Crazy Lee Scenario

by angelfan_007 on Dec 10, 2010 6:52 PM PST

So I'm driving through the horrible traffic of LA thinking about the mediocre offseason the Angels have been having and it all hit me. I know exactly what to do to get the Angels back in place. First, we sign Cliff Lee to a 7yr/161 million deal with a partial no-trade clause that doesn't include the Yankees. Next, we trade him to the Yankees. That's right I said it to the YANKEES. For who you may ask? I just want two people and it is Robinson Cano and their catching prospect Jesus Montero. After that is done, more trading is going to happen. We will trade Erick Aybar, Mike Napoli, Howie Kendrick, Juan Rivera and pitching prospect Tyler Chatwood for........................Jose Reyes and David Wright. Bet you didn't see that coming. Reyes fills in for our leadoff spot. Another scrappy type hitter that Mike loves. And because he won't be in the massive stadium of Citi Field, Wright will have his power back. The next thing is to sign Jim Thome to a 1 year contract to get some pop at our DH position. So this is my 2011 Angels lineup:

SS Reyes

LF Abreu

1st K-Mo

2nd Cano

RF Hunter

3rd Wright

DH Thome

C Jesus Montero/Hank Conger (Mike will have to choose on this one)

CF Bourjos

Now isn't this a great lineup!! ;) I told you crazy right. Alright now you can start telling me a bunch of crap about how stupid my plan is but whatever, it be a bad ass Angel lineup!

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Ugh. For Christmas.....

I want fewer posts with dopey trade proposals.

I’ve been really good. Please?

RIP Nick...

Jim Scully
Jim Scully Home

by jimmuscomp on Dec 10, 2010 7:05 PM PST reply actions 2 recs

I love posts like this

They make me feel superior!!!!!!!!!!

by Rev Halofan on Dec 11, 2010 1:14 AM PST up reply actions

You're right, this is crazy.

by ~MMP~ on Dec 10, 2010 7:09 PM PST reply actions

No Granderson?

He luminous! Catch, run, throw, hit ball.

RIP Nick Adenhart 4/9/09

by vlad IS my man on Dec 10, 2010 7:27 PM PST reply actions

As my grandfather used to say

Nutsem.

A wise man does not need advice and a fool won't take it.

by angelslogic on Dec 10, 2010 8:15 PM PST reply actions

now why would the yankees not sign him to a 7yr/161mm deal but accept that same number in a trade? and why would the yankees give up cano for lee and get no replacement at 2b?

by Tony Hui on Dec 10, 2010 8:39 PM PST reply actions

Signs-and-trades are not allowed anyways

I’m going to club a seal the next time I see a lineup including more than one player not on the roster already.

by Suboptimal on Dec 10, 2010 8:56 PM PST reply actions

PETA will not be happy with you.

A wise man does not need advice and a fool won't take it.

by angelslogic on Dec 10, 2010 9:15 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs

Cocaine's a hell of a drug.

"If he raced his pregnant wife he'd finish third"
Tommy Lasorda on catcher Mike Scioscia

by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Dec 10, 2010 9:21 PM PST reply actions 5 recs

You are right, trading Cliff Lee to another team right after he was signed yet again would make him crazy.

Peter Bourjos is faster than anyone on your team.

by 44FAN on Dec 10, 2010 9:28 PM PST reply actions

Angels

This isn’t the NBA, rookie.

° A player signed as a free agent can’t be traded ANYWHERE until several months into the season. That is part of the basic bargaining agreement between owners and players.

° In reality, the Yankees would simply outbid the Angels (and everyone else) for Lee and thus retain Cano and Montero. Why the hell would they bid lower than the Angels, then take on that contract in trade? That would be as stupid as our trading away Trout, Segura and Chatwood to the Red Sox in order to get Crawford and his idiotic contract for ourselves—the entire point to signing a free agent is to avoid giving up talent in the system.

° A no-trade clause is at the discretion of the player, not the team.

If all this inspiration in your post was the result of being stuck in traffic, I suggest you get your car into a mechanic and find the source of the carbon monoxide leak in the cabin.

"I can't tell people what to think or not to think. Their perceptions are their perceptions. We just feel we've taken a step forward. At the end of the day, we have to play 162 games. Once that happens then we'll be able to evaluate the offseason moves."~Tony Reagins, on the Angels' offseason

by George Kaplan on Dec 10, 2010 10:00 PM PST reply actions

stupid Lakers fans...

Peter Bourjos is faster than anyone on your team.

by 44FAN on Dec 10, 2010 10:18 PM PST up reply actions

by cmy912 on Dec 10, 2010 10:49 PM PST reply actions 1 recs

Oh shit!

Someones been playing too much MLB THE SHOW 2010!!!! … i threw a perfect game with Torii Hunter on the hill!!!

by wheres_bourjos_at on Dec 10, 2010 10:54 PM PST via mobile reply actions

i think the crazy lee situation is to just sign him. i mean, thats some sweet revenge for beating us out on tex (not that we really needed him, as we’ve come to realize)

by Tony Hui on Dec 11, 2010 12:41 AM PST reply actions