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

[Angelsfan1984]

I feel like they need to revamp the troll icon. im thinking poppy or branch need an appearance.

 

[Taylor]

7 minutes ago, mmc said:

A dumb, meaningless statement that you don't even believe yourself and are clearly posting to provoke a reaction on the board.  Pretty textbook to me.

I do believe it. You do realize that folks can have different opinions than you and it isn't trolling?

[Make Angels Great Again]

2 minutes ago, Taylor said:

I do believe it. You do realize that folks can have different opinions than you and it isn't trolling?

Linda McMahon come on down!

[Stradling]

7 hours ago, Taylor said:

How is that trolling? 

I didn’t “react” to your post but you questioning anyone about their emoji reactions of posts is hilarious. No one on this board uses those more than you. 

[jsnpritchett]

"The top story of spring training so far has nothing to do with the seams and stitches on a baseball. Instead, the talk of spring is all about the seams and stitches of the new jersey that Major League Baseball’s on-field uniform provider has rolled out for this season: the Nike Vapor Premier.

Nike claims the new jersey is softer, lighter and stretchier than the previous model. Many players say it’s worse. In clubhouses around the league on Wednesday, they criticized the jerseys’ poor fit, cheap look, inconsistent quality and small lettering.

“It looks like a replica,” Angels outfielder Taylor Ward said. “It feels kind of like papery. It could be great when you’re out there sweating, it may be breathable. But I haven’t had that opportunity yet to try that out. But from the looks of it, it doesn’t look like a $450 jersey.

So far, thumbs down.”

At his locker, Angels reliever Carlos Estévez was in a tizzy over the new threads. He pulled out a couple tops and pairs of pants to show that the shades didn’t match. He laughed at the spacing and shrunken nature of the lettering on the back of the jersey. And he bemoaned the fact he can’t customize his pants to his preference, the way pitchers once could, tailoring the fit to their big dumpers and tree-trunk thighs.

“When I wear my pants, I feel like I’m wearing someone else’s pants,” Estévez said.

“I could see Estévez (flexing),” Ward said, “and it just ripping in the back.”

 

 

 

[Angel Oracle]

8 hours ago, Make Angels Great Again said:

Linda McMahon come on down!

Rather have Stephanie come on down.

[Taylor]

1 hour ago, jsnpritchett said:

And he bemoaned the fact he can’t customize his pants to his preference, the way pitchers once could, tailoring the fit to their big dumpers and tree-trunk thighs.

A+ writing.

[Stradling]

 

[Inside Pitch]

38 minutes ago, Stradling said:

 

We STILL lost the trade!

[Inside Pitch]

https://thehaloway.mlblogs.com/2024-spring-training-day-1-6c94ea3c3173

Neat source of Angels pics.... 

[Blarg]

Spring training has begun, time to wrap-up the Hot Stove.

[Angel Oracle]

Meanwhile, Boras and the Boras Five continue to sit and wait.

[Chuck]

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[Tank]

5 hours ago, jsnpritchett said:

"The top story of spring training so far has nothing to do with the seams and stitches on a baseball. Instead, the talk of spring is all about the seams and stitches of the new jersey that Major League Baseball’s on-field uniform provider has rolled out for this season: the Nike Vapor Premier.

Nike claims the new jersey is softer, lighter and stretchier than the previous model. Many players say it’s worse. In clubhouses around the league on Wednesday, they criticized the jerseys’ poor fit, cheap look, inconsistent quality and small lettering.

“It looks like a replica,” Angels outfielder Taylor Ward said. “It feels kind of like papery. It could be great when you’re out there sweating, it may be breathable. But I haven’t had that opportunity yet to try that out. But from the looks of it, it doesn’t look like a $450 jersey.

So far, thumbs down.”

At his locker, Angels reliever Carlos Estévez was in a tizzy over the new threads. He pulled out a couple tops and pairs of pants to show that the shades didn’t match. He laughed at the spacing and shrunken nature of the lettering on the back of the jersey. And he bemoaned the fact he can’t customize his pants to his preference, the way pitchers once could, tailoring the fit to their big dumpers and tree-trunk thighs.

“When I wear my pants, I feel like I’m wearing someone else’s pants,” Estévez said.

“I could see Estévez (flexing),” Ward said, “and it just ripping in the back.”

 

 

 

i don't think nike has ever done a jersey set or redesign that made the majority of people say "you know, that's definitely an improvement. I like it."

when it comes to designing jerseys, nike is hitting about the same as jeff mathis. 

[mmc]

 

[tdawg87]

Trout seems perfectly happy here. Obviously he wants to win but fuck off with this shit already.

[mmc]

 

[totdprods]

This whole doom and gloom thing is a joke. A simplified generalization. Yeah, the Angels lost Ohtani and Trout and Rendon can’t stay on the field, but the Angels core is in better shape now than it has been in a long time. Let them percolate for a year and they’ll be a nice surprise sooner rather than later.

[Angels 1961]

The market is slow so let's jump on Arte for not spending more. Some players are going to take much lower money. Some players may not be playing at all. I still think Angels add 1 starter via trade or FA but not a big name. 

[mmc]

6 minutes ago, totdprods said:

This whole doom and gloom thing is a joke. A simplified generalization. Yeah, the Angels lost Ohtani and Trout and Rendon can’t stay on the field, but the Angels core is in better shape now than it has been in a long time. Let them percolate for a year and they’ll be a nice surprise sooner rather than later.

The pessimistic view regarding the team doesn’t much to do with those guys at least for me, if it were up to me Ohtani would’ve been moved at the 2022 deadline and Trout would’ve been last offseason so I don’t really care about those 2 guys.  It’s that Arte is going to remain the owner which means the team will never have any direction 

[Angels 1961]

11 minutes ago, mmc said:

The pessimistic view regarding the team doesn’t much to do with those guys at least for me, if it were up to me Ohtani would’ve been moved at the 2022 deadline and Trout would’ve been last offseason so I don’t really care about those 2 guys.  It’s that Arte is going to remain the owner which means the team will never have any direction 

I think the direction this year is let young players develop. Do not make some big signing and see where team goes from here. I believe this team will surprise many this season.

[Make Angels Great Again]

42 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

Trout seems perfectly happy here. Obviously he wants to win but fuck off with this shit already.

 

I want the Angels to win so badly at this point just so Trout can moon the entire baseball world after lifting a world series trophy.

[Chuck]

1 hour ago, mmc said:

 

So the boss of Sam Blum is so butthurt that his beat reporter got rejected by Arte for an interview that he resorts to this Mike Trout is unhappy horse shit. 

[T.G.]

I had no idea Ken Rosenthanl worked for TMZ

[Erstad Grit]

1 hour ago, mmc said:

 

Despite that for Trout to do that it would contradict his character, past/current language, and the overall vibe of who he is....

He's signed to a huge deal. He doesn't have any options and couldn't force Angels to do anything.