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I sure hope so. I take Dozier/Kozma over Pujols/Hamilton without hesitation. Pujols and Hamilton are so bad I'll actually take Dozier/Kozma over Trout/Pujols/Hamilton too.

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<3 Hamilton, he's so dreamy.

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My vote goes to Williams over Richards and Blanton with Blanton being converted to the long reliever. It's becoming obvious that Williams gives us the best chance to win out of those three. As horrible a start we've gotten off to, it's too early for this team to give up on the season. The future can wait, we need to keep on fighting.

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The problem isn't that we gave out big contracts to free agents. The problem is we gave big contracts to the WRONG free agents. Both Pujols and Hamilton were probably going to start declining no matter where they ended up. If DiPoto signs Fielder and Greinke instead, this topic doesn't exist. Look at the Detroit Tigers - the bulk of their key players were acquired via free agency (Fielder) or trading away highly touted prospects to acquire proven major league players (Miggy, Sanchez, ect.). Take away those guys and their lineup is pitiful. The failures of this team are more related to player analysis than they are to the organization philosophy of buying expensive free agents. It's basically hit or miss either way you approach it. Remember the mid-2000's when we had to live through failure after failure of highly touted, "in-house" prospects like Wood, Mathis, Kotchman, and McPherson? All of those guys could have been used to acquire impact major leaguers who would have helped us get over that hump toward a second WS title. At one point, they probably would have been enough to net us a guy like Miguel Cabrera. Most Angel fans were asking just the opposite of what we want now - to sign FAs and use unproven prospects to acquire sure things at the major league level. Also, Vlad Guerrero, the heart and soul of what was probably the most consistent Angels team in franchise history, was an expensive FA signing (don't forget guys like Torii and Colon either).

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Even if Blanton struggles, you can't deny how handsome and dreamy he is.

<3 Joe Blanton. I look forward to every single one of his starts. It's what gets me through the work week.

Hey at least when Pujols GIDPs, he does it with style. I take a Pujols GIDP over a Trumbo HR anyday of the week.

Don't be so ridiculous. We can send off Pujols/Hamilton/Wilson for $5 million or so each and eat the half a billion dollars left or so of their contract. Could be the savyest move that Dipoto has made.

Why is everyone so down on Blanton? He is one of the best pitchers in the world and we should be lucky to have him. I can't wait for tomorrow's game so I can watch him pitch!

Trade Trout/Trumbo/Weaver for prospects. Same with Kendrick/Aybar/Bourjos. Give away Pujols/Hamilton/Wilson for whatever salary relief you can get Vernon Wells style. Set the record for the most epic firesale of all time.