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  Five postseason free agents …
  Filed in: Uncategorized	Tags: Andrew Miller, Angels, C.J. Wilson, Cardinals, David Freese, Giants, Gordon Beckham, Howie Kendrick, Jake Peavy, James Shields, Jery Dipoto, Kelly Johnson, Orioles, Royals, Ryan Vogelsong	14 Comments
  Couldn't the Angels trade Howie Kendrick for starting pitching like they also did last year? Also let David Freese leave as a free agent and let Luis Jimenez be the starting 3B to save money either for SP on the offseason.
  By John Kim on October 15, 2014 4:59 am	- Reply
  Gotta keep Kendrick an 2B! jiminez a good option at 3B over Freese. Let him have a season to prove he is a major leaguer
  By Anonymous on October 15, 2014 12:41 pm	- Reply
  But Jimenez is not a major leaguer. Nice guy… better than average player at triple-A, but he is not a championship team third-bagger. Let's deal in reality.
  By judahbenhur on October 16, 2014 3:34 pm	- Reply
  David Freese is not a free agent. He is still arbitration eligible, meaning that the Angels would have to non-tender him.
  By JKL on October 16, 2014 1:44 am	- Reply
  Would rather keep Freese (didn't have a great year, but neither did Pujols or Hamilton their first year) Would rather see them TRADE Hamilton…he's just not working out here…Howie is good, but not great….WE NEED PITCHING…we don't need anymore stars in the field WE NEED PITCHING…maybe the problem with the Angels is too many stars in the field positions….Matthews Jr. Abreu, and Vernon Wells ring any bells….loudly….WE NEED PITCHING!!
  By Yvonne Walker on October 16, 2014 12:53 pm	- Reply
  You can't trade Hamilton– he has a no trade contract. They could see of there is a taker on Wilson and use the freed up money to go after Shields.
  By judahbenhur on October 16, 2014 3:36 pm	- Reply
  trade CJ Wilson he is no good send him back to Texas
  By Anonymous on October 16, 2014 2:15 pm	- Reply
  If they trade Howie they will go with Grant Green at second. They may be better off it means enough money to add Shields and Miller. I see the Angels going with Beckham OR Freese– not both. Losing one frees up more money. Losing Kendrick and Freese would save them 15 million (added to 10 M available budget) and would give the Angels 25 million to spend.
  By judahbenhur on October 16, 2014 3:33 pm	- Reply
  Trading Howie would send the Halos 2 steps backwards, not to mention the fallout from the fans. Trade Freeze, keep Becham, and hope Hamilton, breaks his contract by falling off the wagon. His arrogance is only matched by Bonds, but Bonds could smash a baseball.
  By Anonymous on October 19, 2014 1:42 pm	- Reply
  Whats ur take on possible trade of calhoun for possible 2nd or 3rd string pitcher? i love calhoun and would rather trade him than howie…
  By Mike Loza on October 20, 2014 1:24 am	- Reply
  The angels need pitching help.how about a back ss
  By Anonymous on October 20, 2014 12:43 pm	- Reply
  Getting a better pitching coach would be a step in the right direction. ……….somehow some way CJ needs to move in with Hamilton. What possessed Artie to acquire those two, is beyond logic…….I made that statement in 2012, and stand by my opinion. Marquee hasbeens/bordering on never was! Developing Rasmus is a good solution. Shields and Miller are way over related. Angels need to pay. More attention to Don Baylor. Shields didn't beat us with pitching.. Except ,for Calhoun, Howie, Aybar, and C Ianetta, there was no run support for Poor Weave, or Shoemaker. Blame the offense not the pitching staff!
  By Anonymous on October 20, 2014 1:41 pm	- Reply
  ………..p.s. Agreed, CJ has always been overrated as well!
  By Anonymous on October 20, 2014 1:43 pm	- Reply
  Here is what I think the angels should so this offseason:
  First, resign Gordon Beckham. He did well after he came to the angels. Freese didn't do well and has seemed to has lost his magic he had a few seasons ago. Beckham is a better defender and has more potential with the bat. I would love to see what Don Baylor could do with him after a full spring training. Plus, he saves the angels a little money.
  Second, trade Howie Kendrick. I love Howie just as much as any other halo fan, but all good things have to come to an end. You need to part with him while he has value, and it would add almost 10 million in cap room. A dream trade would be Howie Kendrick for Alex Cobb from the rays but I'm sure the rays would want more than just Howie. 2B is a premium position that quite a few teams need help with and someone as good as Howie at his price tag is something that could give the Halos a good young SP they need.
  Third, sign Andrew Miller and a SP. Miller is the lefty specialist we desperately need. We do not need shields! Too old and too expensive. The best bet is to sign a decent veteran to a one or two year contract. Someone like a Brandon McCarthy or a Jason hammel. Shields is going to demand at least a 4 year deal and that is not something the angels need. A solid veteran to get you through the Richards and Skaggs injuries is what we need. CJ is older and had a terrible year but no one will trade for him. The angels need to hold on to him and hope he can bounce back to up his value. Trading him now would be pointless. We would get nothing in return and have to eat up a lot of his contract.
  That is my idea of a decent plan for the angels this offseason. It could be terrible or it just might work but who knows. -John S