When last we left the Angels they were polishing off a giant novelty check for Torii Hunter. Spending $90 million on a centerfielder 12 months after overpaying for another centerfielder might seem like a lot for one offseason but it appears they may be making another big splash in the not too distant future. Their long-rumored discussions with the Marlins about Miguel Cabrera seem to be heating up. The Angels, according to baseball sources, are willing to part with just about any player who has been mentioned in trade rumors -- second baseman Howie Kendrick, catcher Jeff Mathis, pitchers Ervin Santana, Joe Saunders or Nick Adenhart, outfielder Reggie Willits and perhaps top infield prospect Brandon Wood.Adenhart, Kendrick and Wood are probably the most attractive of that group to the Marlins. The Angels don't want to include more than one of them in a deal, though, and the teams are trying to sort out how to make a trade work. I don't really get why the Angels would spend $90 million on Hunter, though, and then balk at trading,say, Adenhart and Kendrick.
Hunter's a fine player but probably not a $19 million a year one and, since he's 31, it's win-now time in Southern California. As good as Adenhart or Kendrick might be ,it's still a might while Cabrera would vault them to the top of the American League heap right now. Take those two, the superfluous Willits and Saunders or Santana and you have a deal that makes sense on both sides.
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1. I hear that Anaheim Stadium was infested with rats last summer. How will Cabrera now get his junk food? Torri Hunter negotiated his $90 million contract in a taco joint. It seems Cabrera and Hunter have problem with food, the I eat too much kind of problem. When they step on the scale this spring will the springs fly from the scale. Stay tuned. Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez says rats are a delicacy in his country. With the way they've been eating at Angel's Stadium, they'll really fatten up.
Posted at 9:48PM on Nov 27th 2007 by Ralph Garcia
2. The Angels don't want to trade Kendrick because he hit .320 as a full-time Major League starter. The Angels should take him out of the deal altogether. He's almost too good to play for the Marlins.
Posted at 11:01PM on Nov 27th 2007 by rank
3. Mr.Garcia......please include a map so we may follow your logic (or illogic) when posting such an unusual,meandering rant.
I think I smell an "evil empire" fan.....since we are on a "rat count", I would surmise the big A is quickly surpassed by the "vermin fest" in the Bronx.
Are you implying Hunter has a weight issue too...huh?
Stoneman did a good job maintaining our young talent,Reagins most certainly wants to improve the offense without compromising the future tremendously (and completely revamping the middle infield).
O.Cabrera is gone already and Kendrick is a special player. Saunders,Santana,Ahrenhardt, Willits and Wood is too much. Its Kendrick or Wood, and one of the 3 pitchers and Willits and Juan Rivera.
Anything else is too much.
Posted at 11:39PM on Nov 27th 2007 by Eric
4. Ralph Garcia,
Were you born an idiot, or did it take a lifelong commitment to polish this act?
Posted at 11:51PM on Nov 27th 2007 by Dave
5. Looks like the Dodgers have hung Torre out to dry.
They cannot win the division without power at third
and center yet they will sit there and watch Cabrera
Jones and Rowand sign with other clubs. Good luck Joe, you will need it.
Posted at 4:36AM on Nov 28th 2007 by Boyd Harris
6. How about getting rid of the mexican owner who changed it to the los angles angels
Posted at 7:08AM on Nov 28th 2007 by dot-head
7. Any contract with Cabrera should have a weight clause
attached to it. He is a tremendous hitting talent, a marginal defensive 3rd baseman and his defense is certainly compromised by his weight gain.
Posted at 11:15AM on Nov 28th 2007 by Sy Bonem
8. Gee, The Angels wouldn't be in the situation of giving up all this young talent for a power-hitting 3rd baseman if they had just kept Troy Glaus. He would have been worth the money it would've taken to sign him considering how much Miguel Cabrera might cost them.
Posted at 1:00PM on Nov 28th 2007 by bigich
9. Geez..it took reading and scrolling all the way down to "bigich" at No. 8 to find someone who stayed on the original subject and made an intelligent comment!!!!!
And what's with the weight thing? I guess guys like C.C. Sabathia and David Ortiz are worthless? (Not to mention a guy named Ruth.) And remember there's always a DH role to be filled on the "American League" Angels should Cabrera get TOO FAT to play third! Geez! (Or is Ortiz overpaid for being the single most important guy in the Red Sox every day lineup?)
Posted at 5:55PM on Nov 28th 2007 by Don
10. Rank -
If you want a player as good as Miguel Cabrera, then you are going to have to give up some good players, and that includes Kendrick. Cabrera is much more talented than Kendrick anyway, so you won't be losing anything.
Posted at 9:05AM on Nov 29th 2007 by MarlinsFan
11. Bigich -
Troy Glaus is a good 3rd baseball but he is always on the DL. Cabrera (even though he is a big guy) has stayed healthy over the years.
Posted at 9:18AM on Nov 29th 2007 by MarlinsFan
12. The time is ripe! This team needs a big time hitter to carry us through the post season. Future talent is great,if you want to wait for it.And there is no guarantee their promise will come to pass. The roadside is filled with players who were full of promise. Miggy's 24 years old and a future hall member. These types don't come along often. Dash the cost,make the trade!
Posted at 6:33AM on Nov 30th 2007 by Chuckles
13. Figgins will play 2nd base if Kendrick is in on the Cabrera deal. Mr Arte Moreno (Our Mexican Owner) is the Man! Smart businessman and the fans love him!! I love him! Troy Glaus was let go at just the right time, let him go elsewhere if Toronto doesn't want him. Angels #1 farm system that a great GM (Stoneman) kept in tact is paying off this off season and Our new GM (Reagins) is making all the right moves! Championship caliber for years to come!
Posted at 10:05AM on Dec 2nd 2007 by Jason M
14. LEAVE KENDRICK OUT.HE IS A POTENTIAL AL-STAR.Throw in juan rivera or gary matthews and Santana or saunders,and an infielder
Posted at 2:07AM on Dec 5th 2007 by JOE FROM NYC
15. I can see trading Brandon Wood, Reggie Willits and Nick Adenhart for Cabrera. I'm just wondering what will happen with Chone Figgins if they bring in Cabrera. With 4 all-star outfielders in Guerrero, Anderson, Matthews and Hunter splitting the outfield duties and the DH spot and Cabrera taking the hot corner, where will Figgy play?
Oh and by the way, Ralph, just to set the record straight, Torii Hunter was not in on the meeting at Del Taco. It was his agent and Angels GM Reagins ironing out the details in an inconspicuos location.
Posted at 12:21AM on Jan 24th 2008 by Nacho D