2018 Hot Stove League

[Tank]

16 hours ago, UndertheHalo said:

 

 

i'd make that trade in a heartbeat. i don't think bellinger is going to be as good as he looked as a rookie.

[nando714]

39 minutes ago, HaloNArizona said:

I'd be interested in Bogaerts....He played 3B when he first came up for a few games...could probably handle 2B just as well.

is cozart playing 2nd or 3rd

i feel like people forget about him 

[beatlesrule]

Even one year of Bogaerts would require good talent from the Angels. Doesn't seem like the kind of trade Eppler makes with so many other shortcomings on the club.

[Angel Oracle]

17 minutes ago, nando714 said:

is cozart playing 2nd or 3rd

i feel like people forget about him 

Unfortunately, his OPS was forgettable in 2018.

[Second Base]

42 minutes ago, Tank said:

i'd make that trade in a heartbeat. i don't think bellinger is going to be as good as he looked as a rookie.

Bellinger is better than Realmuto.

[Second Base]

31 minutes ago, nando714 said:

is cozart playing 2nd or 3rd

i feel like people forget about him 

I fully anticipate Cozart playing 2B. That was the plan from the start until Kinsler fell in their lap. Cozart looked great defensively at 2B last season and with Ward making a giant leap last year, it makes the move more likely. Still, with Flrtcher being as gifted defensively as he is, and Rengifo and Jones in the system, Cozart now must either put up or shut up. If he doesn't perform well, he'll either be relegated to utility or he'll be dealt. There are too many gifted prospects knocking on the proverbial door.

[m0nkey]

Bad post seasons aside, I think Bellinger is a star

[Second Base]

Also, I predict the Angels will make a major move before tomorrow night. 

[Barrett]

2 minutes ago, Second Base said:

Also, I predict the Angels will make a major move before tomorrow night. 

define major.... and your predictions mean nothing if there's nothing you are willing to give up like AO. Predict and then say if I am wrong you will stop posting for a week.

[nando714]

10 minutes ago, Barrett said:

define major.... and your predictions mean nothing if there's nothing you are willing to give up like AO. Predict and then say if I am wrong you will stop posting for a week.

yes please

[Barrett]

Just now, nando714 said:

yes please

I don't predict any major moves. I don't think the Angels this off season are in the business of major moves. With the $30 million they are reported to have available, major moves would take up all if not most of their resources. 

[failos]

This thread taught me that Garrett Richards is a traitor. For shame.

[failos]

21 minutes ago, Second Base said:

Also, I predict the Angels will make a major move before tomorrow night. 

Did this prediction originate from your ass?

[jsnpritchett]

Please, god, do not let the Angels be the team that gives in and offers him a third year...

[Tank]

44 minutes ago, Second Base said:

Bellinger is better than Realmuto.

well, that's tough to refute, what with all that evidence you provided.

[Barrett]

5 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

Please, god, do not let the Angels be the team that gives in and offers him a third year...

I don't want to be the team that gives him a guaranteed 2nd year. 

[Second Base]

1 hour ago, Tank said:

i'd make that trade in a heartbeat. i don't think bellinger is going to be as good as he looked as a rookie.

Your assessment of Bellinger being worse every than than when he was a rookie was loaded with rock solid analysis as well, Tank. 

[Lou]

from MLBTR predictions:

9.  J.A. Happ – Angels.  Three years, $48MM.  Happ, 36, has emerged as one of the top starting pitchers in this free agent class.  The lefty experienced a career resurgence upon a 2015 trade to the Pirates, with success that largely continued throughout a subsequent three-year contract with Toronto.  Happ was dealt to the Yankees in July of this year and recorded a 2.69 ERA in 11 starts.  He can be prone to the long ball, but Happ put up a career-best strikeout rate this year and generally limits walks.  Rich Hill was signed through his age-39 season, so it’s plausible Happ could be inked through age 38 on his own new three-year pact.  Quite a few contending teams could see value in installing the quality veteran, particularly those that fail to land or aren’t enamored of higher-priced options.

 

it seems as if nobody has offered him the 3rd year. which team will blink first?

[Tank]

2 minutes ago, Second Base said:

Your assessment of Bellinger being worse every than than when he was a rookie was loaded with rock solid analysis as well, Tank. 

i offered an opinion. you made a declaration. apples and snow tires.

[Barrett]

2 minutes ago, Second Base said:

Your assessment of Bellinger being worse every than than when he was a rookie was loaded with rock solid analysis as well, Tank. 

wtf did you do ?

[Lou]

I love Dutch Snow Tire pie 

[mtangelsfan]

38 minutes ago, Barrett said:

define major.... and your predictions mean nothing if there's nothing you are willing to give up like AO. Predict and then say if I am wrong you will stop posting for a week.

This is a nonsensical statement.

[CDiaz27?]

13 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

Please, god, do not let the Angels be the team that gives in and offers him any years...

Fixed

[Second Base]

Happ is an interesting case. He began his career with three very good years at ages 25-26-27. Then he went on to be somewhere between mediocre and suck for the next 5 years. Seemed like his arm had burnt out and he was on his way out the door. Then he followed that with four straight stellar performances, better than he had ever pitched before at 32-33-34-35.

I honestly have no idea what the future hold for him. He's been all over the map during his career. I'd go two years, but at three, that's a significant investment on an asset that we just don't know enough about to predict.

[Barrett]

1 minute ago, mtangelsfan said:

This is a nonsensical statement.

He can predict anything. I am saying to predict something and lay something on the line if you are wrong. Like AO does when he self bans himself for a week etc.