Rockies expose Angels - Los Angeles Times
From seven straight wins to three straight losses, the Angels have gone from a team that seemed to be hitting its stride to one that has hit the skids.
Angels take a beating from Rockies - OCRegister.com
Remember when the Angels were making the NL West look like a punch line? That joke wore out a few days ago.
Team Reports - CBSSports.com
Angels pitchers threw six wild pitches Monday -- two each by starter Matt Palmer and reliever Rich Thompson, one each by Rafael Rodriguez and Jason Bulger. That ties the franchise record set on April 13, 1991 in Minnesota.
The Angels' new search - Los Angeles Times
Mark it down on your calendar. June 22. The date the Angels officially began the search for another starting pitcher.
Playoff odds, 6/23 - Angels blog - OCRegister.com
To win the West: 45 percent
To win the Wild Card: 2 percent
To make the playoffs: 47 percent
Today’s 7 percent drop is the Angels’ fourth biggest of season.
Los Angeles Angels Team Report - USATODAY.com
BY THE NUMBERS: 10 — Rookie pitchers used by the Angels this season.
MLB Daily Dish - An unofficial Major League Baseball blog
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is reporting that the Pirates cut outfielder Craig Monroe for failing to hustle during a play against the Minnesota Twins.
The Pirates doing something right
Position players: Earning their keep - The Halo Is Lit
Here is the view of Angels position players (with 100 PA or more) from the sabersphere
Anaheim Angels all the way
A few weeks ago I asked people to rate, on a scale of 1-5, the defensive play from some outfielders who played from 1900 to 1950.
The Doors - The End. (Not meant to imply anything about the Angels or the season)
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If the Angels do look for a new starter
I would want them to deal for a veteran (but not an extremely old one).
Maybe Oswalt? :P
27up27down - June 23, 2009
What is the significance of this week?
hauldog - June 23, 2009
There is none
Just needed a certain length of time for opinions. There seems to be a bit more “rumblings” about team needs and opportunities, so I made a poll to see if others felt the same.
WiHaloFan - June 23, 2009
Got it.
I doubt anything happens this week. Too many teams are still undecided as to whether or not they are “sellers.”
hauldog - June 23, 2009
Trade
for a sinker-ball relief guy. Cheap, but doesn’t give up the homers…
vlad IS my man - June 23, 2009
Humph
Here are some good (decent) sinker-ballers and why we’ll never get them this season:
Jake Westbrook – He’s injured.
Brandon Webb – Right shoulder bursitis.
Roy Halladay – Injured, and give me one good reason why the Jays would want to trade their best starter later on this season.
I think the closest shot we have is Nick Blackburn, but honestly, I don’t think the Twins would let him go anyway. For a reliever, Ziegler could be one, but somehow I don’t see him coming to Anaheim anytime soon.
Then there’s Kevin Millwood. Hmmm…..
27up27down - June 23, 2009
Not Happening
The Halos are not going to make a major trade because it will require the gutting of the farm system to make happen. There’s probably only 6 or 7 highly prized prospects in the system today. If we’ve learned anything over the last 4 or 5 years its that this franchise places significant value on its farm system. Whether or not I agree with their approach is ultimately immaterial. I do respect that they’ve got a plan and stick with it almost to a fault.
mustard_man - June 23, 2009
Almost?
Their overall philosophy has been to draft the best available athlete, rather than drafting to need. Now, the logic behind that is to get the best value for each pick. That’s valid logic, but only if the motivation for getting best value is to enable trades of excess talent later on to fill need with a higher-quality player than they would have gotten if they had drafted directly for need.
The Angels don’t follow this logic all the way through, as a rule. Sure, there are exceptions, but they are not representative. For the most part, the Angels never let go of a prospect until he ceases to be a prospect in the organization’s view. If they give up on a prospect for reasons other than talent (e.g. Jenks), they usually let them go for nothing.
So I think they stick to their plan so obsessively that it is a fault.
rspencer - June 23, 2009
Not that I mean to be argumentative
Forgive me if I sounded belligerent; I didn’t mean it. I’m just a bit miffed at the team right now. I do agree with your main point—the Angels aren’t going to trade their future away for immediate need at the ML level, nor should they.
All I’m saying is that I think there needs to be more trading of spares at the minor-league level to fill need.
rspencer - June 23, 2009
can we replace the whole bullpen?
Bulger, Thompson, Jepsen, Speier, Rodriguez… These guys all gots to go.
Fred Fredrix - June 23, 2009
Thompson?
What’s wrong with Chopper?
red floyd - June 23, 2009
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