Official 2017 Angels Trade Deadline Thread

[Chuck]

1 minute ago, fan_since79 said:

Hernandez' numbers are sparkling. We should have received more.

I'll take a live arm that's 20 years old over ZERO.  

[zenmaster]

This trade was exactly the type of move I expected us to make. Not sure why anyone is shocked.

[eligrba4ever]

Congratulations are apparently due to David Hernandez, who caught the last evacuation plane to Phoenix and into the NL West/WC races.. The main prospect coming to the Angels is not for this season, but a couple of bullpens down the road.

[jsnpritchett]

2 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

Hernandez' numbers are sparkling. We should have received more.

Why?  Look at what other rental bullpen arms have gotten.  There's very little value in them, and there were several that were available.  

[Chuck]

BTW. Speaking of zero, the Tigers got shit for a guy that hits .300 and launches 40 HR over the fence. 

We don't have a Sonny Gray on this team to trade..

[Docwaukee]

3 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

Ha.  Say what you will, but I've been suggesting all along that they should dump their relievers for literally anything another team will offer.  The vast majority of the bullpen was picked up off of the scrap heap, and wasn't controllable past this loss of a season, anyway.  

totally agree.  I know you've been there.  just giving you some shit.  

[Dick B Back]

That type move was expected and makes everyone about as excited as watching our closer give up a GS.

[bloodbrother]

10 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

2.23 ERA, 1.018 WHIP, 36.1 IP, 37 SO, zero HR, 4.63 SO/W

Any more questions?

 

A middle reliever doesn't strike me as very exciting. He was pitching well though and it was a one of handful of successful bargain bin pickups by Eppler with regards to the pen.

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

29 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

Why?  Look at what other rental bullpen arms have gotten.  There's very little value in them, and there were several that were available.  

Addison Reed.......Sox sent the Mets 3 minor league bully arms!!!!

 

Can't wait to see what Norris gets in return!.........

[krAbs]

I expected nothing, and I'm still disappointed.

That's all she wrote, right? deadline ends at 4pm eastern?

[fan_since79]

from mlbtraderumors.com

Hernandez has quietly turned in an excellent 2.23 ERA with 9.2 K/9, 2.0 BB/9 and a 47.3 percent ground-ball rate through 36 1/3 innings of work. He’s a free agent at season’s and is is earning an $850K base salary in 2017, so he’s owed an affordable $293K through season’s end.

The 20-year-old Madero has struggled through 49 1/3 innings between Rookie ball and Class-A this season, limping to a 5.69 ERA, albeit with much more encouraging marks of 8.3 K/9, 2.0 BB/9 and a 47.8 percent ground-ball rate.

[bloodbrother]

Just now, SlappyUtilityMIF said:

Addison Reed.......Sox sent the Mets 2 minor league bully arms!!!!

 

Can't wait to see what Norris gets in return!.........

Good news. It sounds like Bud Norris isn't going anywhere!

[fan_since79]

2 minutes ago, krAbs said:

I expected nothing, and I'm still disappointed.

That's all she wrote, right? deadline ends at 4pm eastern?

[krAbs]

I'm honestly a little annoyed we couldn't turn norris or petit for anything. they'd both be rent an arms, but petit is having a year that makes most of shield's years look pretty trashy, and norris is a mid level closer. both are gone at the end of the year, so there is no point to hanging on to them. yet, we couldn't even manage to get a couple more 20 year old POS starters out of them?

[mtangelsfan]

Bud Norris wanted to stay on the Angels so he made sure he wouldn't get traded.

[Chuck]

Expect Norris, Pettit and maybe other vets in a contract year yo be moved for pieces after this deadline. 

I mean fuck, we got Bridwell and Blake Parker for zilch.......

[zenmaster]

We should rename our team the LA Blah (and Mike Trout)

[bloodbrother]

Brooks Pounders should fill Hernandez role in the pen going forward. It is time for the playoff push!

[Docwaukee]

2 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

I'll take a live arm that's 20 years old over ZERO.  

any and all depth 

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

Just now, bloodbrother said:

Brooks Pounders should fill Hernandez role in the pen going forward. It is time for the playoff push!

Brooks got pounded yesterday!

[Angel Oracle]

11 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

I'll take a live arm that's 20 years old over ZERO.  

I agree with this.   Just wished he was at least a little higher in the D-Backs org, and not struggling in rookie ball. 

[Angel Oracle]

4 minutes ago, krAbs said:

I'm honestly a little annoyed we couldn't turn norris or petit for anything. they'd both be rent an arms, but petit is having a year that makes most of shield's years look pretty trashy, and norris is a mid level closer. both are gone at the end of the year, so there is no point to hanging on to them. yet, we couldn't even manage to get a couple more 20 year old POS starters out of them?

I wouldn't go that far.   Shields was pretty dominant from 2003-2007.

[krAbs]

1 minute ago, Angel Oracle said:

I wouldn't go that far.   Shields was pretty dominant from 2003-2007.

and yet in not one of those years did he come even close to petit on WHIP, and the only year he had a better era than petit has now was 2002. Shields probably has the edge on him with WAR (especially in 2003), but other than that, idk. I guess a better way of putting it is...petit this year looks like a slightly unusually good shields prime year. Given Petit's past, there's no way he keeps it up, but dang. Can't help but feel thats a missed opportunity of ours.

[DMVol]

11 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

Expect Norris, Pettit and maybe other vets in a contract year yo be moved for pieces after this deadline. 

I mean fuck, we got Bridwell and Blake Parker for zilch.......

Maybin for sure if he shows he's healthy....

[rottiesworld]

14 minutes ago, mtangelsfan said:

Bud Norris wanted to stay on the Angels so he made sure he wouldn't get traded.

He didn't want to get traded send his ass down to minors and see how he enjoys it there.