Angels acquire Brendan Ryan for PTBNL or cash

[nate]

 

Edited May 10, 2016 by nate

[jsnpritchett]

Why bother?  Rey Navarro, Pennington, Ryan, etc. are all pretty much interchangeable.

[Angel Oracle]

Better not be for any solid prospect, what's left of them.

[beatlesrule]

So.

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

Lol.

[Homebrewer]

2 minutes ago, Angels_Make_Me_Drink said:

Lol.

 

[nate]

He is basically Andrelton Simmons.  Might not quite be on the same level defensively but he is just a super good glove with no bat.

[nando714]

eppler think we still have a shot in 2016

lolz 

[KevinJ14]

 

[Jason]

Is this the dude that always look like he's pissed off?

[Angel Dog and Beer]

ha, that was awesome.

[floplag]

... WTF is the point?  why give up anything for this?  We seriously didnt have anyone else in the org that could hit 200 and has a decent glove?  really ? 

[Jason]

I hope he still has that handle bar 'stache

[bloodbrother]

Great, another white guy

[Chuck]

6 minutes ago, nate said:

He is basically Andrelton Simmons.  Might not quite be on the same level defensively but he is just a super good glove with no bat.

Yep. I've seen him play up here in Seattle. He's a VERY good defensive SS. 

[Jason]

This is a pointless move, especially if Eppler gave up anything of value for him.

[Ray McKigney]

Per MLB Trade Rumors:

Ryan, 34, has spent most of the past three seasons with the Yankees, hitting a combined .201/.244/.271 in a limited sample of 289 plate appearances. (Notably, the trade reunites him with former Yankees assistant GM Billy Eppler, who is now the GM for the Halos.) Ryan has never been much of a threat with the bat, but like Simmons, he’s a very highly regarded defender at shortstop and should at the very least provide the Halos with quality glovework during Simmons’ prolonged absence. Ryan began the season with the Nationals’ Triple-A affiliate, where he was batting .263/.305/.382 with one home run in 83 trips to the plate.

Edited May 10, 2016 by Ray McKigney

[Richard]

Johnny Mac is back.

[Jason]

If he hits into less DPs then it will be an upgrade

[Homebrewer]

Taking bets on how many games he plays before his season is over.

over/under is at 12 right now.

[Docwaukee]

he's the Jeff Mathis of SS

[Turd Ferguson]

It's for the ubiquitous cash considerations. Pretty whatever trade for me. It's just kind of funny that Eppler seems to value defense so much at SS but then runs Escobar, Giovatella, and Cron out there to round out the infield. 

[Ordos]

Yay..?

[robblin17]

6 minutes ago, Turd Ferguson said:

It's for the ubiquitous cash considerations. Pretty whatever trade for me. It's just kind of funny that Eppler seems to value defense so much at SS but then runs Escobar, Giovatella, and Cron out there to round out the infield. 

But Arte is out of money!!! We can't be wasting ANY money. 

[gotbeer]

7 minutes ago, Turd Ferguson said:

It's for the ubiquitous cash considerations. Pretty whatever trade for me. It's just kind of funny that Eppler seems to value defense so much at SS but then runs Escobar, Giovatella, and Cron out there to round out the infield. 

Wait, Arte has cash?  Or did he decide not to drive the yacht this month?