MLB 2008-2009 Offseason Thread

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Originally Posted by YOUR Hero I get that, but if you're going to give up the future for the present, the present is also today. Know what I mean?

No I don't get what you are saying. They put everything into last season thinking it was their best shot, without thinking about this season. They probably thought half a season of Tex (and having their aging stars a year younger) was more likely to lead to a World Series than two seasons of Kotchman (with their aging stars a year older)

[YOUR Hero]

Originally Posted by Jesus Shuttlesworth No I don't get what you are saying. They put everything into last season thinking it was their best shot, without thinking about this season. They probably thought half a season of Tex (and having their aging stars a year younger) was more likely to lead to a World Series than two seasons of Kotchman (with their aging stars a year older)

OK, I guess my thoughts on it weren't complete, I appologize. The Angels are abig market team and can afford to spend. Why they would give up a wanted prospect and then let Tex go doesn't make sense. They can afford to pay, even overpay for Tex. They are not say, Toronto taking a run at things and then having to fall back.

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Originally Posted by YOUR Hero OK, I guess my thoughts on it weren't complete, I appologize. The Angels are abig market team and can afford to spend. Why they would give up a wanted prospect and then let Tex go doesn't make sense. They can afford to pay, even overpay for Tex. They are not say, Toronto taking a run at things and then having to fall back.

For what I understand they offered him a pretty huge deal but I also read in SI that he said hes an "east coast guy" so that might have been up there with what he wanted from his contract (big money with a contender on the east coast) and the Angels can really only offer 2 of those 3 things.