Pancake Bear

I will go on record as saying I personally disagree with @Docwaukee even though he is vastly more intelligent than I. 
Montgomery > Snell > Jerkin off with this current rotation as-is.
Fight me sir.

Depends if you want to try and compete at all this year. Money has been spent on BP. I'm against Snell and Bellenger long term deals. Stay away from Montgomery, sign Lorenzen or Clevenger. For me sign Votto and Tim Anderson and halos be done for this off season.

You're right, that's about as underwhelming a rest of the offseason as I can imagine. 😂 I'd maybe be okay with two of those if we go big on the third. 

Can't really blame Perry on that one. It's pretty well established that Arte was the one insisting we push all the chips in. 

Orbital bone surgery. According to Ward, though, his injury and repair was basically the same as Giancarlo Stanton had with Miami. Assuming that comparison is accurate, it suggests he has a strong chance to be fine, but it's hard to be sure. 

Orbital bone surgery. According to Ward, though, his injury and repair was basically the same as Giancarlo Stanton had with Miami. Assuming that comparison is accurate, it suggests he has a strong chance to be fine, but it's hard to be sure. 

Votto and Schanuel both lefties. I just don't see what Votto provides that makes sense for us. He's not a platoon fit for Schanuel and he would clog up the DH slot. He doesn't hit well enough to even guarantee him regular at bats. I just don't see how that kind of moves makes any sense at all. I get the leadership aspect, but there have to be better options out there that provide other value as well. 

If we want a leadership type veteran, I'd want JT. Proven post season hitter who is great in RISP, something we've been bad at. 

Votto and Schanuel both lefties. I just don't see what Votto provides that makes sense for us. He's not a platoon fit for Schanuel and he would clog up the DH slot. He doesn't hit well enough to even guarantee him regular at bats. I just don't see how that kind of moves makes any sense at all. I get the leadership aspect, but there have to be better options out there that provide other value as well. 

Votto and Schanuel both lefties. I just don't see what Votto provides that makes sense for us. He's not a platoon fit for Schanuel and he would clog up the DH slot. He doesn't hit well enough to even guarantee him regular at bats. I just don't see how that kind of moves makes any sense at all. I get the leadership aspect, but there have to be better options out there that provide other value as well. 

Votto and Schanuel both lefties. I just don't see what Votto provides that makes sense for us. He's not a platoon fit for Schanuel and he would clog up the DH slot. He doesn't hit well enough to even guarantee him regular at bats. I just don't see how that kind of moves makes any sense at all. I get the leadership aspect, but there have to be better options out there that provide other value as well. 

Would be nice, but still need 1-2 more position players and a starter. We'll have a hard enough job filling those holes with the money available without spending more on the pen. 

Would be nice, but still need 1-2 more position players and a starter. We'll have a hard enough job filling those holes with the money available without spending more on the pen. 

So, does all this money to the pen mean:
- We're going all in! Let's sign Belli and Snell!
- We're cheaping out on the rotation (Lorenzen or comparable) and masking it with a high end bullpen (hopefully).
- Arte is worried about long-term contracts with the tv money in jeopardy post 2023 so he's spending money...but not on long term deals.

So, does all this money to the pen mean:
- We're going all in! Let's sign Belli and Snell!
- We're cheaping out on the rotation (Lorenzen or comparable) and masking it with a high end bullpen (hopefully).
- Arte is worried about long-term contracts with the tv money in jeopardy post 2023 so he's spending money...but not on long term deals.

So, does all this money to the pen mean:
- We're going all in! Let's sign Belli and Snell!
- We're cheaping out on the rotation (Lorenzen or comparable) and masking it with a high end bullpen (hopefully).
- Arte is worried about long-term contracts with the tv money in jeopardy post 2023 so he's spending money...but not on long term deals.

The most hilarious thing about this Rendon firestorm that's erupted? 
People want athletes to be honest and not give canned answers, but when they do they get blasted for it. And then people twist their words to mean something they never said: Like, "Rendon isn't trying because he got paid", when this has always been his attitude and we have no idea what kind of teammate he is aside from Papelbon who is a little shit himself that nobody likes. Nobody gave a shit when the Nats were winning and Rendon was playing well, but now that the Angels suck and Rendon hasn't lived up to the contract, suddenly it's a problem. Nah, that's bs, regardless of who says it.

It's crazy that Dylan Hernandez still has a job at the LA Times.

If the Stephenson move does mean Arte finally decided to spend...
Bellinger kinda scares me, but lefty impact bats are scarce and he plays elite outfield and could spell Trout as well as provide flexibility at 1B. 
I'd prefer Montgomery to Snell, but I doubt we could get him. 
Would love to bring Matt Moore back, but he'll probably cost too much. If we're looking infield, Turner would be a guy I'd target. Mostly DH, but could probably cover corner infield occasionally. 

Lot of people are pushing this stupid narrative. If he was performing well or if the team was winning, people would be like, "That's just Rendon being Rendon." But since it isn't, they want to use it to blame everything on. Even the Angelswin podcast was doing this. Love Victor, but sometimes he says really stupid shit. I saw Geoff pushing this baloney on Twitter today too. It's really shallow and makes them look like dumb. Clearly the offseason has been slow because this shit is all anyone is talking about on here, on Reddit, on Twitter, and it's a non story. 

Lot of people are pushing this stupid narrative. If he was performing well or if the team was winning, people would be like, "That's just Rendon being Rendon." But since it isn't, they want to use it to blame everything on. Even the Angelswin podcast was doing this. Love Victor, but sometimes he says really stupid shit. I saw Geoff pushing this baloney on Twitter today too. It's really shallow and makes them look like dumb. Clearly the offseason has been slow because this shit is all anyone is talking about on here, on Reddit, on Twitter, and it's a non story. 

Lot of people are pushing this stupid narrative. If he was performing well or if the team was winning, people would be like, "That's just Rendon being Rendon." But since it isn't, they want to use it to blame everything on. Even the Angelswin podcast was doing this. Love Victor, but sometimes he says really stupid shit. I saw Geoff pushing this baloney on Twitter today too. It's really shallow and makes them look like dumb. Clearly the offseason has been slow because this shit is all anyone is talking about on here, on Reddit, on Twitter, and it's a non story. 

Lot of people are pushing this stupid narrative. If he was performing well or if the team was winning, people would be like, "That's just Rendon being Rendon." But since it isn't, they want to use it to blame everything on. Even the Angelswin podcast was doing this. Love Victor, but sometimes he says really stupid shit. I saw Geoff pushing this baloney on Twitter today too. It's really shallow and makes them look like dumb. Clearly the offseason has been slow because this shit is all anyone is talking about on here, on Reddit, on Twitter, and it's a non story. 

Nothing says we're not competing like bringing in Joey Votto. 

If the Stephenson move does mean Arte finally decided to spend...
Bellinger kinda scares me, but lefty impact bats are scarce and he plays elite outfield and could spell Trout as well as provide flexibility at 1B. 
I'd prefer Montgomery to Snell, but I doubt we could get him. 
Would love to bring Matt Moore back, but he'll probably cost too much. If we're looking infield, Turner would be a guy I'd target. Mostly DH, but could probably cover corner infield occasionally.