Albert Pujols to Angels? Rumors of Biggest Splash Abound!
by Rev Halofan on Dec 6, 2011 10:54 PM PST
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PrintIsn't it awesome to have a WInter Meetings without any squawks about the Yankees or Red Sox?
The Winter Meeting buzz about free agent 1B Albert Pujols got a jolt when the usually reliable Ken Rosenthal named the Angels IN A TWEET as suitors for the Cardinals All-Star. His tweet sent shockwaves thru the blogging and mainstream media alike.
Rosenthal is respected enough to force people to take his tweets seriously, but the LA Times Mike DeeGee tweeted and the OC Register Bill Plunkett tweeted reporters on the scene added caveats that they had not heard a word of any Angels involvement and reported strident denials of any Halo involvement by their sources.
But a few telling tweets give us clues as to who the sources might be that Rosenthal references away from So Cal beat reporters MDG and BP. First a TWEET from Joel Sherman reporting the assumption that because Angels owner Arte Moreno and Angels team president John Carpino are not in town, the likelihood that Jerry Dipoto would be running the delicate negotiations for Pujols might be a stretch. Sherman TWEETED earlier that an AL official had mentioned the Angels being in on it but that Sherman had checked with sources who said no.
Ah, but now the plot thickens. Sherman has sources with the Angels who deny it after an AL exec confirms it. And Sherman knows Arte and Carpino are not in town. Except... Victor Rojas TWEETS that team president John Carpino IS indeed present at the Dallas Winter Meetings. Just then, Tom Singer, veteran of 31 Winter Meetings reminds us all of the stealth that Moreno established in 2004 in THIS TWEET:
The GM is different, but Moreno was key guy 8 yrs ago when
#Angels came out of nowhere to sign that winter's top FA, Vladi Guerrero
So the pieces add up like this:
- New Angels regime is less secretive than old Angels regime.
- A major national reporter breaks the Pujols to Anaheim rumor.
- Local reporters get no confirmation.
- A New York baseball reporter says an AL source had told him this but that his Angels sources denied it and President Carpino was not in town.
- But it turns out Carpino IS in town!
- Carpino is the lone holdover from the Moreno regime that stealthfully signed Vlad Guerrero in 2004
So there you have it. John Carpino is in Dallas, but is he in the school book depository or on the grassy knoll?
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this could be the best christmas ever
well since i got my N64
Pujols+Fielder-Mathis-TR=AWSOME
I take it you don't have the DOV Secret Decoder Ring
You need to drink more ovaltine
-Quad Fin Rider
I'll take getting Pujols for Christmas even over a Red Ryder BB Gun with a compass in the stock
All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I'm fine.
by Quad Fin Rider on Dec 6, 2011 11:11 PM PST up reply actions
what about Pujols over a furby
I take it you don't have the DOV Secret Decoder Ring
You need to drink more ovaltine
-Quad Fin Rider
God, Furbies are creepy...
…. what kind of sick twist sticks that in bed with a child? It looks like a toy for baby Slee Stack or something.
Tim Salmon + Yankee cap = HOF.
by gitchogritchoffmypetis on Dec 7, 2011 11:12 AM PST up reply actions
I hope you didn't shoot your eye out kid
"How much more could you possibly need? I never played this game for money purposes, I played it for love and for championships."
---Jered Weaver.
The best Christmas ever would be you getting stuck in the chimney playing Santa for your kids.
Napoli's 27th, 28th, 29th and 30th homers of the year (four more than Jeff Mathis' career total) rained down on Angel Stadium like knives from the ceiling.
All I know is .
This is the best Winter Meetings in a long time. The speculation and energy around it is incredible. It is really like this is a story. Also the story gets even more peculiar. Jerry DiPoto never met with Angels beat writers according to both Bill Plunkett and Scott Miller. Link
Mathis is finally gone. Only good things can happen now.
by Angelsrthebest101 on Dec 6, 2011 11:01 PM PST reply actions
wow! im too excited/anxious to sleep.
The more I think about it the more I believe this really could happen.
