The Vernon Wells Deal: What's Not To Like?

That's the Angels MLB beat guy. Wow.

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Ok, it’s a big albatross contract, sure, but if they are a big market team with an owner who will throw money around, why does that matter for their fans? In the immediate term, they did improve their lineup, didn’t they?

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by V-Mart Shopper on Jan 24, 2011 12:35 AM EST reply actions

Jeff Mathis and his career 53 OPS+ is now the starting C, Brandon Wood has yet to materialize and they don’t have a DH.

by The Grimace on Jan 24, 2011 12:48 AM EST up reply actions

So you think they might bite on a deal for Pronk? He’s got one hell of an OPS don’t ya know.

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by mauichuck on Jan 24, 2011 10:14 PM EST up reply actions

I still can’t figure out why the Angels would make this trade. Were they really this desperate to make a headline this off-season?

by The Grimace on Jan 24, 2011 12:36 AM EST reply actions

this is hysterical

by APV on Jan 24, 2011 7:31 AM EST reply actions

I love how the writer blames his inability to hit in Anaheim on the prowess of the Angel pitchers. Not the 4 hr time difference, or boisterous crowd noise, or any other number of factors. Because as we all know, he never faces any good pitching anywhere else. Brilliant.

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by MooneysRebellion on Jan 24, 2011 8:29 AM EST reply actions

Makes you appreciate the quality of the MLB writers who have covered the Indians.

"Magic would be getting productivity out of Crowe or Valbuena. I’ll admit we could use a little luck, but that’s not the same thing." - Jay

by woodsmeister on Jan 24, 2011 9:04 AM EST reply actions

The first two paragraphs are just priceless:

Predictably, the Angels’ acquisition of Vernon Wells at the expense of Mike Napoli and Juan Rivera has the critics howling. They do that largely because that’s what they’re paid to do, and you can’t really fault a person for that. It’s the carping of fans that is somewhat baffling.

Predictably, the Angels’ beat guy, paid by MLB, is howling about those critical of the trade made by his team. He does this largely because that’s what he is paid to do, and you can’t really fault a person for that. It’s the carping of the teams own fans that make his position somewhat baffling.

The Angels just landed a three-time All-Star at 32, with four years on his contract, for two players who might not have had starting jobs but will get shots to play every day in their new environment. You have to be reaching hard not to like that.

The Angels landed a past-his prime former All-Star well past the wrong side of 30 and his long-term, over-priced (even by his own estimation) contract. And they traded useful parts for that guy. You don’t have to not reach hard to not not like that.

by APV on Jan 24, 2011 9:23 AM EST reply actions

But, but, but… he hit the 5th longest HR in the AL last year!

Wut?

by JulioBernazard on Jan 24, 2011 12:49 PM EST up reply actions

That intro is incredibly dumb. Who in the national media, exactly, is paid to proclaim that the deal is awful for the Angels but brilliant for the Jays? Do all national pundits and non-Angels bloggers work for or root for the Blue Jays?

by Jay on Jan 24, 2011 2:02 PM EST up reply actions

He must have meant the Canadian national media. Stupid Canadians….

by APV on Jan 24, 2011 2:09 PM EST up reply actions

Whoa. Easy there.

by supermarioelia on Jan 24, 2011 4:22 PM EST up reply actions

Hey, aren’t you sposed to be savin’ lives or sumptin?

Our best players wear suits.

by mauichuck on Jan 24, 2011 10:18 PM EST up reply actions

I’m on it. Guy came in last night to our rural emerg with a classic subarachnoid. CT confirmed it, neurosurg is on the case.

by supermarioelia on Jan 26, 2011 2:05 PM EST up reply actions

by APV on Jan 26, 2011 2:11 PM EST up reply actions

Can we stick a round peg into that thing?

by Jay on Jan 26, 2011 8:17 PM EST up reply actions

Nope, but I bet we can fit Cord Phelps into it.

by afh4 on Jan 26, 2011 11:09 PM EST up reply actions

I’m glad I looked that up, otherwise I’d have had nightmares about spiders burrowing into my skin all night.

Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Jan 26, 2011 7:31 PM EST up reply actions

Maybe he means the Canadian national media. Those hosers.

"Magic would be getting productivity out of Crowe or Valbuena. I’ll admit we could use a little luck, but that’s not the same thing." - Jay

by woodsmeister on Jan 24, 2011 2:10 PM EST up reply actions

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by emd2k3 on Jan 24, 2011 11:05 AM EST reply actions

Funny, yesterday I was going to type “Toronto could now deal Napoli for a lesser guy at a bigger position of need and still win this trade” — and they have.

by westbrook on Jan 25, 2011 7:37 PM EST reply actions