was being run by Mike Scioscia, who came from, you guessed it, the Dodgers organization.  
I don't think it would be so bad to invest a few dollars more into the farm system, scouting and player development, and try to copy the Dodgers business model.  
Maybe if we do that, the Angels can have sustainable, season after season, success. 

Rodriguez has a big arm.  There are plenty of pieces of dead wood on our roster that I would've gotten rid of before him. 

Not my point.  My point is that there are players currently on the roster, like Rosenberg and Fletcher, that we could've used to clear roster space.  

Not my point.  My point is that there are players currently on the roster, like Rosenberg and Fletcher, that we could've used to clear roster space.  

Still the loudest place I have ever been.  My ears were ringing for two days after that game.