Vernon Wells Dealt to the Angels for Mike Napoli

[NAHSTE]

They have the money.

They already said they plan to spend big in the next 3 years.

Papa Fielder is a former Jay, Prince has spent time here and the club is better than they get credit for because they play in Canada and are ignored in American media.



I'd wager a pretty penny on Toronto making one of the top offers. Either way, we will have a 100-120M payroll in the very near future, be it Fielder or another big name or two.

He hates his father and never talks to him. Not exactly a connection I'd hang my hat on. Also for to Toronto to start handing out more big money contracts just because they are out from under previous contracts is kind of stupid and short sighted. They will never be able to outspend Boston or New York, so why even try? Follow the Tampa model or get used to mediocrity.

[killgod]

He hates his father and never talks to him. Not exactly a connection I'd hang my hat on.

Not a matter of his relationship, but more so that he would have been around the park as a kid, during some of our best years.

His beef with his father is only recent, which is just about money cause Cecil is a degenerate.


Regardless, the money he wants will be offered to him, which unless you are New York, it's all that really matters. We won't spit on his family, honest.

[NAHSTE]

Tony Reagins is the worst GM in baseball.. It's done.

I was about to post a picture of Omar Minaya but then remembered that he was finally replaced.

[EmpireWF]

I was about to post a picture of Omar Minaya but then remembered that he was finally replaced.

Minaya at least had some success.

[FedEx227]

"We get Vernon from age 32 to 35. It's a four year commitment. And you are seeing players getting longer term deals at six, seven, eight years. We felt that adding a player like Vernon for four years made a lot of sense for us and really get him at a time in his career where he's still doing some really special things," Reagins said.

Have fun with that, bud.

http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/angels/post/_/id/1242/reagins-likes-the-length-of-wells-contract

[NAHSTE]

LOL at his average production of .280/25/90 being "really special things". That's an absurd quote.

[FedEx227]

We like that we get to overpay him twice his market value for the next 4 years.

[FedEx227]

To be fair he's probably not referring to his offense as special things but his top-notch defense

2008: -21.8 UZR/150
2009: -18.4 UZR/150
2010: -7.0 UZR/150

...Oh.

[FedEx227]

Napoli shipped off to Texas for Frank Francisco.

Texas is looking REAL nice next year. Napoli is going to hit for a lot of power in Arlington.

[Kuzzy Powers]

Good lord... Frank Francisco? Dude is washed the fuck up.

[killgod]

Good lord... Frank Francisco? Dude is washed the fuck up.

He's only 31 and we have a pretty good pitching coach staff. We need BP help, so I'm not against it.

[manchild24]

other then myself, who here is a Halo fan

[BroncoBlue]

other then myself, who here is a Halo fan

Im more of a COD fan myself.

[manchild24]

your more of a DICK. (but it was funny)