Angels signed Hamilton on a 5yr deal.... WOW

[Pansas]

OMFG!! Now they can package Trumbo and Bourjos for a bad ass pitcher

.Sources: Josh Hamilton to Angels

ESPNDallas.com | December 13, 2012
Free-agent slugger Josh Hamilton agreed to a five-year, $125 million contract Thursday with the Los Angeles Angels, sources told ESPN.com.

Hamilton's former team, the Texas Rangers, had been in negotiations to retain the 2010 MVP. Hamilton's camp had also reportedly met with the Mariners at the winter meetings.

Hamilton, 31, has batted .304 in his big-league career, all but 90 games of it in Texas. He has provided big power in the middle of the Rangers' lineup, helping the team to World Series appearances in 2010 and '11.
Hamilton hit .285 with 43 homers and 128 RBIs in an inconsistent 2012 season that didn't finish well; a vision problem caused him to miss five games, he struggled offensively and he had an error in the AL West-deciding loss to Oakland.

Information from ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM's Ben

 

[BROWN GUERRERO]

So Cal just don't get it.

$$$$=/=rings

 

[Pansas]

It doesn't = rings but it does help. Hopefully everyone gels otherwise vale berga lol

 

[Rumpelstiltskin]

Finally, an actual slugger.

 

[IronLungs420]

For the exception of the Padres all of the California teams are stacked, Fuck the Phillies, Yankees, Red Sox and the rest of the teams out East. All the ballers are coming to Cali. Anyone think ESPN might finally send a legit reporter out west now to cover some of these teams?

#giants2013champs!

 

[Cut-Throat]

So Cal just don't get it.

$$$$=/=rings

the '97 & '03 Marlins and every yankee team that won it all might have somethin to say about that...

 

[BROWN GUERRERO]

the Giants and the Cards, the 2 teams that have won the World Series in the last 3 years have won with home grown talent and touch of savvy vets. A's also used this formula to dominate those big spenders in the AL West. Ill take that formula. It's not about the big bopper, it's about the guys who are clutch when the time calls for it.

 

[Cut-Throat]

the Giants and Cardinals were 8 & 9 in payroll last year. they technically still bought there rings. having money helps, ask the pirates or royals... i see what youre sayin though, but if the giants couldnt be big spenders they wouldnt be able to keep their studs...

 

[Pansas]

I still think Sciocia deserves to be fired because of his dumb ass decisions over the past 2 years

 

[drunkaholic707]

Won't be long till he starts sniffing coke he couldn't handle the pot smell in Frisco

 

[Pansas]

Instead of having dip in his back pocket, he'll have a meth pipe

 

[Unk1ne]

overpaid for 5 yrs we should have went for pitching but if our pitching staff can hold leads will shall be okay now i need to buy some tix for when They goto OAKLAND

 

[Rumpelstiltskin]

2002 Angels was as home grown as it gets...

 

[Jaysav]

So Cal just don't get it.

$$$$=/=rings

Yeah, what idiots. Why would anybody sign Josh Hamilton?

 

[BROWN GUERRERO]

Yeah, what idiots. Why would anybody sign Josh Hamilton?

In a series where the division is up for grabs this is what 125 million gets you -clutch. Dude was probably thinking about smoking rocks during that fly ball.

bs aside obviously Hamilton is a stud, but seeing the Giants invest their money on developing homegrown players and keeping them here has given me a new appreciation for that formula. Posey, Pablo, Belt, Crawford, Timmy, Madbum, Cain, Romo, Wilson, Sanchez(in 2010) and even Vogie were all players drafted by the Giants. Sprinkle in some clutch, non-sexy vets like Scutaro, Burrell, Huff, Uribe and you have 2 out of the last 3 world series right here in SF.

"Our strategy is just different, developing guys and bringing them through the system and sprinkling in free agents and trades when it makes sense," Baer said. "We've done free agents before, but we're trying to do more of a homegrown thing...You can't let what any other team does alter your strategy. That would be a mistake. If we're going to look at the Dodgers spending all this money and say we're going to be free-agent-centric, we don't think that would be smart."
-Larry Baer, President & CEO of the SF Giants

 

[Pansas]

overpaid for 5 yrs we should have went for pitching but if our pitching staff can hold leads will shall be okay now i need to buy some tix for when They goto OAKLAND

Get your tickets breh! I bought the 20 game mini package. Hopefully I get the games I selected

 

[Unk1ne]

Get your tickets breh! I bought the 20 game mini package. Hopefully I get the games I selected

Nice im fly out there during the summer to try an catch a few home games i miss that area and angels baseball

 

[Pansas]

Hit me up if you fly in for a game. We'll have a few beers if we are at the same game

 

[Unk1ne]

for sure man

 

[WXS STOMP3R]

I dont know about this deal. we should have worked on pitching.

we got a shit load of outfielders already