[Gonzalez] If (the Angels) truly hope to compete next year, they still need, at minimum, IMO: a frontline starter, 1 to 2 high-leverage relievers and a quasi-everyday corner infielder. The good news for them is that those first two needs can very realistically be met through free agency.
November 14, 2024
[Gonzalez] If (the Angels) truly hope to compete next year, they still need, at minimum, IMO: a frontline starter, 1 to 2 high-leverage relievers and a quasi-everyday corner infielder. The good news for them is that those first two needs can very realistically be met through free agency.
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gonna need a lot more than that
Try two frontline starters, one would not be enough at all.
Sign Buehler, trade for Montgomery, sign Estevez and add an OF. Then trade away Ward, Anderson, & Moniak to beef up the minors.
I read this as “Angels sign one mid-tier pitcher, one borderline major league infielder. One mid-tier reliever”
You mean Soler can’t play everyday outfield? Lol I mean they can accomplish all that in FA, Jurickson Profar is out there, I know it’s a career year for him, but he’d be better than any in house option we have not named ward, and trout. Besides the fact they might trade ward for some reason.
This might get us to .500 with perfect health
Problem is even if we sign all of that we still don’t have depth to backup people when they get hurt. Our farm system is so bad.
But are we trying to compete next year?
I’m all for signing a frontline starter in FA (Burnes, Fried or Snell), but I’d offer a multi-year deal so they’ll be around as the team hopes to get better. I’m not a fan of addressing the bullpen in FA, since many of those guys will be getting 1-year deals. Plus, I thought our bullpen was actually good and we have good internal depth there.
I’m not sure what he means by “quasi-everyday corner infielder”. I would imagine the point of 2025 is to give Schanuel as much playing time as possible, and we’re probably stuck with Rendon. I love the Newman signing and I’d rather extend Rengifo and put him at 3B, then find a short-term 2B like Brandon Lowe or Jonathan India to hold down the fort until Christian Moore is ready.
I think he meant 4 frontline starters, easy typo on the keyboard, but 4 should be enough to get us to .500
I would love for them to get fried/snell on a big contract and monty for cheap while his value is very down
11 comments
gonna need a lot more than that
Try two frontline starters, one would not be enough at all.
Sign Buehler, trade for Montgomery, sign Estevez and add an OF. Then trade away Ward, Anderson, & Moniak to beef up the minors.
I read this as “Angels sign one mid-tier pitcher, one borderline major league infielder. One mid-tier reliever”
You mean Soler can’t play everyday outfield? Lol
I mean they can accomplish all that in FA, Jurickson Profar is out there, I know it’s a career year for him, but he’d be better than any in house option we have not named ward, and trout. Besides the fact they might trade ward for some reason.
This might get us to .500 with perfect health
Problem is even if we sign all of that we still don’t have depth to backup people when they get hurt. Our farm system is so bad.
But are we trying to compete next year?
I’m all for signing a frontline starter in FA (Burnes, Fried or Snell), but I’d offer a multi-year deal so they’ll be around as the team hopes to get better. I’m not a fan of addressing the bullpen in FA, since many of those guys will be getting 1-year deals. Plus, I thought our bullpen was actually good and we have good internal depth there.
I’m not sure what he means by “quasi-everyday corner infielder”. I would imagine the point of 2025 is to give Schanuel as much playing time as possible, and we’re probably stuck with Rendon. I love the Newman signing and I’d rather extend Rengifo and put him at 3B, then find a short-term 2B like Brandon Lowe or Jonathan India to hold down the fort until Christian Moore is ready.
I think he meant 4 frontline starters, easy typo on the keyboard, but 4 should be enough to get us to .500
I would love for them to get fried/snell on a big contract and monty for cheap while his value is very down
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