The Braves signed Jorge Mateo to a one year deal.
Anthony Veneziano just signed with the SSG Landers.
Zach Penrod just got a minor league deal with the Nationals.
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LA Angels Tuesday News Crash:
15 Comments
Legend
3 hours ago
You know who’d be a very 2026 Angels pick up and may actually be of some service to us at 3B? Ramon Urias. Throw this guy 4M? Hits kinda weak. Good defense at 3B/2B? If he has a “good year” he may even put up a 110 OPS+. Still positive WAR, even when he has a below average OPS+.
Trusted Member
30 minutes ago
I was going to say “isn’t Urias just Peraza with 6 more years”, but Urias is a good fielder, and last season was his only below average hitting season and still he put up better than 2 WAR. Slip Perry has his agent’s number.
Legend
22 minutes ago
I like it
Super Member
3 hours ago
I’ve started getting some kind of news roundup on my phone from Google- one of the sites is Halos Hangout. They had an article pushing the Halos going all in on Cody Bellinger. I laughed. A lot. Not only is that asteroid-crashing-into-Earth unlikely, Bellinger is not going to save this team from at least 90 losses next year. To quote the estimable Bugs Bunny, “What a maroon!”
Super Member
2 hours ago
A classic case of lazy journalism connecting dots that no longer apply. The Angels haven’t been relevant players for big ticket FA’s in quite some time and the worse they get win-loss wise, they recede even further.
All that being said, and this is incredibly unlikely, I would sign Cody to a 1 year deal if he’s unsigned as pitchers & catchers report and of course flip him at the deadline.
Trusted Member
2 hours ago
It doesn’t take much to create a website and write an opinion. You’re not a journalist just because you can do that.
Signing and trying to flip Cody seems like an expensive way to get a prospect or two as I imagine the Angels would have to continue paying most of his salary. that would seem to defeat the purpose. When you are in the Angels position you don’t get to dictate terms all that much.
Super Member
2 hours ago
1.) I should’ve said “journalist” as opposed to journalist. Though the muppets employed by The NY Times, Daily Beast, etc. aren’t any better.
2.) I did say “incredibly unlikely” and as far are the money goes, I don’t care. Arte might deem it valuable on a one year deal for marketing reasons alone as he could put up a giant Cody Bellinger photo on the stadium walls. Any way that we can obtain prospects should be considered. This is also why I’m on board with taking on bloated contracts in exchange for prospects.
Again, all of this is unlikely, I’m simply saying what I would do.
Legend
1 hour ago
I agree – what’s posted there is utter nonsense. I think that site uses AI to create what’s posted.
Super Member
1 hour ago
This seems likely. The articles are poorly written and even more poorly conceived.
I previously assumed that 16-18 year olds were authoring the articles, but, AI slop seems more probable.
Hell, most of the “fans” feel like AI slop to me for that matter, haha.
Super Member
4 hours ago
EYES ON THE SWINGING PENDULUM, ARTE
You are getting very sleepy… very sleepy…
Look deep into the numbers, Arte.
118 pitchers DRAFTED since 2017 in the first 20 rounds… your eyelids are getting heavy
71% of your draft capital on arms… you are drifting… drifting…
2.4 pitchers for every position player… deeper and deeper into the truth
28th in ERA. 4.89. Bottom three. you can see it clearly now
“But what about Reid Detmers?” NO ARTE, STAY WITH ME. Remember the 5+ ERA stretches between the no-hitter highlights…
José Soriano? International free agent. $70,000. Not drafted. even your ONE success story didn’t come from the draft
Zero reliable drafted arms. None. Nada. you understand what must be done
“But we hired Mike Maddux!” Yes, Arte… Mike Maddux is excellent. He works with the MLB club. But the rot is in the system. And the fish rots from the head.
NPB imports. International free agents. Veteran castoffs. Trade deadline rentals. it’s all so clear…
Nine years. 118 pitchers DRAFTED. Zero development. there is only one path forward
When I snap my fingers, you will call your broker.
When I count to three, you will list the team.
One… organizational malpractice…
Two… player development catastrophe…
Three… SELL THE TEAM, ARTE.
You are now fully awake and feel GOOD about selling. Now let competent ownership fix the player development pipeline you destroyed. You will sleep soundly knowing you did the right thing.
Last edited 4 hours ago by HalosFanForLife
Trusted Member
4 hours ago
Completely agree.
I’m only here for CTPG, and the occasional free tickets.
Super Member
2 hours ago
I keep checking to see if the Doyers added Skenes and Skubal yet.
maybe tomorrow.
Legend
1 hour ago
I’m here for my hopium fix from Pineapple, and the sarcastic abuse from our resident drummer.
It’s a hoot! 🦉
Super Member
3 hours ago
Seems to me this would indicate Perry has severely failed to meet expectations
Trusted Member
46 minutes ago
I doubt this works. We need to incept the idea deep into his brain, like the movie…Inception. Call Leo and JGL, heck even Ellen Elliot Page, right now while the top is still spinning on the table.