The best part about this is
We could be going from the worst #5 (Mathis) in baseball to arguably the best #5 (Pujols) of all time…..in the span of less than a week!
"How much more money do you need?"
-Jered Weaver, 8/23/2011
by bbasher103090 on Dec 6, 2011 11:10 PM PST via mobile reply actions
it all makes sense!
Sosh wouldn’t make Mathis drop his number, so DiPoto trades Mathis away to free up the number!
R.I.P. Nick Adenhart - Always an Angel
Ill one up you.....Dwight to the Lakers:)
Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl Champs Tony Romo Super Bowl MVP
-Me, October 3,2011
lol
no
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
by clover_black on Dec 6, 2011 11:16 PM PST up reply actions
F-yeah!
All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I'm fine.
by Quad Fin Rider on Dec 6, 2011 11:16 PM PST up reply actions
if the Fakers get Dwight and Clippers get CP3 and the Angels get CJ and Pujuls,,,,
That would be something
RG3?
I take it you don't have the DOV Secret Decoder Ring
You need to drink more ovaltine
-Quad Fin Rider
if we sign Pujols and CJ this blog is going to explode!!!!
Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl Champs Tony Romo Super Bowl MVP
-Me, October 3,2011
A Quality Starter, Strong 3B, or Ace Bullpen Arm
If the Angels sign Pujols, they can shop Trumbo to a team, perhaps one like Pittsburgh, and see what they can get for an arm. I’d say K-Mo is free, too, but his value is probably very low right now, and not worth trading away.
R.I.P. Nick Adenhart - Always an Angel
Maybe Arte thinks signing Pujols would sell tons of seats at Angels stadium.
I can’t think of any other logical reasoning for this.
Napoli's 27th, 28th, 29th and 30th homers of the year (four more than Jeff Mathis' career total) rained down on Angel Stadium like knives from the ceiling.
Besides the fact that it's a future hall of famer?
I mean, he’s not mark trumbo…
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
by clover_black on Dec 6, 2011 11:18 PM PST up reply actions
Plus he'll be the first to legitimately break Hank Aaron's HR record & do it in a Halos uni
All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I'm fine.
by Quad Fin Rider on Dec 6, 2011 11:20 PM PST up reply actions
It'll put my butt in there a lot more often than usual
that’s for sure.
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
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by SportsChicken on Dec 7, 2011 12:16 AM PST up reply actions
Getting to the World Series is a pretty good reason
"Ballplayers play baseball. Hrrmmmff." -Jose Mota
That's What I Was Saying
When I laid out my roadmap for an Angels return to greatness in 2012. I’m obviously no DiPoto, because he’s KILLING IT, but you have to admit that Pujols or Fielder would be worth spending more for because of the publicity they bring. $140 million is a reasonable limit for the roster, but that has to exclude these premiere first baseman, because they will pay for themselves.
R.I.P. Nick Adenhart - Always an Angel
i cant sleep damit! way to go!
Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl Champs Tony Romo Super Bowl MVP
-Me, October 3,2011
Damn, I can't either
Things like this happen and I’m 18 again. I love the Angels.
Wake me when pitchers and catchers report.
dont have class till 6pm tomorrow
playing MLB 2k11 and keeping an eye on this.
"id take 5th Dimention Wormhole Rivera over Wells any day of the week"
-clover_black
by the king of CERA on Dec 6, 2011 11:29 PM PST reply actions
hey what about Prince? lol
Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl Champs Tony Romo Super Bowl MVP
-Me, October 3,2011
Tony Romo Super Bowl MVP? LOLZ
Napoli's 27th, 28th, 29th and 30th homers of the year (four more than Jeff Mathis' career total) rained down on Angel Stadium like knives from the ceiling.
baseball tonight spends half the show talking about the yankees
And I don’t think Cashmen is even at the winter meetings.
Horrible!
I don’t even bother watching ESPN anymore. Their whole shtick is so tired. Does every new spotscaster have to try so hard to be like Stuart Scott?
