LA Angels Tuesday News Crash: Retired

OK, I’ll bite. What are these added revenue streams you are talking about?

I understand that you want Arte to buy you some players. But the argument that there are any FAs out there that are really gonna act as “revenue streams” for a team that will struggle to reach .500 is a big stretch. Even if they did something truly stupid like signing Framber Valdez and Cody Bellinger, that’s supposed to bring out thousands of extra fans per game to watch a team lose? We may sign a Japanese player, but he won’t be Ohtani. Have you heard of the Sugano Effect? Neither have I. Thick streams isn’t much of an argument for spending.

The only major spending I would do if I were “smart business owner” is maybe pay Neto and Soriano long term to be fan favorites now that Trout is a wet fart. Otherwise I’m waiting out the labor strife and TV contract situation.

I don’t like it, but it was shown yet again last year. WINNING makes money. Even a sad sack team barely looking like maybe contending drew a lot of people last summer. And it is a likeable group of guys on our roster. That helps.

But the Angels have too many holes to BUY a winning team. Pissing away millions on looking like you’re kind of trying is what we all hate. It’s also a waste, in addition to what ever I am spending on Skaggs ladies.

And are we not buying Rendon out now? Though, was that ever really gonna save us much money? I don’t think the MLBPA will allow a huge discount. And the “we did some wrangling to save ourselves a few million in payroll this year via an agreement with Rendon” is the type of thing that helps a team that is a few million away from a title. What do we care? Might as well just stash that cash.

If I were smart I’d minimize spending. Why buy nice wheels for a Dodge Stratus with a bad transmission? Of course, if I were actually smart, I’d also sell high on assets I can’t use to win right now and I’d invest at least some of that money I am not spending on MLB payroll on the farm.

But yeah. I’m not buying the “If Arte were a smart business man he’d buy me some players I’ve heard of cuzz revnew streams” thing. That’s kind of what Arte already does and it sucks.