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Angels acquire relief pitcher Ernesto Frieri from Padres
One of the reasons for the Angels slow start to this season has been the lack of bullpen depth on the team. To help address that problem the Angels traded for right handed relief pitcher Ernesto Frieri from the San Diego Padres. To get him the Angels had to give up top prospect Alexi Amarista, [...]
TweetAlbert Pujols Is Upset With Angels Hitting Coach
Albert Pujols isn’t exactly tearing the cover off the ball. Actually, he’s not doing anything of value right now for the Angels, and as of right now their investment in him has been a bad one. According to Hardballtalk, the Los Angeles Angels offense had a meeting with their hitting coach, Mickey Hatcher. During the [...]
TweetJered Weaver throws No-Hitter for Angels
In a season where offense has been hard to come by for the Angels scoring 9 runs in one game against the Minnesota Twins would normally be the topic of discussion. Last night though Angels ace starting pitcher Jered Weaver stole the show by pitching his first No-Hit shut out of his career. The No-Hitter [...]
TweetWhat’s Wrong With Albert Pujols and the Angels?
I honestly do not know. And it is worrying me a bit. Why? Because who doesn’t love talent? Who doesn’t love the success and dominance of someone, who’s done it for so long at the professional level? The most disappointing and upsetting thing in all of sports is the decline of the athlete. An athlete [...]
TweetAngels release Bobby Abreu, call up Mike Trout
After last nights Angels loss by a score of 3-2 to the Cleveland Indians making it 5 losses in a row and a 6-14 start to the season, the Angels made a big move by releasing veteran DH/outfielder Bobby Abreu. The move is a big one as the team will still be paying the rest [...]
TweetLos Angeles Angels: A Sinking Ship?
The disappointing start to the season for the Los Angeles Angels is apparent. No team spent more money in the recent offseason, and as a result perhaps no team had a higher expectation placed on them in terms of improvement from 2011 to 2012. After a 6-12 start to their season and having lost 5 [...]
TweetThe Los Angeles Angels Get Off To Slow Start
The Los Angeles Angels are picked by many to win the World Series this year. With the addition of Albert Pujols and CJ Wilson, not many people expected them to start 2012 slow. That’s exactly what’s happened as the Angels have lost 2 of 3 to the Kansas City Royals. I’m here to say meh- [...]
TweetAngels reportedly on verge of trading Bobby Abreu to Indians
Nothing is official as of yet, but Jon Heyman from CBS Sports is reporting that the Angels are on the verge of trading Outfielder, DH Bobby Abreu to the Cleveland Indians. It is under assumption that the Angels would be paying for most, if not all of Abreu’s $9 Million dollar contract for the 2012 [...]
TweetPredicting the Angels 25 man roster
There are a lot of new faces in the Angels organization this year, as well as a lot of returning players. Right now I will take a look at who might make the cut for the Angels 25 man roster. The Rotation- This years 5 man rotation is going to be a good one with [...]
TweetAlbert Pujols off to a great spring training with Angels
Yes it is just spring training, but Albert Pujols is off to a hot start to beginning his Angels career hitting his first 3 home runs in an Angel uniform in his last 2 games. In just 22 at bats 10 hits, 9 RBI, and 8 runs to go with a .455 batting average and a 1.545 OPS. Another impressive [...]
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