Gerrit Cole sweepstakes

[Blueblood9]

Come to the Bronx you love it here

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

Angels vs. Yankees. Cole's agent (it's not Boras, is it?) is amped.

 

[Cassano]

Man it would be so nice to return to the Evil Empire ways. None of this luxury tax, penny-pinching BS please.

 

[Terry Yake]

Angels vs. Yankees. Cole's agent (it's not Boras, is it?) is amped.

it's boras

 

[Say Hey Kid]

Hopefully Cole's future performance won't be a repeat of David Price's record $217 million contract for a pitcher.

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

it's boras

Of course he is.

 

[PG Canuck]

Please please go to the Angels, ugh

 

[MMC]

 

[MMC]

As an Angels fan, I'm starting to get very, very scared. I really was convinced we would be able to land Cole, as I did not expect the Yankees and Dodgers to be in the running considering they've avoided massive free agent signings, but I knew that if the Yankees did get involved, our chances of winning a bidding war against them were extremely unlikely. Now that it's being reported they're all in, I have no confidence in Moreno and Eppler to get a deal done. This sucks.

 

[MMC]

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

 

[Voight]

Angels vs. Yankees. Cole's agent (it's not Boras, is it?) is amped.

Hopefully Cole's future performance won't be a repeat of David Price's record $217 million contract for a pitcher.

at least Cole is money in the playoffs. He also has a lot less mileage on his arm than Price did at the same time.

I feel the same way. Tho I have a gut feeling he’ll pull a Grienke and sign with the Dodgers

As an Angels fan, I'm starting to get very, very scared. I really was convinced we would be able to land Cole, as I did not expect the Yankees and Dodgers to be in the running considering they've avoided massive free agent signings, but I knew that if the Yankees did get involved, our chances of winning a bidding war against them were extremely unlikely. Now that it's being reported they're all in, I have no confidence in Moreno and Eppler to get a deal done. This sucks.

Yanks avoided major signings for reasons such as this. They didn’t really have a need for Harper or Machado even if both are good players, they needed pitching and there hasn’t been someone as good as Cole on the market in a while

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

If you are an Angels fan, you have to hope the allure of being at home trumps all. It has happened before (Tavares, LeBron, etc).

 

[N o o d l e s]

Yankees have offered him 245/7. I love it and hope he signs it

 

[Voight]

If you are an Angels fan, you have to hope the allure of being at home trumps all. It has happened before (Tavares, LeBron, etc).

Yankees also have history with him going back to when they drafted him out of high school

 

[MMC]

Yankees have offered him 245/7. I love it and hope he signs it

Angels had better the hell top that with a 8 year deal

 

[Cassano]

Angels had better the hell top that with a 8 year deal

The more I think about it, the Angels would probably be best served to sign multiple pieces to address their lineup. They need like 5 SPs, so maybe signing Ryu and Bumgarner to lesser contracts would be better.

 

[MMC]

The more I think about it, the Angels would probably be best served to sign multiple pieces to address their lineup. They need like 5 SPs, so maybe signing Ryu and Bumgarner to lesser contracts would be better.

I’m a big believer in quality over quantity. Bumgarner’s stats are trending in the wrong direction and he’s expected to get $100+ million, no interest in going there. Ryu I’m also not sure will be worth his contract. If we could add Ryu to go along with Stras/Cole I’d be all for it, but having our future rely on Bumgarner/Ryu being worth their contracts probably won’t end well for us.

 

[Cassano]

I’m a big believer in quality over quantity. Bumgarner’s stats are trending in the wrong direction and he’s expected to get $100+ million, no interest in going there. Ryu I’m also not sure will be worth his contract. If we could add Ryu to go along with Stras/Cole I’d be all for it, but having our future rely on Bumgarner/Ryu being worth their contracts probably won’t end well for us.

Fair point. Perhaps Keuchel is a better bet than Bumgarner. I totally forgot he's a FA again.

 

[MMC]

Fair point. Perhaps Keuchel is a better bet than Bumgarner. I totally forgot he's a FA again.

I’d like Keuchel, I think he’d do well here with our great infield defense. Ultimately it all depends on how much ownership wants to spend on our third starter, assuming we get Cole or Stras

 

[hockeykicker]

Yankees have offered him 245/7. I love it and hope he signs it

 

[darko]

Angels had better the hell top that with a 8 year deal

I think all they'd need to do is match it or go very close to it.

 

[MMC]

I think all they'd need to do is match it or go very close to it.

The money will be very close, it all depends on what’s more important to him, going home to Orange County, or joining an immediate contender in New York

 

[MMC]

 

[MMC]