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West Notes: Angel Stadium, Carter, D’backs Front Office

By Jeff Todd | September 26, 2014 at 11:36pm CDT

The Angels have cut off talks with the city of Anaheim regarding a new ballpark lease arrangement, as Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times reports. Owner Arte Moreno says that the club can afford to build a new ballpark, and indeed the team is exploring its options in other Los Angeles-area locations. After agreeing upon a “deal framework” a year ago, the parties have been unable to finalize a new contract.

Here’s more out of the west:

  • Astros slugger Chris Carter will be shopping for a new agent after losing former adviser Dave Stewart, MLB.com’s Brian McTaggart reports on Twitter. The decision is a particularly important one for Carter, 27, given that he will qualify for arbitration as a Super Two player in the coming offseason. His 37 home runs make for a nice arb case, of course, but his raise will be well-deserved. Carter’s bottom-line production over the last three years: .228/.322/.480 (121 OPS+) over 1,409 plate appearances with 82 long balls.
  • Stewart, of course, made the rounds today after being announced as the Diamondbacks’ new general manager. One burning question has been how Arizona will incorporate statistical analysis into its decisionmaking, and Stewart told Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic (Twitter link) that the organization must “get on board with it” after having not done so to present. That does not mean that the club will turn its back entirely on its scouting and culture-heavy focus; to the contrary, Stewart made clear that he hopes former GM Kevin Towers will stay on and discussed the importance of developing an organizational culture in several interviews.
  • One element of the D’backs decisionmaking structure that has become clear is that De Jon Watson will play an important role in developing and disseminating information. In an appearance on the team’s television broadcast, Watson said that he will have wide-ranging responsibilities in the arenas of amateur scouting, player development, and MLB roster construction. He indicated that he likes the idea of being able to have such a broad role. That being said, Watson said the club intends to keep scouting director Ray Montgomery and player development director Mike Bell in their present roles.
  • Turning to the actual ballclub, Stewart said in an appearance on 98.7’s Burns & Gambo show that Arizona has no intention of dealing away young talent. Calling the team’s farm system “pretty much depleted,” Stewart said that rebuilding depth — rotation candidates, especially — was a key focus. That being said, Stewart indicated that he hopes to put a winning club on the field quickly and will look to the free agent market for a “front end guy.”
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  1. dwarfstar

    9 years ago

    Very curious move by Chris Carter to leave the agency just because Dave Stewart transferred his clients to Dave Henderson his partner in their San Diego based agency?

    Reply
    • LazerTown

      9 years ago

      An agency is only as good as the people it has. There are so many agencies out there, there must have been something with Stewart that made him choose that agency. Once that is gone there isn’t anything keeping him there.

      Reply
  2. MadmanTX

    9 years ago

    The Angels can move to El Segundo. That’ll be appropriate for them starting next season.

    Reply
  3. John Cate

    9 years ago

    I guess they will soon be able to change their name again, to the Los Angeles Angels of Los Angeles.

    Reply
  4. KINGMOJO

    9 years ago

    Do the angels really need a new stadium?, I think it’s fine the way it is…

    Reply
    • RyanWKrol

      9 years ago

      The infrastructure and plumbing is still old and needs to either be upgraded or an entirely new ballpark built instead. I think it’s the 4th oldest park in MLB right now.

      Reply

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