I'm So Over ESPN
SportsCenter really hasn’t been the same since the days of Dan Patrick, Keith Olberman and Kenny Mayne.
I Read "God Save the Fan", by Deadspin's Will Leitch
And it really left a sour taste in my mouth about ESPN. I watch Baseball Tonight, and sometimes MNF, and that’s it.
R.I.P. Nick Adenhart - Always an Angel
Just a tease
till I see the official media release from Eric that it’s done.
"Two-thirds of the Earth is covered by water. The rest is covered by Peter Bourjos" ~ markinca
Yawn
I hate to be a wet blanket, but it just isn’t going to happen, folks.
And if it does…what are we going to be thinking 5 years from now, when Pujols is 50 or whatever, and still has another 5 years left on his deal? Of course, if the Halos have 3 more WS rings by then, we’ll probably be saying, “yeah, it’s worth it!”
Sign Pujols, then wait to showcase a healthy Morales early in the year for some pitching & prospects? Or hold onto him to share DH/1B, and deal Trumbo?
Anything Is Worth 1 Ring
That’s what it comes down to. You win one ring, it’s all worth it.
And you deal Trumbo, and possibly Abreu if you can. Morales is an Angel. If he sucks, well, hsi value right now is low anyway. If he’s even remotely close to his old self, he’s an acceptable DH and not worth trading. And with Wells and Hunter in the OF getting older, Trout is your fouth outfielder.
R.I.P. Nick Adenhart - Always an Angel
Pujols at 50 will still be a better hitter than anyone in the angels current lineup
by Balls and Strikes on Dec 7, 2011 8:08 AM PST via mobile up reply actions 4 recs
That seriously made me laugh out loud.
Angels Baseball--"A collusion of one"-Sam Miller
by autry's cowboys on Dec 7, 2011 8:51 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, you trade Trumbo
He could be a good corner outfielder for some people.
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
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by SportsChicken on Dec 7, 2011 9:13 AM PST up reply actions
Omg, would we win the WS?
Weaver, Haren, Santana, Wilson
Hunter, Morales, Pujols, Bourjos, Trout
Iannetta, Conger
Experienced Walden who becomes the next K-Rod
And Hungry, Hungry Homer sitting next to the water fountain?
Whoa whoa whoa
First and foremost, I want Walden to be the next Percival, not the next K-Rod.
Second, if the Angels sign Pujols, I don’t doubt they will still work to get another starter (because let’s face it, Williams is a #5), but I’d say a second-tier guy or someone through trade is much more likely than Wilson.
That being said, if you’re going all in against the Rangers, who could conceivably sign Prince Fielder, that’s how you do it.
R.I.P. Nick Adenhart - Always an Angel
The Rangers still have money to spend?
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
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by SportsChicken on Dec 7, 2011 9:15 AM PST up reply actions
i could see sending bourjos and abreu and reckling to the nats for strasberg
would not klike to part with pete, but we would have a dangerous pitching staff and keeping trumbo would give us a whole lot of power. he could still try to play third while in the dh/ backup 1st base roll, and still have callaspo to start there.
by hoffy loves the angels on Dec 8, 2011 6:28 AM PST up reply actions
I expect nothing to come of it.
If I’m pleasantly surprised, all the better. I think Pujols will remain a Card.
by Rock Island Line on Dec 7, 2011 5:23 AM PST reply actions
He's not coming
Why on earth would he leave St. Louis, a legitimate contender, when staying guarantees him hero status for life? He’s already made 100 million in his career and even a low Cardinals offer will be roughly 200 million, and that’s not including all of the sweeteners that they’ll probably throw in. I can’t imagine Pujols wanting to risk his legacy over an extra 20-30 million dollars.
Change of regime in St. Louis
and if he didnt care about the money why didn’t he just re-sign in the off-season prior to 2011 season?
