Angels_Make_Me_Drink

It'll be us or the Dodgers. I really don't think he'll go to Canada and I do not think he'll go to Chicago. Obviously that could be way wrong but I believe he'll stay on the west coast, as well. 
Does he go to the team that he thinks is a piece or two away with a hell of a farm system and an already stacked lineup? Or does he buy into what Perry is pitching, the youth we have coming up the pipeline, and maybe get an assurance from Arte/Perry that they're going to go all in if he commits and finish what he started here in Anaheim? I'm going to continue to believe he's going to stay with the Angels. 

If he signs here the shitshow on reddit and twitter will be legendary. Literally everyone is counting the Angels out. 
I want him back because obviously, but I also want him back simply to watch people lose their shit. 

I believe Ohtani will stay on the West Coast.  So, Angels, Dodgers, Giants.  I believe he'll stay. 

I am on the record being against paying the kind of money being rumored to Ohtani. That said, the longer the negotiations go, the more i think the Angels re-sign him. I hope i am wrong.

Bidding will reach 600 mill
 

Wilson was a strange cat for the Rangers. For four seasons he was an above average reliever in a brutal hitters Park. Then for two seasons he was nails as a starter with a combined 3.42 era and 140 era+ in a stadium that any line drive could be a home run. 
The Angels pick him up and in a completely neutral hitting park has a 3.87 era that makes you think he didn't regress much but when you look at park neutralized stats he was a 96 era+ or just under league average. A crash and burn from his Texas performance. 
Blake Snell has had 2 Cy Young seasons, last season his era+ was 182.  Wilson at his best was 6th in Cy Young. That year Weaver was second to Verlander who also won the MVP.
So between the two, Snell is the far better pitcher. That doesn't mean Snell will be good next year or the next 5 but odds are he will be better than Wilson's 5 years with the Angels.  

I see we're at the "are we sure Ohtani is even good?" stage of grief. 

Because its the Angels giving it to him. 

MLBTR is an aggregate site that cites credible sources.  Try again.

The dude is done managing and coaching in Major League Baseball, let it go

Strad on his victory lap.  
 

It's almost like the Angels fucked up the communication, which they routinely do.  Almost.  Weird.

It was a pleasure watching you do incredible things, Shohei. If you do leave us, which I personally think he will, I will root for you wherever you go with Boston and Houston being the exceptions. 
This just feels like the beginning of a breakup lol. 

It was a pleasure watching you do incredible things, Shohei. If you do leave us, which I personally think he will, I will root for you wherever you go with Boston and Houston being the exceptions. 
This just feels like the beginning of a breakup lol. 

I think he'll end up with the Dodgers. If there is every a team that seems to be, at least over the last 5-10 years, in post season contention and consistent with their analytics, player development, etc. its the Dodgers. They've got a massive fanbase, he can stay in SoCal and he'll likely be playing for a perennial contender. 
If not the Dodgers, I think Seattle and SF are the two likely landings spots. Both west coast teams, SF has a massive Asian population and he could be the face that brings them back into contention. Seattle just seems like a dark horse. 
I hope he stays in Anaheim, and I think we are a top 2 landing spot for him, unfortunately IMO it doesn't feel like we'll be #1. If there is any truth to the rumor that came out last week that the Angels will try to accommodate Trout if he asks for a trade; I don't see us committing the money and years to Ohtani in that situation, I see a full blown rebuild. 

It was a pleasure watching you do incredible things, Shohei. If you do leave us, which I personally think he will, I will root for you wherever you go with Boston and Houston being the exceptions. 
This just feels like the beginning of a breakup lol. 

It was a pleasure watching you do incredible things, Shohei. If you do leave us, which I personally think he will, I will root for you wherever you go with Boston and Houston being the exceptions. 
This just feels like the beginning of a breakup lol. 

It was a pleasure watching you do incredible things, Shohei. If you do leave us, which I personally think he will, I will root for you wherever you go with Boston and Houston being the exceptions. 
This just feels like the beginning of a breakup lol. 

It was a pleasure watching you do incredible things, Shohei. If you do leave us, which I personally think he will, I will root for you wherever you go with Boston and Houston being the exceptions. 
This just feels like the beginning of a breakup lol. 

Small cracks may not be visible on x-rays alone, so he may have had an additional CT or MRI scan.
I'm only qualified to use research X-ray equipments, so I don't know much more than that.

It was a pleasure watching you do incredible things, Shohei. If you do leave us, which I personally think he will, I will root for you wherever you go with Boston and Houston being the exceptions. 
This just feels like the beginning of a breakup lol. 

It was a pleasure watching you do incredible things, Shohei. If you do leave us, which I personally think he will, I will root for you wherever you go with Boston and Houston being the exceptions. 
This just feels like the beginning of a breakup lol. 

Is it normal for someone to do this once they are ruled out for the season due to injury? This seems strange and also incredibly sad. 

I could see Boston wanting Trout and eating it all.

Gave away a top 100 prospect for a month of a near 7 ERA SP. God bless this org