Angels Official Website: Disappointing roster, farm ask tough queries of Halos

[gotbeer]

This, to me, is the central issue of the 2013 offseason: How to improve the pitching staff without gutting the core of position players. Getting better pitching may not help if we can't score any runs, just as scoring runs isn't any help now because we can't stop opponents from scoring.

 

IMO, and purely IMO, but I don't think the pitching staff is that bad.  Yes they are bad this year, but I think it will improve dramatically next year.  

 

Starters.  Weaver, CJ, Richards, and hopefully Vargas is a good 1-4.  People will say Weaver is no longer a true #1, but really he will win games for you.  I'd rather have him than many of the so called "aces" in the league.  So that leaves getting a back of the rotation guy.  Easier than getting an ace or #2.  I think people have become spoiled on the Ace 1, 1a, and solid 2's that we had before.  Many teams, including some playoff teams would probably love to have our 1-4.  

 

Relievers.  IMO, Burnett was the biggest loss from our pen this year.  He would have been a 60-70 inning solid reliever.  And I disagree that he was an injury risk.  But Frieri, Burnett, Williams (LR), Coello, Walden, Kohn, DLRosa is 7 relievers when you really only need 6.  The core is there.  IMO, the instruction/leadership might not be.  

 

Again, I think we need to add a few players.  But IMO, it's not doom and gloom like it seems like on the board lately.  

 

(And if I'm ranting, I'm drunk.  So I apologize)

[Docwaukee]

The indication would be when it affects how much money the team can spend or whether or not it somehow affects the team making moves they need to make. That didn't happen with Wells and it didn't happen with Pujols. Let me know when it does. And BS that they most certainly would have signed Grienke without Pujols and Wells. They spent a boatload on Hamilton. They could have signed Grienke if they really wanted to. 

Agree.  They would have made the Greinke deal happen if both parties were obliged.  I wouldn't be surprised, however, to find that they have finally reached their spending limit or at least come pretty damn close.  I almost kind of hope that they have unless it's to extend Trout. 

[Docwaukee]

IMO, and purely IMO, but I don't think the pitching staff is that bad.  Yes they are bad this year, but I think it will improve dramatically next year.  

 

Starters.  Weaver, CJ, Richards, and hopefully Vargas is a good 1-4.  People will say Weaver is no longer a true #1, but really he will win games for you.  I'd rather have him than many of the so called "aces" in the league.  So that leaves getting a back of the rotation guy.  Easier than getting an ace or #2.  I think people have become spoiled on the Ace 1, 1a, and solid 2's that we had before.  Many teams, including some playoff teams would probably love to have our 1-4.  

 

Relievers.  IMO, Burnett was the biggest loss from our pen this year.  He would have been a 60-70 inning solid reliever.  And I disagree that he was an injury risk.  But Frieri, Burnett, Williams (LR), Coello, Walden, Kohn, DLRosa is 7 relievers when you really only need 6.  The core is there.  IMO, the instruction/leadership might not be.  

 

Again, I think we need to add a few players.  But IMO, it's not doom and gloom like it seems like on the board lately.  

 

(And if I'm ranting, I'm drunk.  So I apologize)

yep. 

[YouthofToday]

Lets see how much money the Angels spend this offseason. They should be all in on McCann and Garza to start.

[tennischmp]

Lets see how much money the Angels spend this offseason. They should be all in on McCann and Garza to start.

I would prefer Kuroda over Garza but both would be ideal. That is if they have enough money....