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Or, to put it in different terms, what does the Angels' 2013 look like if they'd refused to make a trade since 2009? Chatwood and Corbin in the rotation. Santana in the rotation. Skaggs as depth in the minors. Morales DH'ing with Pujols on the shelf. Walden closing games instead of Frieri. Will Smith setting him up. Segura at shortstop. Mathis at catcher. Forget about that last one. It would have been a much, much better team. Good enough to complete with the Rangers and A's? Not sure about that. But a better team. Be careful what you wish for, cause you just might get it. Remember when we all bitched because Stoneman didn't make deadline deals?

I agree that it probably isn't maximizing his value but if he was effective it would improve the overall bullpen putting Ernesto in a setup role and on down from there.

I know they want to keep him stretched out for multiple innings and spot starts (which has value) but what about Jerome as a closer? I think he has the stuff for it and he seems to handle pressure pretty well.

Well said Chuck.

People who make accusations about roids and age with Pujols are ridiculous. You must believe in UFOs and Bigfoot too. You don't think the Angels thoroughly looked into this? What about MLB? How bout just a really motivated journalist looking to make a name for themselves? There is NO evidence to support these claims. Talk about how bad he is this year all you want but stop with the unfounded accusations. There is enough to complain about without adding stupid BS conspiracies to the discussion.

This is far from the worst I've seen. I still have hope for this year. It's dwindling, but there is still some there.

Why trade a potential superstar with 5 years of club control left for prospects? We'd probably be trading Trout for players who are older than he is. It makes no sense whatsoever. You build around players like Trout and Trumbo, not trade them. We are stuck with Pujols and Hamilton. Accept it and find other solutions. I'd rather listen to the fire Scioscia drivel than this crap about selling the most valuable pieces of the team.

I'm not sure which is more silly? The idea of trading Trout or saying that a team with Trout and Trumbo wins 40 games for the next 5 years? The Angels have never lost 100 games in a season but now they are going to lose 120 for the next five? I am going to one up Vladfan and say: Preposterous!!

I'm in for the CBS keeper league.

If you aren't a fan of WAR what stat do you prefer to value players?

nuh-uh

Watching him score on the highlights from today's game I was surprised how tall and filled out he looks. Big dude. Not Glaus big, but approaching that size.

Looks nice. Maybe I'll actually figure out how to post pictures on this one.