The Official Los Angeles Angels 2023-2024 Hot Stove Offseason Thread

[Dtwncbad]

35 minutes ago, Chitown27Fan said:

Funny how everyone in baseball that ranks prospects and farm systems always say the Angels system is a desert and they suck. Yet so many times we cut someone there is teams there swooping in to grab them up and add them to thier system. Funny to me how that works. 

Wouldn’t this be evidence that the Angels system of development is more the problem than the actual level of raw talent?

[EdmontonAngelsFan]

3 minutes ago, Dtwncbad said:

Wouldn’t this be evidence that the Angels system of development is more the problem than the actual level of raw talent?

You be quiet!

But in all seriousness, perhaps?

[mmc]

 

[totdprods]

1 minute ago, mmc said:

 

Him and Fulmer make for a couple decent AAA lotto ticket starter-types.

Edited February 8 by totdprods

[Angel Oracle]

2 hours ago, EdmontonAngelsFan said:

You be quiet!

But in all seriousness, perhaps?

[Erstad Grit]

Today is a great day to sign Snell. 

[TroutField]

Already thin IF depth and letting Soto get plucked off waivers is a weird move. Too lazy to check, don’t we have openings on the 40 man? 

[Stradling]

8 minutes ago, TroutField said:

Already thin IF depth and letting Soto get plucked off waivers is a weird move. Too lazy to check, don’t we have openings on the 40 man? 

No

[jsnpritchett]

17 minutes ago, TroutField said:

Already thin IF depth and letting Soto get plucked off waivers is a weird move. Too lazy to check, don’t we have openings on the 40 man? 

 

9 minutes ago, Stradling said:

No

Correct. If they had openings on the 40-man, they wouldn't have DFA'ed him in the first place. 

[Erstad Grit]

Wowzers

Just listened to the athletic season preview for the angels and it was depressing. They were literally laughing at our team. 

Bright spots

They like Neto and OHoppe and think the pen is at least average. Canning has potential. 

Bad

They shite on our rotation. Called Moniak and Nolan awful. Ripped on Rendon's attitude. Thought Cabbage was interesting and we dumped him.

Predicted 100 losses. 

Edited February 9 by Erstad Grit

[mmc]

 

[Angels 1961]

41 minutes ago, mmc said:

 

Any reason given for this move?

[mmc]

Just now, Angels 1961 said:

Any reason given for this move?

He was DFAd yesterday

[Stradling]

49 minutes ago, Erstad Grit said:

Wowzers

Just listened to the athletic season preview for the angels and it was depressing. They were literally laughing at our team. 

Bright spots

They like Neto and OHoppe and think the pen is at least average. Canning has potential. 

Bad

They shite on our rotation. Called Moniak and Nolan awful. Ripped on Rendon's attitude. Thought Cabbage was interesting and we dumped him.

Predicted 100 losses. 

Hopefully you found zero value in it. 

[Angels 1961]

14 minutes ago, mmc said:

He was DFAd yesterday

I guess you cannot DFA rehabbing players. You have to trade or release them. 

[Erstad Grit]

28 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Hopefully you found zero value in it. 

I do find value in the opinions of some of baseball's leading statisticians. 

[Stradling]

Just now, Erstad Grit said:

I do find value in the opinions of some of baseball's leading statisticians. 

If they hate Nolan and Moniak but found value in Cabbage, then I think you can comfortably say they are morons. 

[Inside Pitch]

23 minutes ago, Erstad Grit said:

I do find value in the opinions of some of baseball's leading statisticians. 

Which statistician at The Athletic has worked out a formula for "attitude", what's it called?

[Erstad Grit]

10 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

Which statistician at The Athletic has worked out a formula for "attitude", what's it called?

It doesn't take a statistician to conclude Rendon has a poor attitude. 

[Erstad Grit]

34 minutes ago, Stradling said:

If they hate Nolan and Moniak but found value in Cabbage, then I think you can comfortably say they are morons. 

Calling Eno Sarris and Derek VanRipen morons  says a lot about you. 

[Stradling]

2 minutes ago, Erstad Grit said:

Calling Eno Sarris and Derek VanRipen morons  says a lot about you. 

Them being fans of Cabbage and not of Moniak says a lot about them. Cabbage is a full year older.  

[Inside Pitch]

18 minutes ago, Erstad Grit said:

It doesn't take a statistician to conclude Rendon has a poor attitude. 

So nothing? 

17 minutes ago, Erstad Grit said:

Calling Eno Sarris and Derek VanRipen morons  says a lot about you. 

Thinking Derek VanRiper is a statistician likewise says a lot about you.  He's a fantasy sports podcaster.

Saris is legit.

[Erstad Grit]

58 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Them being fans of Cabbage and not of Moniak says a lot about them. Cabbage is a full year older.  

They pointed out that Moniak has a major chasing balls out of the zone problem, close to being the worst in the league. 
 

[Erstad Grit]

39 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

So nothing? 

Thinking Derek VanRiper is a statistician likewise says a lot about you.  He's a fantasy sports podcaster.

Saris is legit.

I was referencing them as a group together, as it was their joint podcast. 

[Inside Pitch]

7 minutes ago, Erstad Grit said:

I was referencing them as a group together, as it was their joint podcast. 

Ok, but you referered to them as "baseballs leading statisticians."

If the guy with crazy hair on Ancient Aliens and Buzz Aldrin did a podcast, would you refer to them collectively as NASA's leading astronauts?  

I'm just giving you a hard time. Eno Saris is great, both for real analytics and fantasy baseball.