The Angels are no longer listening to offers for Shohei Ohtani. Zach Neto got a single and drew a walk in his debut with the Tri-City Dust Devils.
Links From AL West
The Astros will acquire Trey Mancini from the Orioles. Outfielder Jose Siri went to the Rays as part of the three team deal. The Astros also acquired catcher Christian Vasquez pending a physical. The Mariners claimed outfielder Travis Jankowski off waivers from the Mets. They designated left hander Danny Young for assignment. The Mariners also reached a minor league deal with Jonathan Villar.
Other Links
The Yankees acquired Frankie Montas and Lou Trivino from the Athletics. They also traded their #7 prospect to the Cubs for reliever Scott Effross. The Marlins reinstated left hander Jesus Luzardo from the 60 day injured list and designated Jake Fishman for assignment. The Brewers traded Josh Hader to the Padres in exchange for Padres closer Taylor Rogers, Dinelson Lamet and a couple of prospects. Joe Musgrove signed a five year $100 Million extension with the Padres. The Royals acquired left hander Anthony Misiewicz from Seattle for cash considerations. The Reds will trade Tommy Pham to somebody. It turned out to be the Red Sox. The Braves signed Austin Riley to a ten year extension worth $212 Million. Kris Bryant is on the ten day injured list with plantar fasciitis. The White Sox are trading catcher Reese McGuire to the Red Sox for left handed reliever Jake Diekman. The Diamondbacks traded right hander Luke Weaver to the Royals for infielder Emmanuel Rivera.
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https://mobile.twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1554552402224840704
What kind of a move is this?!
Marsh piece is up. We can break down that trade there.
Its swapping a player with known downsides out for another player with lots of hypothetical upside.
The siren song of baseball: the lure of the prospect.
23rd round selection in the 2018 draft
Lol wait wut
I hope this is part of some bigger moves, because we needed to be trading away short term players with bigger salaries, not young players/prospects with small salaries!!
Wait what!?!?
Marsh to Phillies?! Didn’t see that happening! I will honestly miss him.
https://twitter.com/ken_rosenthal/status/1554552844786843650?s=21&t=2X9vI3huUKIz51aAAMftiQ
Getting Logan O Hoppe for him is a pretty good move though.
I have no idea, but the reaction to a few in the know on the interwebs seems to be that it was a good trade for us. I did like Marsh’s attitude and drive though.
I’m honestly not up to speed on Logan. Spread the porn.
Prospects will break your heart.
Any teams calling the Angels on our best hitter, Rengifo?
Thor and Iggy make a lot of money. Blue Jays would likely want to send a decent contract back our way.
Yusei Kikuchi might be that contract. Not a good pitcher, but there are worse back of the rotation options; especially in a six man rotation that limits his appearances.
That would likely net us a mid level prospect, save the team $6 million for the next two years, and $16 million in year three.
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Per the sim, which has been pretty good this year:
Thor + Iggy + $5 million = Kikuchi and Santiago Espinal who would help shore up the infield. League average bat, can play second or third, short in a real pinch, has
If we don’t at least flip Noah for a signed jersey of someone I’ll pretty ticked.
Yep, I’d even be happy if they got cash or a PTBNL! Just trade him for something! He ain’t gonna re-sign with this clown show next season.
Yeah, I think he gets dealt, seems to be too much smoke right now. Even better if we can add Iggy to the trade to clear salary.
The halos do not entertain trade deadlines. What is this trade deadline you speak of?
Thor, do you know something we don’t…
https://twitter.com/Noahsyndergaard/status/1554539055714406400
Oh Perrrrryyyy, whatcha doing?
Eating a calzone
The Blue Jays get their reliever:
https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1554522576319299584
This probably means they’re no longer looking at Raisel. I wonder if they’re still looking at Thor.
I guess I’m wrong….
https://twitter.com/ThomasHall85/status/1554532223868616705
I’d love to be rid of Iggy’s salary. We have far more pressing needs than a closer and bullpen help is the one thing I’m confident the farm can provide next year.
We’re talking $16 million per year for the next three years. That’s a solid everyday player or rotation piece.
Who are you pegging to be ready for closer next year?
I thought Perry signing Iggy was a great move. I thought it filled a need, he’s a proven commodity, etc. But Iggy is not performing well right now, and a closer is a luxury for this kind of team. So if we can get anything in return for him, even a salary dump, that would help.
I’m not as sold on the closer role as many. I liked having Iggy back there as a hammer because it allowed the rest of the bullpen to be used according to match ups and situations.
As far as next year, I don’t know. I do know reliever performance is mercurial so it wouldn’t surprise me if Loup and/or Tepera are studs again.
It wouldn’t surprise me if they both suck, either.
And my well documented fan crush on Luke Murphy has only grown as he’s crushed AA this year.
Also, Silseth as a long reliever next year looks like a given. He’d be filthy one time through the order a couple nights a week.
Closer is not the position to have a diamond whilst the rest of the team is coal. I agree. Look what the Braves got from their Kimbrel trade, for example.
