The Angels Gain a Iceman but More Importantly Lose a Trumbomber

Post date: Dec 10, 2013 10:59:40 PM

Wow! What a whirlwind off-season it's been in Major League Baseball. Prince Fielder is now a part of the Texas Rangers, and the Angels acquired David Freese this entry was originally intended to concentrate on that transaction more specifically on the effects of this acquisition on the Angels specifically how Fielder has resurrected his career in my opinion by joining a team that calls a hitters park home.

That has changed however, the details are still sketchy but Mark Trumbo is now a diamondback. The trade involved the Angels, the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Chicago White Sox. What is our general manager doing? Yes, it's clear the Angels need pitching but he is the one that messed up the Angels' pitching staff to begin with, he counted on the ability of our offense to negate any deficiencies there were on the Angels pitching staff by s giving superstar players to long-term contracts. He decimated our farm system in the process, and now the Angels have unproductive superstars while practically giving away young talent. Mark Trumbo was a key piece to the Angels success, with Albert Pujols and Josh Hamilton not producing Trumbo was the player along with Mike Trout that kept the Angels afloat. This is my raw immediate reaction. I did promise my readers that I would throw a few curveballs, this is indeed one of them. Frankly, I am speechless I don't know where the team gold from here without decimating the few positives that are left about this team. I promise I will deliver a more analytical entry once I've had time to process. Unbelievable!

-ICE

postscript: I would love to hear what other Angels' fans have to say about the team's current situation.