Teixeira to the Angels?

Morales is hitting .320 in Salt Lake so even if they can't retain Teixeira there shouldn't be a big hole at 1st next year. At least not big enough to move Kendrick over again. And if it comes down to overpaying him, K-Rod or Anderson next year I'm sure the Angels preference would be Teixeira

It's perfect timing. Anderson & K-Rod are both big maybes for next years squad, Vlady isn't getting younger and the AL East is a log jam. It's a great year to go for broke. As an Angels fan I'm ecstatic.

I'll miss Kotchman, but I won't miss thinking "what if.."

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Who gives a shiat! It's the Angels.

Tex is one of my favorite players and a nice upgrade over Kotchman but they still won't make the World Series. Even with Tex the offense is still the worst of all the potential AL playoff teams. Considering how Vlad struggles in the postseason (as guys who swing at everything tend to do against good pitching) the Angels offense can be shut down over a 7 game series.

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Originally Posted by lath19

Tex is one of my favorite players and a nice upgrade over Kotchman but they still won't make the World Series. Even with Tex the offense is still the worst of all the potential AL playoff teams. Considering how Vlad struggles in the postseason (as guys who swing at everything tend to do against good pitching) the Angels offense can be shut down over a 7 game series.

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Good pitching does beat good hitting, and the angels have plenty of it (pitching). With Teixeira in the line up Vlad should see some better pitches unlike the last two years. Def going to have a good chance at getting to the World Series.

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Originally Posted by C-DUB

Good pitching does beat good hitting, and the angels have plenty of it (pitching). With Teixeira in the line up Vlad should see some better pitches unlike the last two years. Def going to have a good chance at getting to the World Series.

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That said, still a great deal for the Angels. Vlad's postseason struggles have a lot less to do with "free swinging" than just being small sample bias. If he breaks out, it's probably simply because he's a good ****ing hitter.

And if we've learned anything from the '06 Cardinals, as long as you're in the postseason anything can happen.

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Originally Posted by Joe Hoya

Teixeira is a huge upgrade on Kotchman.

That said, Angels are going to love dealing with Boras.

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It's nothing new, there are several Boras represented players on the Angels already. McCourt is the one who fears Boras.

I don't see any reason why the Angels won't be able to resign Tex in the off-season. Not resigning Frankie Rodriguez (likely) and Garrett Anderson (very likely) alone frees up 22.6 mil. I doubt if the Angels went into this without intending to resign him.

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Originally Posted by RockPile

It's nothing new, there are several Boras represented players on the Angels already.

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Name em.

Isn't Jered Weaver the only one?

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Originally Posted by RockPile

McCourt is the one who fears Boras.

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Yet we signed Lowe and Drew a few years back, and added Andruw Jones this offseason.

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Originally Posted by RockPile

I doubt if the Angels went into this without intending to resign him.

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Intent and actually doing it are two different things.

The Astros also intended on resigning Carlos Beltran.

Nice to see the Halos get another big bat for the lineup. Braves gave alot of prospects up for 1 year of Tex. Now there is a team that needs a complete rebuild.