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Angels Offer Arbitration To Four, Other Arbitration Notes

The Angels offered arbitration to free agents Mark Teixeira, Francisco Rodriguez, Jon Garland, and Darren Oliver, according to SportsTicker. With other teams germane to this blog: The Rockies offered arbitration to closer Brian Fuentes. The Mariners offered arbitration to Raul Iban...
2 hours ago | 6-4-2 (Blogspot)

Garret Anderson Has Left the Building

The Angels offered arbitration to 4 of their 5- arbitration eligible free agents, holding back on only veteran outfielder Garret Anderson. Looking at the chance to get a possible 7 draft picks before the 2nd round begins, the Angels offered arbitration to Mark Teixeira, Francisco Rodri...
3 hours ago | Halos Heaven

Angels Announce Travs' 2009 Coaching Assignments

Also a bit belated, but the Angels have announced the 2009 coaching assignments for the AA Arkansas Travelers: The Arkansas Travelers, in conjunction with the Los Angeles Angels, announce that Bobby Magallanes will return for his third season as field manager. "Mags" skippered the Tra...
Sun, Nov 30 | 6-4-2 (Blogspot)

Bill Plunkett Rates The Angels' Best And Worst Free Agency Signings

The Register has a couple of slide shows up about the Angels' best (topped by Vlad Guerrero) and worst (bottomed (is that a word?) by Mo Vaughn) free agency deals. Related: Sam A. Miller looks at the Angels' third base situation.
Sun, Nov 30 | 6-4-2 (Blogspot)

Top 100 Angels: Shigetoshi HASEGAWA #78

Shiggy was used early on as a swingman with occasional starts when he signed up with the Angels as a Japanese free agent in 1997. Rebounding from a rocky start from which he would never fully recover (his 3.91 ERA was the second worst in an unimpressive Angels bullpen), he concluded his debut s...
Sun, Nov 30 | Halos Heaven

Top 100 Angels: Mark CLEAR #80

After three tours of Milwaukee from 1986 to 1988, Clear missed all of 1989 thanks to elbow surgery in March, and re-signed with the Angels as a free agent the next year. He signed for a minimal contract, and suffered the indignity of being sent to AAA Edmonton just after spring training; he pi...
Wed, Nov 26 | Halos Heaven

Milwaukee Brewers Team Report

INSIDE PITCH The line is about to get longer in the bidding for free agent left-hander CC Sabathia. An agent familiar with the situation said Nov. 19 that he expected the San Francisco Giants to make an offer to Sabathia's agents in an effort to coax him into playing for what in essence is his ho...
Mon, Nov 24 | usatoday.com

Top 100 Angels: Dave LAROCHE #82

Returning to Anaheim in 1977, he continued his excellent work in 1978, but ineffectiveness struck in 1979; after middling years in 1979 and 1980, the Angels released him after spring training in 1981. He signed with the Yankees, where he went on to pitch three more years, including one inn...
Mon, Nov 24 | Halos Heaven

ANGELS Prospect Rankings, 11-20

12) Angel Castillo, 19. rf/cf. Rk. .281/.345/.533 14) Kevin Jepson, 24. rhrp, AAA. k/inning = 1.02 k/bb = 1.87 go/ao = 2.55 18) Anthony Ortega, 23. rhsp. AAA k/inning = 0.60 k/bb = 1.91 go/ao = 1.29 20) Nick Green, 24. rhsp AAA. k/inning = 0.70 k/bb = 2.55 go/ao = 0.71
Sun, Nov 16 | Halos Heaven

Performance Of Our Prospects

The 20-year-old posted a pretty mediocre 4.85 ERA in the pitching-friendly Midwest League. However, his peripherals provide reason for keeping the faith: he gave up less than a hit an inning while striking out nearly a batter an inning. His weakness was control, issuing on average nearly o...
Tue, Nov 11 | Halos Heaven

Playoff Pulse: Questions Linger for Red Sox

But while Boston basks in another winning playoff series, let's take a moment to consider how many problems it is facing as it tries to win another World Series and establish baseball's first dynasty since the Yankees of the late 1990s.
Tue, Oct 7 | MLB FanHouse

Opinion: Tempers Flare as Halos Pound Yanks & Lower Magic Number to 2

The Angels could finally put the rest of the AL West out of their collective misery and clinch the division with a win tonight over the New York Yankees and a Texas Rangers loss. It would break the record for the earliest a team has claimed the division, a distinction currently held by the 1971...
Tue, Sep 9 | MVN

Opinion: Angels offense hits embarrassing new low in Freeway Series, plus Readers React!

I know that the No. 3 position in the batting order is ostensibly reserved for your best hitter which for the Angels is Vladimir Guerrero. And Guerrero has been scorching the ball lately. Arte, you made your billion in advertising, branding products to sell to suckers and now you are selling t...
Mon, Jun 30 | MVN

Winding The Wayback Machine: Derek Zumsteg Previews The 2001 Angels

It was a split-squad game, and while the Angels did play a number of probable starters, good and bad (Darin Erstad, Troy Glaus, Garret Anderson, Wally Joyner), the Mariners sent their bad starters (Al Martin, Bret Boone, David Bell) and John Olerud. New Angels backup catcher Jorge Faberg...
Thu, Jun 12 | 6-4-2 (Blogspot)

Opinion: Dodgers Drowning In a Sea Spilled From A Cup An Ex-Phillie*: Angels 4, Dodgers 2

In case you can't tell, I was hoping and praying that Gary Bennett, who had spent his entire career in the National League, had spent some time in Chicago, as it would have made the headline that much funnier. As it was, Bennett's fourth-inning, two-out throwing error on Erick Aybar's strik...
Sat, May 17 | 6-4-2 (Blogspot)

Opinion: This Day In Red Sox History: August 18, 1967… Tragedy At Fenway Park — Tony Conigliaro Beaned By Angels' Jack Hamilton

At the beginning of play on August 18, 1967, the Red Sox unexpectedly found themselves in the pennant race—in fourth place and only 3 ½ games behind the first place Minnesota Twins. On that day, a Friday, the California Angels—in fifth place and a game behind the Red Sox—arrived in Boston fo...
Fri, Aug 17 | SOX1FAN