Angels offseason in review MLBTR

[beatlesrule]

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/03/offseason-review-los-angeles-angels-2016.html

 

I voted a C for my offseason grade.

Edited March 23, 2016 by beatlesrule

[Jobu]

Good summary article. Nice to read a relatively neutral take.

[Angel Oracle]

The position player newcomers seem to be doing fine, aside from Simmons missing some 9 days at shortstop.

I'll go with a C for now.

[laagamer]

C

[Troll Daddy]

I'm not sure we could of done much better considering the salary restraints.

B+

The silver lining here is the team has flexibility to improve throughout the duration of the season.

[Wallerrrr]

C

[Stradling]

I'll decide after we see how Nava and Giavotella does. I think Simmons will be just fine so I don't worry about him. I do worry that we are using band aids out in left and we didn't address the pen or 2nd base. I guess we will see. I too am optimistic about Nava. I like the Escobar deal.

[bloodbrother]

C+

 

Didn't really hurt themselves long-term, didn't really improve themselves either.

[Jay]

I was in favor of adding SP but we added SS instead

 

C

[Blarg]

The Angels had no need for another starting pitcher and still don't.

[ettin]

I gave it a 'C'. I almost choked when I saw the line "relatively deep bullpen" as that is not quite true but yeah 'C'.

[totdprods]

I gave it a 'C'. I almost choked when I saw the line "relatively deep bullpen" as that is not quite true but yeah 'C'.

It may not be the best bullpen, but with the number of options we have it has more depth and upside than most. 

[DMVol]

I gave it a D.....didn't like the Simmons trade (still don't) and totally staying out of the FA market, stateside and international, with no help on the way from the minors, pretty much has us treading water or worse.....Haven't been this discouraged since the Disney/Jackie Autry days.....but we'll see....it's a whole new ballgame in less than 2 weeks...

[WeatherWonk]

The Angels had no need for another starting pitcher and still don't.

 

Oh, come on. We have so many question marks in the starting rotation, it's beginning to look like the Riddler's tights on the old Batman series.

[Stradling]

The Angels had no need for another starting pitcher and still don't.

I disagree.

[Docwaukee]

who are we grading?  the org as a whole?  eppler? 

 

overall, they get a D+/C-

 

Arte's F brings everything down.  His golden goose will pack the seats so winning has become secondary to merely being 'competitive'.  He didn't want to spend money to improve the team because he likely wouldn't see any financial benefit from doing so.  So I don't blame him, but I don't have to like it. 

 

Eppler gets a B-.  He got a nice high value player in Simmons but probably could have given up less to do so.  He used what little currency we had on a position that was filled for a year.  But it was about the player more than the position.  Simmons has upside with the bat too.  maybe.  He improved the bench and hopefully a bunch of his minor league FA that are in spring will stay with the team in AAA so we have some depth.  I like his under the radar moves so far but they really are all just a crapshoot.  Choi, Guerra, Alburquerque, Nava, Gentry, etal.  The Escobar deal is fine I guess.  As long as Yunel is closer to last year than the year before that.  But he's a butcher at 3b.  Which means that we could have two of the worst infielders in baseball on either side of the best.  

I like a lot of his philosophical changes and kumbaya happy crap.  

 

The next big test is the draft.  

[Docwaukee]

The Angels certainly could have used a top end starter, but the FA pitching prices were insane.  Beyond the top guys, mid tier pitching is a really bad bet.  If we had gone the free agent route, we probably would have traded Santiago and been in the same spot we are now.  

[gurn67]

I would give Eppler a B and Arte an F.

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

I gave it a D.....didn't like the Simmons trade (still don't) and totally staying out of the FA market, stateside and international, with no help on the way from the minors, pretty much has us treading water or worse.....Haven't been this discouraged since the Disney/Jackie Autry days.....but we'll see....it's a whole new ballgame in less than 2 weeks...

 

But, on a side note... This SPT seemed more like 1992 than 2016 with the Minor Leaguers in camp! 

 

 

Who is that dude?......

[wopphil]

I'll decide after we see how Nava and Giavotella does. I think Simmons will be just fine so I don't worry about him. I do worry that we are using band aids out in left and we didn't address the pen or 2nd base. I guess we will see. I too am optimistic about Nava. I like the Escobar deal.

I agree re Nava. If Nava/Gentry combine to slash /.260/.340/.360, I'll too my cap to Eppler.

[wopphil]

Though I do think a relief arm should have been brought in.

[AngelsLakersFan]

D- was not an option so F

[Angel Oracle]

Arte's grade, as the Fairly Odd Parents teacher Crocker would say:

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[Troll Daddy]

D- was not an option so F

We are all entitled to our opinion but do you really follow baseball that much?

[AngelsLakersFan]

We are all entitled to our opinion but do you really follow baseball that much?

 

No, not at all. Not even a little.