Looking at AL ranks, Seatlle ranks 5th in pretty much everything as a team... wRC+, Def, fWAR... run differential they're one of the 7 teams with a positve run diff and its pnly 8 runs different than the Jays. I dont think it's a stretch to say they're a solid wildcard team.
Side note, all wildcard teams have a better record than Cleveland. God the Central sucks so much ass.
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The Angels obviously don’t have enough good pitchers to even make that worthwhile, but if you are theoretically doing a bullpen day that frequently you’re surely negating any rest advantage of having an “extra” reliever.Originally Posted by Laika
Wonder if the Rays sign him next offseason after the Angels finish with a <.500 win % and let him walk for nothing.
The Rays?
They should be trading him this offseason, it's the only thing that makes sense for them. A blurb from the end of last year; “I really like the team. I love the fans. I love the atmosphere of the team,” Ohtani said via an interpreter. “But, more than that, I want to win. That’s the biggest thing for me. I’ll leave it at that.” That doesn't sound like a player that would be willing to stay with the Angels as they are right now at this moment.
Weren't they in on Freeman? Maybe they have some kind of sciency thing that tells them Ohtani would be worth it to them. Maybe the Rays could also use him in a play to force a team move. It would look bad on the MLB to have their potential top asset playing in front of sub-10,000 crowds.
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I don't see the Rays being able to sign Ohtani.
Yankees likely can though especially if they don't resign Judge. If Ohtani wants to stay on the west coast - Mariners, Giants or Dodgers.
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NO chance the Rays sign Ohtani, that Freeman stuff was just lip service for sure.
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What would a trade package even look like for Ohtani?
Top 3-ish prospects plus at least 1-2 young position players that don't suck? I mean its the Angels so they're definitely gonna screw up even if they do trade him
At the deadline, Morosi had speculated a trade of Ohtani to the jays would require Tiedemann, Moreno, Max Castillo and Orelvis.
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I don't really understand why FA's would want to sign in SF. It looks to me like that team is miles away from competing.
Major countdown for Pujols to get 700. It's going to be fucking tight!
Brian Kenny did this on Ohtani, with WPA citing it was the fairest way to rate the 2, it was closer than the WAR numbers, but Judge still edged him out. By added roster spot, you mean him staying in games to still hit after being pulled? The Angels use a 6 man rotation, they work on the same rest for the most part.
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1. Money
2. City/weather
3. Money
I hope he finishes on 699.
lol... I think I know the answer, but why, you a sadist?
Pujols will be at 699 in the last game
STL will bat him leadoff and the other team will only throw him fastballs in the zone
He'll fly out on the warning track 5 times
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