Ben Joyce
Right on. Even if we need to supply a chunk of change.
Throw in Tepera too to seal the deal.
We missed a chance with Hosmer. Could’ve snagged him and a needed piece for pretty minimal cost.
“Where’s Perry”?
Reagins at the Winter Meetings energy
If Hosmer had a no trade clause, what will make him want to come to Anaheim if he rejected the Nationals? The Angels are no better than the Nationals.
He could’ve stayed in Southern California and avoided the prospect of being traded to a worse team not on his list.
Gallo to the Dodgers???
They’ll fix him
They’ll get that hitting coach who fixed Chris Taylor.
Joey Gallo – WS MVP
For the Dodgers #15 prospect – which is probably like us trading Bush
I would not trade Bush (or anything much really) for Gallo at this point. Defensive substitute?
Remember when TX had Jurickson Profar, Joey Gallo, Nomar Mazara and Willie Calhoun, and everyone was like, just wait a few years – TX will be a perennial championship contender with this core?
Neftali Feliz…. Mike Olt…. that Ogando guy with another fetus growing out his face…. Justin Smoak… derek Holland…. the Rangers have had many “Look Out!” systems lately
Fetus out of his face??? Bwahahaha. Oh my. Ogando was not great to look upon
He kind of looked like Boomhauer lol
Lol. Love to see the Dodgers pull a Vernon Wells after missing out on Soto.
Yeah, I don’t know why they would have an interest in Gallo.
Hosmer to Red Sox
Poor Hosmer. I’m sure he was desperate to finish the year and get his 10/5 rights to finish his career in San Diego.
Boston will be just as miserable as D.C.
Yep, it maybe a half step above DC lifestyle wise, but still I would think he would rather be in San Diego.
He clearly left too many teams off his no trade list.
And honestly, anyone should be able to predict that the BoSox are a possible trade candidate to unload a large contract.
Considering that, maybe he doesn’t actually mind Boston.
Yep. Boston is a last place team.
They have a better chance at being good next season than DC does however.
The Padres gave up a haul for Soto.
We could have gotten something similar for Sho.
Not sure what Perry may do before the trade deadline today; but let’s say he doesn’t do much a la Bill Stoneman. Is this really such a bad outcome?
Ohtani said something interesting recently after the Halos collapsed this season. He said, he still believes in this team. The team played great earlier in the season when everyone was healthy, the bullpen was cranking, and we were getting more consistent hitting. He said the team as constructed can produce at a high level again.
What he said the team needed to get back on track was, “momentum.”
A spark.
Healthy players.
Consistent play.
The starting pitching has been solid, the bullpen, on paper, should be lights out, there are just a few missing pieces to solidify the middle infield and to shore up offensive production that could help the team replicate the start of the season.
do you really believe all this?
Actually, I am giving you Ohtani’s opinion about the team.
Not my opinion.
But, my opinion is: I agree with Ohtani. Our starting pitching has been good, better than good. For a recent 6 games stretch the Angels starting pitchers had the lowest ERA in MLB (Yes, I know the bullpen lost most of those games…).
Earlier in the season, we all thought this team was going to make the playoffs.
Even Perry M.
Then, the bottom fell out.
Weaknesses were exposed.
A few tweaks here and there, and this team could be competitive….
This can be said about 75% of teams. I do honestly think we have a solid shot at extending Ohtani if we are willing to PPPPAAAAYYYY. I don’t think that huge a contract is the type of move the Doyers will make, and just based on having known a bunch of Japanese people, I don’t think any other city has the same appeal as LA for him. Maybe Seattle, but that’s a distant second.
Total educated guess on my part, but if the money situation is similar, and he thinks they can become a winner at some point over the life of the contract, and he likes it here he could sign.
Or he’ll just become a Met.
I think if he wanted to play in NY, he would have done it when he first came here.
LA (and the Angels in particular) has the attitude he likes – as does Trout, and Thor, and Rendon. This is their vibe, whatever you want to say about their injuries, they are not complaining about the clubhouse, or fighting amongst themselves.
Its easy money here in Anaheim. You can get over paid to not produce and everything will be ok. You get chewed up by the NY media and fans. No pressure here to perform. If you suck in Anaheim, its just another Moreno special.
I think so. If Ohtani was really hellbent on this becoming legendary status thing, NY would have been the place to be. Bright Lights, Big City.
Or he was sort of scared that in case he doesn’t come out guns ablazing in his first year, NY will chew him and spit him out and he will never quite recover.
So he chose a “safer” place, and the “safer” team in LA.
I don’t see it as ‘safer’ – I see as playing with a different attitude, with a different focus, different lifestyle.
Less the in your face sports journalists (plenty of those in Japan), but the crazy fame which is much more toned down in Anaheim. Gets to have a private life – which I think he values.
My point was more that, to the Japanese, Los Angeles is the most important, and coolest, city in America and it has a huge Japanese population comparatively…… that has appeal for a Japanese guy playing baseball.
As he’s established himself in MLB, I expect his preferences have changed.
