Pancake Bear

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

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.

Dude has been pretty public that baseball is his job since day one.  In other news, former Angel LFer Josh Hamilton had addiction issues.
Sometimes a team needs to not be stupid.

People freaking out over this like it's news. 😂🤣
When has Rendon ever in his career suggested that baseball is his passion in life? I love how everyone is acting like he just spilled the beans on this deep, dark secret. 

A Chapman

Yeah, for once I hope we lose the bidding war. 

Yeah, for once I hope we lose the bidding war. 

This is really kind of a stupid post. If Arte won't spend money, you're gonna blame the GM? You can sprinkle sugar on that shit, but don't call it candy. 

Yeah, for once I hope we lose the bidding war. 

Yeah, for once I hope we lose the bidding war. 

Go Red Sox!

This is really kind of a stupid post. If Arte won't spend money, you're gonna blame the GM? You can sprinkle sugar on that shit, but don't call it candy. 

Not sure bringing in a free agent starter has to be significantly better than the alternative. Considering the injuries we've dealt with, as long as we're not bringing someone in who is worse, it's worth doing, imo. But obviously if we want to compete, the better option would be someone like Montgomery (not happening).

Not sure how we got from "we need two starters" to "we have no room because we're forcing Silseth into the rotation". I know a lot of people want to trade Anderson, but I'm more inclined to let the new pitching coach work with him since the dude himself said the Angels had him change his pitching approach last season. Going away from what was working is kind of a dumb idea imo. 

Not sure how we got from "we need two starters" to "we have no room because we're forcing Silseth into the rotation". I know a lot of people want to trade Anderson, but I'm more inclined to let the new pitching coach work with him since the dude himself said the Angels had him change his pitching approach last season. Going away from what was working is kind of a dumb idea imo. 

Not sure how we got from "we need two starters" to "we have no room because we're forcing Silseth into the rotation". I know a lot of people want to trade Anderson, but I'm more inclined to let the new pitching coach work with him since the dude himself said the Angels had him change his pitching approach last season. Going away from what was working is kind of a dumb idea imo. 

Not sure how we got from "we need two starters" to "we have no room because we're forcing Silseth into the rotation". I know a lot of people want to trade Anderson, but I'm more inclined to let the new pitching coach work with him since the dude himself said the Angels had him change his pitching approach last season. Going away from what was working is kind of a dumb idea imo. 

In your scenario, the simplest solution is to have Silseth serve as a long man.  Its not like he's established himself as a legit starter, if anything he's a question mark as a 40/40 pitcher.  Historically guys with hard hit rates over 40% and GB rates over 40% tend to see regression.  It's a little murkier with him because he basically had two seasons, it seemed like something clicked, but he still gave up a ton of hard contact.

I think the league sees him as a PR nightmare.  I think the fans see him as a clubhouse cancer despite his team mates maybe feeling different.  Similar to how fans think Rendon is a clubhouse cancer because he doesn’t talk to the media. 

I love this dude so much. The season will probably suck, but I'm stoked we brought in Ron W regardless. He's awesome. 

PSA time.
Ronald Acuna failed to rank among the top prospects in his international signing class. Kevin Maitan was the next Miguel Cabrera.
Just keep signing people.

It could suck, but if there's anyone that's going to squeeze as much talent as they can from the Angels 26-man roster, it's Ron Washington. 
I feel like he's going to be really good for Trout and Rendon, but really push Schanuel, Moniak, Neto, O'Hoppe, Adell and others to be their very best....and that pumps me up, regardless of who's added to the roster from this point forward. 

I love this dude so much. The season will probably suck, but I'm stoked we brought in Ron W regardless. He's awesome. 

I love this dude so much. The season will probably suck, but I'm stoked we brought in Ron W regardless. He's awesome. 

I love this dude so much. The season will probably suck, but I'm stoked we brought in Ron W regardless. He's awesome.