The media were creaming themselves about Cole in FA. I am pretty sure someone on the tube (can't remember if it was Fox or MLB Network) was suggesting $40MM AAV was not totally out of the question.
There seemed to be a collective "gurk!" finger pulling collar moment when he pulled that stunt with the cap, though.
Nonetheless, I think it's going to be $35MM AAV for Cole. I can see someone desperate going to 10 years as well.
Ninja - I think Slate and I are on the same page here.
Yep. I think the Angels might be that team desperate enough to go 10 years or 40 MM AAV. Their window is now. Trout is in his prime. They have some pitching depth in Canning and Heaney. They have a closer. Simmons only has a year or two left. Adell is probably ready within the next two years. The Angels basically have that to try and build a playoff contender and Cole is the only real chance they're going to have to get a TOR in the next three years without trading for it.