Trout’s didn’t. Weaver’s didn’t. Not everyone wants that.
…and Weaver gave Arte a home town discount.
yes, everyone is different
I doubt that, but his perception of the Angels might have. I think Ohtani wanted and wants to be on a winning team that will let him pitch and DH while minimizing the travel distance to Japan.
When he first came to the league, Eppler sold him on the future of the Angels and what they could do for them. He also didn’t have a lot of options. Realistically, it was the Angels or Seattle that had the best hopes of meeting Ohtani’s goal.
With the DH in the NL, Ohtani’s options have increased and his confidence in the Angels pushing to win has almost certainly substantially decreased. Trout isn’t as young, Rendon didn’t work out, Marsh/Adell are looking average at best, and the team routinely leaves large holes unfilled from season to season.
I hope you’re right. I agree with you.
Ohtani didn’t sign with the Dodgers because they wouldn’t make him a two-way player. I’m not convinced Ohtani wants to go there, that ship has sailed.
Moreno determined to continue to fail the way he has failed over the past decade. Signing and retaining big names and eschewing all else in the system/team. What a giant doofus
What happened that’s got CtPG guy bitching the same bitch this time? What did we do? What are we eschewing (fantastic word)? What did I miss?
Mostly just an excuse to use that word. I was referring to his determination to keep Ohtani in the MLBTR article.
Should have just read: Moreno doomed to repeat past failures by continuing to make the same mistakes over and over again!
I would have said “Moreno keeps chewing over the same mistakes over and over again….”
Yah. Unless Arte actually really intends to jump payroll by a ton (and Ohtani intends to sign here) then all we’re doing is digging our hole deeper.
I eschew the shit out of this.
I prefer the word, chewing…..
I prefer masticating
We just like it when you use the same bitch to complain about the usual bitching that goes on around here.
You know, the same bitchy circle of life.
And eschew is definitely and underrated word.
We should probably eschew its further use, so it doesn’t lose its luster by becoming commonplace.
Hosmer holding up the Soto deal and he has a no-trade to WSH.
Get involved, swap Walsh to the Nationals, have the Padres give us a better than we deserve prospect with Hosmer out of desperation to get it across the finish line to fulfill Jeff’s smart trade suggestion.
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Yeah nevermind sounds like its a done deal with or without him. Hostage ransom trade scenario is no longer needed.
Hard no on trading Walsh.
lol
You guys are a hard lot — give up on a player after one down year.
Hosmer no longer included in the deal.
If you were Hosmer, would you rather play home games, and live in San Diego or in DC? I would nix that trade in a heartbeat.
Or do you want to play for the team that just landed prospects, meaning winning is a ways away, or the team that just traded for Soto and Bell, extended Musgrove, and seems to be going all in to win the WS (a team you have been playing for for years, and is on the cusp of something).
I know, tough call.
From today:
https://twitter.com/JohnStolnis/status/1554462416263577602
I mean lets see the return but trading Marsh and keeping Adell would actually make me LOL.
I’m open minded to anything though,
I would rather keep both of them, and offload Ward, if the FO thinks an OF logjam needs to be cleared up. But I wouldn’t do that either considering I’m anticipating both Trout and Rendon to share some DH duties next year, and Ward can play the OF and 3B. I’m also anticipating Trout moving to LF. I trust Marsh in CF more than Adell.
Anyway, offloading one of Marsh or Adell doesn’t make sense if the goal is to keep young, cost-controlled players to offset any potential looming Ohtani extension. Unless Perry thinks that trading one of them can get him a good prospect in return, and he sticks with Trout/Ward/Adell in CF and Rengifo spells Rendon in 3B, while providing other infield depth.
The fact Jose Rojas, Tyler Wade and Jo Adell get as many opportunities as they do suggests we have the opposite of a logjam. Marsh is really valuable cheap depth, especially with Trout’s back.
To move him they’d need to know they’re getting a major league outfielder elsewhere (for Iglesias?)
Going into the season, the plan for the everyday starters in OF were Trout, Marsh, Ward, with Adell as the 4th OF. Perry and Maddon liked what they saw in Ward that they were confident enough to let Upton go.
The Ward injury at the start affected that depth. Adell didn’t hit as they had hoped we would. Marsh was doing well in LF at the start of the season.
Injuries are a bitch, to any team. That’s why the team had paraded those scrubs. Had the FO predicted that they would use Rojas/Sierra/Wade, and whoever else in the OF for a significant period of time, would they have let go of Upton? Maybe not.
So maybe logjam is not the right word to use, but the FO knew who they want as their everyday players in the OF, and it didn’t pan out the way they thought it would.
Upton was done. If we are talking about talent assessment, cutting him was the good move. He hit .125 for Seattle over just 34 games.
Lagares was a better option (and he was NOT a good option).
What we shouldn’t have done is hope that Villar (who had similarly bad stats at the beginning of the year) would help fill a hole. I guess worth a try when you are down to your 4th best option, but it didn’t work any better.
*he sticks with Trout/Ward/Adell in OF