00:00The Angels and the Cubs get kicked off this weekend.
00:02Once again, second series for each one of these ball clubs.
00:05The interesting part about the Angels, a couple wins in their first couple games.
00:08Mike Trout, maybe resurgent, a couple home runs there.
00:11TBD listed as their starter Monday, but Soriano and Kikuchi after that for the Angels.
00:15Then for the Cubs, he's Cabrera, Tyone, and Boyd.
00:17Boyd got roughed up a little bit in his first outing here, making his second start.
00:21They're hoping for much better, but the Angels, a little momentum to start to the season for them.
00:25How about that?
00:26Yeah, Angels just hoping for one win in their first 10 probably.
00:29They got more than that.
00:32So, yeah, I mean, look, it's a really nice story to see Mike Trout get off to a decent start.
00:37But, look, we're all still going to question, kind of like DeGrom at this stage of his career.
00:41Is he going to be able to stay on the field the entire season?
00:43But really strong start, defensively good start for him back, playing center field as well, going deep.
00:49And, of course, the second that he retires, five years from then, he'll be in the Hall of Fame.
00:53So he'll get a chance to play against the Cubs.
00:56So what is the Cubs key matchup?
00:58You alluded to one of them.
01:00Boyd was roughed up on opening day.
01:03Like you talk about roughed up, and you don't need to worry about looking at O'Neal Cruz dropping balls.
01:08Like Boyd was getting hit hard on opening day.
01:10So we'll look toward that matchup on Wednesday.
01:12But naturally, from a pitching perspective for the Cubs this season, it's that guy going tomorrow.
01:18It's Edward Cabrera.
01:20Look, you gave up Owen Casey, and Owen Casey looks good for Miami here early on.
01:26That's a major prospect that they just said, all right, out the door.
01:30Also remember this, Donnie.
01:31Edward Cabrera is not in his first year in the big leagues here.
01:34He's going to get paid in a couple of years, too, if he's healthy.
01:36So he's approaching the end of his arbitration years.
01:40This is the kind of deal where you're Jed Hoyer.
01:42You make a trade.
01:43We're going to evaluate this one.
01:45And Edward Cabrera is so strong from Miami down the stretch last year.
01:49He'll make his first start Monday.
01:51From my perspective, of course, that's the guy that I'm keeping an eye on this week.
01:55Craig, let me ask you a couple of questions about the Angels here.
01:57Because you had maybe the most talented player that we've seen come along in the last 50 or 100 years
02:02walk across town, and he didn't get anything for him.
02:05Like, hey, let's rebuild our system with a couple of five-tool players and get after it.
02:09Let me ask you on Mike Trout.
02:10If he is healthy by the deadline, and Trout's one of those guys who is not in the press.
02:14He's not saying, like, boy, it'd be great to play for a contender.
02:16I'm just wallowing away.
02:17He seems content.
02:19Do you think there's a chance if Trout is healthy by the deadline?
02:21We have these talks all the time that he gets moved, or is it just up to Mike Trout and
02:25says,
02:25I just like playing for, you know, out here in Anaheim, and I'm fine with finishing my career here regardless.
02:31Yeah, so it's hard for me to answer that question because, as you just mentioned, and I can just tell
02:38you how the industry views it, okay?
02:40The industry views the non-trade of Otani as one of the biggest blunders in the history of the franchise
02:46of the Angels.
02:47That's the way that they view it.
02:48Because whatever they would have gotten, Donnie, you see players at Otani's, well, I guess that's not fair to say,
02:56close to Otani's level, Donnie.
02:58A rental for four months traded for players that completely change a franchise.
03:04Yeah.
03:04They didn't do anything and just held on to the guy.
03:09And so the same questions Donnie could have been asked of Trout two years ago or last year.
03:15And it's going to be asked again this year, too.
03:19The Angels, Donnie, in the industry are not viewed as a sharp team, man.
03:22I mean, I just hate to say it.
03:24It's just what's going on here.
03:25So for me to say what are the Angels doing is a fair assessment because I don't know.
03:30So I can't answer that question, Donnie.
03:32Yes, a traditional organization that has a clue that doesn't sign these strange one-year deals like the Angels have
03:39done in the past.
03:41They trade that guy, but this team does not.
03:45Maybe it's the ownership, GM.
03:46I don't know how to answer your question, Donnie.
03:49It stinks to not be able to answer a question for you.
03:52But it's one of the very few Major League Baseball franchises where you feel like every offseason you go, what
04:01did they do exactly?
04:02And here we will probably be there again in July.
04:04Bye-bye.
Comments