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Angels Intend To Hold Line On Payroll
According to Mike DiGiovanna of the L.A. Times, Angels owner Arte Moreno has no intention of increasing 2009 payroll significantly beyond the current $123MM. Playoff success could add some flexibility, but not enough to retain all of the team's free agents.
Interestingly, Moreno's comments did not dispel the C.C. Sabathia speculation:
"We always try to stay very focused on pitching, and right now we think we have a solid one through four. But do you go out and get a No. 1, or do you look for a 2, 3 or 4? We have a wish list of things we think will improve the team. But what you go after could affect your flexibility."
DiGiovanna says the Angels should have about $87MM committed before dealing with free agents. So, the Angels might have around $38MM to spend.
There are scenarios where the Angels could sign two of the big three: Mark Teixeira, Francisco Rodriguez, and C.C. Sabathia. Their best bet would probably be Tex and Sabathia. The Angels will have to be careful not to backload too heavily, since they'll need to spend big bucks to extend Vladimir Guerrero and John Lackey beyond 2009.
Meanwhile, it seems possible free agents such as Garret Anderson, Jon Garland, Juan Rivera, and Darren Oliver move on.
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Yeah Jpse Arredendo will be a stud in the closer role. Tim,you seem VERY down on K-Rod. Porkay?
Posted by: ballerwhiteboy | September 17, 2008 at 11:02 AM
K-Rod is highly overrated... the Angels would be wise to let him walk and let somebody else overpay him.
The Angels should let Anderson go (completely), re-sign Rivera for ~$5MM/yr, and let Garland and Oliver go.
If they can sign Teixeira and Sabathia... look out. If they had to get one? I'm torn, personally. The Halos always need more offense, but we don't yet know what Kendry Morales is capable of (though i have very high hopes of him). If Morales can put up a .300/.350/.490 line with 20-25 HRs, they should go after CC.
Posted by: bseballcrzy17 | September 17, 2008 at 11:30 AM
It doesn't really have as much to do with K-Rod himself...more with the idea of paying a reliever $15MM a year over four years. No doubt K-Rod is an elite reliever.
Posted by: Tim Dierkes | September 17, 2008 at 11:30 AM
"K-Rod is highly overrated... the Angels would be wise to let him walk and let somebody else overpay him."
You are nuts.
"Yeah Jpse Arredendo will be a stud in the closer role."
Arredondo hasn't proved that yet and there are then question marks about setup relief.
"The Angels should let Anderson go (completely), re-sign Rivera for ~$5MM/yr, and let Garland and Oliver go."
It may be the case that Anderson takes the pay cut voluntarily, which would be very helpful. I agree that Garland should go, but I don't agree with Oliver. Oliver is their only proven reliever with the ability to go more than 2 innings in any given outing. He may not be the LOOGY they have been looking for, given that he is better against righties, but he is effective.
That said, K-Rod will 1) almost certainly take less than $15 million when all is said and done and 2) is the team's biggest box office draw outside of Guerrero. Those have to be considerations.
Posted by: AA | September 17, 2008 at 12:30 PM
"That said, K-Rod will 1) almost certainly take less than $15 million when all is said and done and 2) is the team's biggest box office draw outside of Guerrero. Those have to be considerations."
- Given the market for closers, I don't think there is any guarantee that he'll give us a discount considering he wanted atleast 12 from us before arbitration. To think he may get 12-15 from the Mets or Cards isn't too far off.
- I'd have to say since we acquired Tex he's the 2nd biggest draw next to Vladdy... Whenever we've got the lead at the top of the 7th or 8th thats when you see the seats emptying.. this wouldn't happen if he was a huge fan favorite. Though he will be missed when he's gone, the money could be better used to keep Tex or get C.C.
Posted by: LetsGoHalos | September 17, 2008 at 02:55 PM
Long time angels fan hoping that Arte:
1) Signs Tex as the next long term marquee name
2) Let's K-rod walk. 15mm is too much for the routine drama and ulcer-inducing BBs.
3) Takes a good shot at CC.
4) figures out some way to offload GMJ.
Assuming the Angels sign Tex and CC, I guess I am being too sentimental to hope that GA is offered (and accepts) a discount deal (3/24?) for the sake of finishing his career in Anaheim. But, clubs with several marquee names don't usually go the sentimental route do they, even when the player has more club records than any other player in that franchise's history?
Not to mention, he is (at 36) a better player than GMJ will ever be.
Posted by: tdischino | September 17, 2008 at 05:45 PM
resign tex, make a pitch for sabathia and let k-rod walk. Tex is a great player and Sabathia IMO is the best pitcher in baseball. the only reason k-rod SEEMS so good is because he has had more save opp. than anyone.
Posted by: kingfelix93 | September 17, 2008 at 05:50 PM
1) Signing Tex is a must! 8/176? Anything over that is almost shooting ourselves in the foot.
2) K-Rod it's been fun, but your not worth 15+ million a year. Arredondo will be ready after 1 year as Shields Set-Up guy.
3) If we can't get Tex, please make an offer to C.C. and lets make a deal like Saunders or Weaver + GMJ to Colorado for Holliday.
I think it's safe to say GA's time as an Angel is almost over... though I think 3/24 is quite a bit still for a second half DH/LF.. I would think more in the terms of 2/12 + incentives, give him one last go around like we did for Salmon. I don't think we should have him around longer then that as he'll be blocking Vladdy as the DH since his legs are absolutely shot.
Posted by: LetsGoHalos | September 17, 2008 at 05:55 PM
i've been a anderson fan all my life, but it is time to let him go. the angels are an elite team now. and they can't have their lf/dh batting with a 280 average and having only 12 home runs. i hope he retires (after the angels win the 2008 world series) instead of playing for another team.
Posted by: johnnyholden | September 17, 2008 at 06:21 PM
KRod is not over-rated. He has a Mariano-esque one pitch that even when you know it's coming, hitters can't hit it. That slider he has is devastating. Rivera has made a career of throwing really just one pitch, his cutter. KRod is a close second to that. He has a FB he plays off the slider but the slider is amazing.
Posted by: basemonkey | September 17, 2008 at 06:36 PM
"Assuming the Angels sign Tex and CC"
That should have read "Under the assumption that the Angels sign Tex and CC"...I'm not very confident that we could get both, and I think Tex should be the priority.
If they did sign both, and for some reason kept Frankie, oh boy... This team would officially shed the "scrappy" adjective.
Posted by: tdischino | September 17, 2008 at 10:12 PM
I LOL every time my friend, who is an angel fan, says the angels will get both Tex and Sabathia.
I can understand the thought that they are able to get one of them, easily, but to get Tex AND sabathia, it will take over 300 million dollars, and LMAO if anyone thinks that will happen.
Posted by: Ivdown | September 18, 2008 at 04:08 PM