Orioles have made offer to Cespedes

[Angelsjunky]

According to MLB Trade Rumors. Rumored to be five years, $75-90M.

 

Welcome to Anaheim, Yoenis. Here's 5/$100M.

[Docwaukee]

5/90 would be a very reasonable deal for him and missing out on that would bum me out.  

[gotbeer]

Personally, I think Cespedes fits the lineup well, and would move Pujols to 5. 

 

5/$100 would be fair for both sides, whoever signs him. 

[Angelsfirst]

Considering how long he's been on the market, 5/90 or 100 seems about right. I wouldn't have a problem with it.

[Blarg]

Which Cespedes do you guys think you are bidding on?

[gotbeer]

For me, 100 rbi, .800 ops one is very probable.  Over would be a bonus.  *edit and a plus defender in LF.

 

And yes, for a #4 hitter, I consider RBI to be a very important stat.

Edited January 15, 2016 by gotbeer

[Angelsjunky]

Hopefully 2015, hopefully not 2013-14, probably somewhere in-between. .270, 30HR?

[Angelsjunky]

For me, 100 rbi, .800 ops one is very probable.  Over would be a bonus.  *edit and a plus defender in LF.

 

And yes, for a #4 hitter, I consider RBI to be a very important stat.

 

Its not that RBI isn't an important stat, its that it is largely dependent upon circumstance - that is, how many people get on base in front of you. In other words, it isn't a very good indicator of how good a player is, but what opportunities he had and, secondarily, how well he took advantage of those opportunities.

[DMVol]

I hope he signs with the O's so they can then give Boras and Chris Davis the finger.....

[Revad]

The fact that the offer went public and is not close to what Cepedes is asking makes me wonder if this is as much about putting pressure on Davis as it is about Cepedes. I just don't think he'll settle for that amount. Maybe teams will start offering more and we'll see some action. Maybe 6/120 or 5/110 would get his interest, doubt he'll take less than that just yet.

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

5/$100 mil. Please Arte, please.

[tomsred]

5/$100 mil. Please Arte, please.

 

[Blarg]

Why would the Angeks be stupid for not investing near Hamilton money on a guy that has no stable resume? I think the opposite applies here.

[VariousCrap]

MLBTradeRumors is saying it is 18 million a year over five years.  That would be 5/90.  The Angels are fools for not doing this.  That is a very good deal for him without losing a pick.

[VariousCrap]

Why would the Angeks be stupid for not investing near Hamilton money on a guy that has no stable resume? I think the opposite applies here.

 

 

5/90 is not even close due to 5/125.

[Guest]

Don't get your hopes up, guys. The Angels are too busy re-signing Fernando Salad.

Edited January 15, 2016 by failos

[QuinlansMinion]

Normally I would say to stay away from Cespedes.  But the next couple of years might be our only window to actually do something.  Pujols is going to break down, and we have no offensive talent in the system ready to contribute at the MLB level.  For the next 2 seasons, Cespedes will probably post .285 BA, .790 OPS, 25-30 home runs, then will probably break down to a .240 hitter with a .730 OPS.  We have no other options and this team would really benefit from having a legitimate bat behind Trout.  

[Ohtaniland]

MLBTradeRumors is saying it is 18 million a year over five years. That would be 5/90. The Angels are fools for not doing this. That is a very good deal for him without losing a pick.

The Yachtsman disagrees.

[Angel Oracle]

Why would the Angeks be stupid for not investing near Hamilton money on a guy that has no stable resume? I think the opposite applies here.

5 years/$100 million in 2016 for a just turned 30 guy with mostly consistent numbers and solid defense/great arm is different from 5 years/$125 million in 2013 for a declining 32 year-old with inconsistent offense and declining defense.

That said, would not be totally bummed if the Halos traded for a decent LF being paid a lot less than $20 million in 2016 and much more talented than Nava or Gentry.

Edited January 15, 2016 by Angel Oracle

[ABC]

Yoenis Cespedes is ready to take his hacks both on the links and at the Royals’ pitching staff.

Cespedes, who was removed from the Mets’ Game 4 NLCS clincher last Wednesday in Chicago due to a sore left shoulder that required a cortisone shot, declared he will be “110 percent” for Game 1 of the World Series on Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium.

The Cuban slugger also said he has no plans to ditch his routine of playing a round of golf on game days, which he did on the morning of Game 4 in Chicago.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/mets-cespedes-playing-golf-world-series-article-1.2412468

[ABC]

2015 WS:   

.150 .143 .150 .293

[bloodbrother]

Normally I would say to stay away from Cespedes.  But the next couple of years might be our only window to actually do something.  Pujols is going to break down, and we have no offensive talent in the system ready to contribute at the MLB level.  For the next 2 seasons, Cespedes will probably post .285 BA, .790 OPS, 25-30 home runs, then will probably break down to a .240 hitter with a .730 OPS.  We have no other options and this team would really benefit from having a legitimate bat behind Trout.  

 

Going to? Dude's lower body has been toast since year 2 of his 10 year deal.

[totdprods]

At those terms I'd hope the Angels get back into the mix. 

[AngelsLakersFan]

Why would the Angeks be stupid for not investing near Hamilton money on a guy that has no stable resume? I think the opposite applies here.

 

On fangraphs steamer sees Cespedes as a 3 win player, while the fan projections are pushing closer to 4. To me this implies a pretty significant gap between how good fans think he is and how good we should expect him to be. I think 5/$100 is an acceptable offer. Not an overpay but on the high side of break even. Ultimately that deal would be better than nothing.

[Lou]

For me, 100 rbi, .800 ops one is very probable. Over would be a bonus. *edit and a plus defender in LF.

And yes, for a #4 hitter, I consider RBI to be a very important stat.

Other than his rookie season, he has surpassed 80 RBIs, .770 OPS and .270 BA only once

Edited January 15, 2016 by Lou