Bob Sacamano

Wait why are they playing a day game?

Get him up in September and plan on him starting at 1B (getting C and DH starts as well) for next year.

Eh, you attack Abreu like he's having a 2011 Adam Dunn season when he's actually productive. I'll give you the knocks on the defense for sure though. If he is back, which seems like whether you like it or not, he should mostly DH.

I don't really follow most of this post. You're saying play a movie at every stadium? How is that similar to the Sox and Yankees playing at the location a movie was filmed?

So they're playing the game nearby on a temporary stadium that will pay homage to Old Comiskey apparently.

You'll be out of work until next October?

I was wondering this too, since the Yankees are a team we draw well against.

I gotta admit, for as many baseball movies as I've watched throughout my life, I don't think I have ever watched Field of Dreams. *ducks*

How did you go about it? And if you don't want to be associated with that kind of talk or behavior and maybe you don't enjoy hanging with them anymore in general, then you're making the right choice.

You're not the bad guy man and no one is saying you are. No one here "hates" Abreu (except Ron of course). It's just a baseball decision to replace him with someone better or at least go cheaper than what he can provide. Having said that, I'd take him back on a one year deal if hes willing to mostly DH. If not, then overpay Encarnacion for one year.

Nobody: ........ Ron: Jose Abreu sucks! In all seriousness though, I feel like you probably root against him and hope he does bad every game.

I'm not really sure about this. Definitely a sense of entitlement in the millenial generation, though.

No. Lot of guys out with injuries and everyone else who might have been interesting last year or two ago is getting hammered.

I think 6 pm games would be great. Even during the regular season. I noticed the Indians have done that this year. Or 6:10. I know I would go to more weeknight games if that were the case.

I went with the first option. Definitely depends on how many guys are going through growing pains and if they sign good free agents or not.

I'm jealous that playoff games would start around 5pm out by you. Hate the baseball the snail paced, longer commercial break games that go about 4 hours and all you want to do is go to sleep for work the next day.

I just went back and looked at their payroll. The Angels are projected at about $134 mill per Spotrac. But that doesn't factor in all of the arb 2 and 3 guys they have. And they'll likely have to go after starting pitching in the offseason.

Yeah that's always an option for them.

Collins last 10: .389 AVG, .476 OBP, 2 HR, 13 RBI, and 7 ks over that time. Think it's time to call him up and give him consistent at bats. The k's will always be there but so will the walks and hopefully power.

Honestly, I'd take either. Just read an article yesterday about Calhoun and how the Angels have a tough decision whether to pick up his option or not since their payroll is so high. Said that he's a good defender, draws walks and hits for power from the left side. All things this team needs in one package.

They sign this guy or something?

Sign Cole, sign Grandal, sign Kole (Calhoun) if his option is declined, sign Edwin (option will definitely be declined), sign Betances and 2 other relievers. Lineup mid-April (assuming they keep 13 pitchers and not an extra bench player with the expanded rosters): 1. Robert CF 2. Anderson SS 3. Moncada 3B 4. Encarnacion DH/1B 5. Jimenez LF 6. Calhoun RF 7. Grandal C/1B/DH 8. Collins 1B/DH/C 9. Madrigal 2B Bench: McCann C Goins IF Engel OF or some other cheap signing Garcia IF/OF Sidenote: anyone else miss the days when bullpens only had like 6 guys and AL benches had 5 players? Kinda miss the late game strategy of pinch-hitting for certain guys in certain spots and more pinch running.

Fuck it. Play Collins at 1B and sign Edwin to DH. Totally forgot he has an option that won't get picked up for next year.

That means nothing. He'll test out free agency now that he won't have a draft pick attached to him this year. He can do better than the option of 1 year/$16mill.