Figgins isn't the only key Angels player likely to leave as a free agent, as right-hander John...

Figgins isn't the only key Angels player likely to leave as a free agent, as right-hander John Lackey's price tag figures to be too much for their taste. The Rangers and Mets are expected to make serious bids.

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How about

signing Figgins, giving away Castillo to some ‘smart’ GM who values his grission and use the money to patch some holes?

by viktor06 on Oct 11, 2009 1:34 PM EDT reply actions

Figgins will cost more than Castillo, even if we could trade Luis without paying some of his contract.

We certainly won’t be saving any money to fill holes that way, just reducing our budget money to upgrade one of the few non-problematic positions we had this year.

"We're just as bad as the old Mets, but this time nobody's laughing"
-Dallas Green

by Stephen Schmidt on Oct 11, 2009 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions

I'd argue Castillo was a problem to a degree

His defense at 2B was miserable this year, if we could unload him I’d do it in a heartbeat.

For the good of Mike Pelfrey’s sanity we should try to dump Castillo while its seems possible. Its not a huge priority IMO, but if the opportunity presented itself I would hesitate to trade him.

by Balagast on Oct 12, 2009 8:34 AM EDT up reply actions

I'm not saying we couldn't improve there

I just think the money should be used on Left, 1st, and a good starter. Swapping Figgins for Castillo will probably use a good chunk of our budget.

"We're just as bad as the old Mets, but this time nobody's laughing"
-Dallas Green

by Stephen Schmidt on Oct 12, 2009 8:51 AM EDT up reply actions

and add like 3+WAR

cant see how you add 3WAR cheaper in LF or 1st

by viktor06 on Oct 12, 2009 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions

Where Figgins has a career 6.5 UZR/150 at 3b,

His career UZR/150 at 2nd is -8.5. He’d lose quite a bit of his WAR value at 2nd. Assuming that he’s worth 3 WAR, which is fairly close to his career norms, he’d only be worth 1.5 wins over Castillo. Figgins will likely cost 9 million per season, which is on top of any of Castillo’s contract we have to eat (likely at least 2-3 millon). There’s much better ways to spend that money.

"We're just as bad as the old Mets, but this time nobody's laughing"
-Dallas Green

by Stephen Schmidt on Oct 12, 2009 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions

No way

We couldn’t find a GM who wouldn’t force us to eat enough of his contract to make it worth it

"I reject your reality and substitute my own"
-Adam Savage

by blueandorange4life on Oct 11, 2009 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions

Better this than signing Marquis to a 3 year 36 mil contract.

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Oct 11, 2009 2:23 PM EDT reply actions

if minaya couldn’t realize we needed a #2 starter last year, i have no doubt we’ll end up with a couple of lofty contracts to guys like marquis, piniero, maybe even bring back tim redding and livan for another go.

by Rey-O on Oct 11, 2009 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions

signing my dog would be better than signing Marquis

my dog would make a good baserunner

"We're investigating the investigative procedure of the investigation of Tony Bernazard"---Omar Minaya (he really didn't say it but he would"

by firejerrynow on Oct 11, 2009 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions

Depends on the breed.

Dachshunds would be too slow, and retrievers would constantly get thrown out because they’d chase the ball. A greyhound or whippet, though, would be an excellent baserunner.

by BobbyV_Incognito on Oct 11, 2009 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions