mulwin444

So...see ya next offseason then?

Corbin wanted to sign for an East Coast team. Yankees could have had him but wouldn't add the 6th year Washington was willing to so he ended up in D.C.

Or, conversely, Toronto had to guarantee 4 years to a 33 year old pitcher who has topped 180 innings twice in his career (2013 and last season) and 2014 -2018 was a hodgepodge of lost years and DL visits. We need a pitcher who can take the ball every 5/6th day and it makes sense we passed on Ryu. Toronto is not even close to competing in 2020 so this move makes even less sense for them.

"grown"

Yeah, he's a genious!

Ryuh-ryoh!

Damn, Lou, don't get his dander up, will ya? I have no idea what a "dander" is but I definitely don't want it "up"...it sounds terrifying.

You guys talk like Eppler has had free reign to sign and spend however he wanted since day 1. When do you think the team started to recover to the point where a $200-$300 million free agent contract made sense? Last offseason? You, amongst a few others here, are pretty aware of the Angels available prospects during his initial years here (2016-2018) and what they could realistically do on the international market. If you don't have surplus prospects to trade who are advanced enough to garner a top player in a trade and you are basically starting from zero with viable MLB-quality prospects to graduate to the MLB level and you can't buy your way into contention like the Red Sox, Yankees and Dodgers, just how long do you think it takes to build a winner while also not completely tanking because you are trying keep the best player in baseball from leaving? People want to win NOW but forgot what the cost of winning NOW was from 2004 - 2014. You saw what it did and people want to repeat the cycle because they didn't like the feeling of losing but why blow it up with Eppler when his moves are essentially the reason the Angels have anything of worth at all and anyone coming in will just be succeeding on the foundation he built unless they blow it up themselves.

Between free agent signings that lost draft picks for minimal return, passing on Vlad Jr for Roberto Baldoquin to take us out of the International free agent market for a bit, or trading guys like Clevinger for Pestano, Dipoto left the roster old, expensive, with zero pitching depth and a 30th ranked farm system. The only thing Dipoto forgot to do on his way out of Anaheim is salt of infield, take a dump in the Gatorade cooler and give Arte a Stinky Sanchez. If Eppler was fired today, he'd still be the best GM they've had since Stoneman.

Well, he can't pitch or catch, so...

I'm sure both are feeling the pressure but there is only so much in their control. I like Eppler as well and what he's done for the franchise since 2016...I hope he sticks around. He's their best GM since Stoneman.

Okay, obvious sarcasm was missed... The person most aware of his potential "employment mortality" is Eppler himself.

Man, he really needs to stop being so oblivious and read this site more...it's all slipping away for him.

Everyone knows you can't flip over the minor relief pitcher card in "Baseball GM Solitaire" until you flip over the starting pitcher card Eppler you're playing wrong!!!

For those stressing, I have it under good authority that Eppler can look for SP and a Catcher AND relief pitching...it's like it's his job or something

Damn...some receipts thrown on the counter...

Neither Ryu, Keuchel, nor Teheran cost a draft pick or slot money so I think it's a pretty good guess we grab at least one of these guys.

If Teheran can be had for Roark money (someone like a 2/$22-$24 mil), sure. He's good for 30 starts/175 innings a year. Ryu for 4/$88-$100 mil or Keuchel for 4/$70 -$80 mil Castro on a 1 year deal and team is looking pretty good.

I don't know...I really like those new two-way type players that can both hit and field their position.

Chloroform is a hell of a drug...

Hahaha..."read"

He still took a chance on Canning...he made the move. This "falling in his lap" stuff is the kind hedging I see when credit is not given when credit is due...like when we sign Vlad back in 2004. If it was easier to develop 1-3 starters, teams would have more of them as opposed to paying $20+ mil a year or trading top prospects for them.

We can never develop pitching...until we can...you see?