"The Transplant" (So. Cal boy stuck in NYC)
by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Dec 7, 2011 7:19 AM PST up reply actions
Why? Because he may realize that it will be hard to play 1B all season for 10 years,
and on the Angels he can DH
I agree - the AL is a better fit for Pujols long-term. It will extend his career
I reject your reality and substitute my own.
scosia is also probably the closest to larussa in managing style
if he is really concerned about fitting in, this is the right place for him.
by hoffy loves the angels on Dec 8, 2011 6:32 AM PST up reply actions
Not happening.
"The Transplant" (So. Cal boy stuck in NYC)
by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Dec 7, 2011 7:15 AM PST reply actions
Anyone notice that Albert had the worst year of his career?
Not that it really matters. He was injured a bunch too. Still…pretty funny.
"The Transplant" (So. Cal boy stuck in NYC)
by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Dec 7, 2011 7:17 AM PST reply actions
Umm...it would befun for a year or two BUT
has anyone seen any of the segments with Brian Kenny on MLBNetwork where they show how Pujols has declined 3 years running in most major categories? And he’s getting TEN years???? We really want this guy in ten years when he’s 42? REALLY???
Remember you are paying for what he is going to do IN THE FUTURE, not what he has done in the past.
This guy will be another Vernon Wells contract in 3-4 years. If he was looking for 6 or 7, I could justify eating the second half. I cant see this team eating five or six years of gross albatross contract
RIP Nick Adenhart
Albert Pujols is better than Vernon Wells
Much better.
And his primary skills (hitting) do not decline as fast as Wells’ (speed).
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
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by SportsChicken on Dec 7, 2011 9:17 AM PST up reply actions
while we can argue this
I think that the best thing to happen other than Pujols coming here for the right contract would be for him to stay in St. Louis. That way Miami can outbid Texas for Fielder. I just don’t see Fielder in an Angels uniform. Solely based upon his attitude, I don’t think that Scioscia want’s him.
When I'm not at the stadium, I'd rather be watching my Halos back in Costa Rica!
Someone please educate me on how...
… We can afford this? Pujols and CJ? Won’t payroll be absurd?
by Northwest on Dec 7, 2011 9:48 AM PST via mobile reply actions
Vladi was not that winters top free agent
It was widely believed that he was damaged goods. He played his free agent year in a back brace.
In hindsight, he WAS the top free agent.
Willits? Check. Reagins? Check. Mathis? Check
Call me crazy
but,if we are gonna spend that much cash I would focus on Fielder. No thanks on CJ,he’s great in regular season and crap in October.Let the Nationals make him the Werth of pitchers,overpaid and overvalued in a weak market.
Not crazy at all
Body type is a issue, but Fielder is a far better deal over anything past 2 or 3 seasons.
R.I.P. Nick Adenhart - Always an Angel
The Angels Curse
Was thinking about Kendry’s posibble career ending injury, and how it happened. Only the Angels would lose an outstanding hitter in such a manner. Tragically,the Angels do seam to be cursed. I don’t have them all,but here are a few: Minnie Rojas: back in the sixties,Rojas had blossomed into a top closer,only to be killed in a car accident that winter. Mike Miley,the same fate. Donny Moore,and the kid last spring.I know there are more,but can’t remember all,now..
I know I'm late...ish
but DiGiovanna confirming Angels in?
Self-realization. I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates, who said, "I drank what?"
The Geek.
by The OC Sports Geek on Dec 7, 2011 4:04 PM PST reply actions
try that again
https://twitter.com/#!/MikeDiGiovanna/status/144554051198124032
Self-realization. I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates, who said, "I drank what?"
The Geek.
by The OC Sports Geek on Dec 7, 2011 4:05 PM PST up reply actions
ok EPIC FAIL ON MY PART
file this under I’m retarded. Move along please, move along. . . nothing to see here
Self-realization. I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates, who said, "I drank what?"
The Geek.
by The OC Sports Geek on Dec 7, 2011 4:06 PM PST up reply actions
Jesus, please make it stop!
http://twitter.com/#!/TBrownYahoo/status/144620768708395008
The Angels are ill-served by a front office that willfully disregards both modern and classic performance measurements when it comes to Jeff Mathis. Astonishing, and nearly unforgiveable.
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