Angels_Make_Me_Drink

But it's not really $700,000,000.
Present value matters here. 

This. There is no way in hell the Dodgers gave him that contract without full disclosure of his medicals. Also, isn't the surgeon who performed the surgery like the head of the Dodgers medical staff?

Fuck Arte for not trading him. That prospect haul could've been a nice boost to the farm system; even if it was a 1/2 year rental. 

Fuck Arte for not trading him. That prospect haul could've been a nice boost to the farm system; even if it was a 1/2 year rental. 

Look, the simple fact here (allegedly) is that Ohtani would have stayed an Angel if Moreno would have matched the offer.  He did not.  
After the debacles of Pujols, Hamilton and Rendon, you can understand that position (to an extent).
But the insanity of trading the farm away at the end of July (and not trading Ohtani) for an outside chance of getting to the playoffs can’t be understated.  It sets the club back years.
And was it all because an aging owner, faced with his own mortality, figured he’d give it one shot before he sells or dies?  That’s a selfish and terrible way to run a sports franchise. 
And it also makes it clear that had he sold to a competent group or individual last offseason, Ohtani would likely still be here as the crown jewel of their new franchise.  
So basically: Fuck you Moreno.

An Arte decision I’m ok with. 

Least annoying bit of Angels related info today.  The news Perry was wanting or willing to trade was worse.

No idea how accurate this is, and we never will.
But I assume it's at least mostly correct. There's likely some major points missing but the big picture is likely true.
And that's enough.

So it changes my opinion of Ohtani if he did in fact want to stay with the Angels but took the Dodgers money when Moreno wouldn’t match.  
And it’s absolutely asinine for Moreno not to match whatever was being offered by other teams after he chose not to trade him.  
What it tells me is the Angels front office severely underestimated what he was going to get (like most of us here).

We couldn't win with Ohtani on a cheap contract. We weren't winning with him on the contract the Dodgers gave him.

Angels will be 500 on opening day

There's no way around what we already know: Arte Moreno is a disaster and as long as he owns the Angels, their chances of becoming a legit franchise are dminished. He's a terrible owner - the worst traits of George Steinbrenner without most of the good stuff. The Mexican version of Peter Angelos.

This is more about the guy we're stuck with (Arte) than the guy who went across town.

I saw on Reddit that Bobby also said he believes the Angels' were given a chance to match but it was too expensive for Arte, he believes?

Can we just get over it, he’s gone and he’s a dodger for life. Arte sucks yes. He should have sold yes. But at the end of the day he’ll continue to spend this off-season, god only knows on what. However this franchise has been through worse times than this. This is the fandom we chose and no matter how many times I tell myself I’m done watching this team I always come back and have that tiny sliver of hope going into a season, which is more than what most teams can say.
 
It’s time we all just accept Ohtani is gone and he’s where he wants to be

Safe to say Bobby is done on the Angels telecasts.  Maybe they can hire this replacement.  
 
 

Yamamoto will be a Dodger as well. 

Risky move for the Dodgers. If the Angels made this move Glasnow wouldn't make it past year one without another injury or huge regression.

I believe it lol. 

I believe it lol. 

Let the fuckin baseball people baseball! I’m not selling, We’re not trading him, we’re not resigning him. We’re raising the price of parking. 

It pisses me off the Rangers consistently make the moves I openly state I hope the Angels would make.  Meanwhile, the Rangers are the WS Champs and the Angels are the butt of jokes.

Only if he decided to sell again in the next few years. As a new owner may not like the Deferred money #'s.
However, losing the cash cow and the Pacific Rim Sponsors is going to degrade the valuation of the club across the same time. I would believe he lost in essence 750M-1B in valuation across the next 10years?
***And the sale of the property was never finalized correct?*** 

I saw on Reddit that Bobby also said he believes the Angels' were given a chance to match but it was too expensive for Arte, he believes?