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2012 MLB Free Agent List: Jason Bulger One Of 14… |
Read More: Alberto Callaspo (3B – ANA), Jason Bulger (P – ANA), Gil Velazquez (SS – ANA), Los Angeles Angels, Arizona Diamondbacks Free agency is upon us in Major League Baseball, as the Los Angeles Angels had four players file for free agency last weekend. But while the main focus is on major league free agency, there are three times as many minor league free agents. Matt Eddy of Baseball America has the full list of 537 minor league free agents, which includes 14 Angels. Pitcher Jason Bulger and infielder Gil Velazquez are the only two Angels minor league free agents to see time in Anaheim this season. Bulger, who turns 33 in December, came to the Angels in 2006 from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Alberto Callaspo, who is back in Anaheim now. Bulger has a 4.33 career ERA in 125 games pitched in relief. Velazquez, 32, is a journeyman infielder who had three hits in six at-bats for the Angels in September. The Angels have 39 players on their 40-man roster. For more on the Angels, head to Halos Heaven. If anybody needs tickets to games, remember to click the tickets link at the top. Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off
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Report: Angels to interview female for GM |
As the first Hispanic to own a major sports team in the United States, Arte Moreno is no stranger to trail-blazing. Eight years after assuming control of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Moreno is now reportedly considering Kim Ng to become North America’s first female general manager. ESPN’s Buster Olney—who broke the news—also reports the Angels have interest in Texas Rangers assistant general manager Thad Levine. Former Angels GM Tony Reagins resigned on Sept. 30 following a meeting with Moreno and the team has since announced it won’t be renewing the contracts of assistant general manager Ken Forsch and special assistant Gary Sutherland. Los Angeles went 86-76 and missed the playoffs for the second consecutive year in 2011, despite owning baseball’s fourth-highest payroll. The 42-year-old Ng has been short-listed for a few vacant GM jobs in the past, most recently in 2008 when she was the runner-up in Seattle to Jack Zduriencik. In March, Ng left her post as vice president and assistant GM with the Los Angeles Dodgers to accept the position of senior VP for baseball operations at MLB under Joe Torre. At the time, Ng said her long-term goal remained the same: to become a general manager in MLB. “This is a chance for me to contribute in a very meaningful way to the game,” she said of her post with MLB. “As far as long-term aspirations, they’re still there. If anything, this makes me a more fully qualified candidate.” A native of Ridgewood, NJ, Ng began her career as an intern with the Chicago White Sox shortly after graduating from the University of Chicago where she played softball for four years and earned a bachelor’s degree in public policy. At 26, she became the youngest person and the first woman to present a salary arbitration case, defeating agent Scott Boras and saving the White Sox $650,000 in pitcher Alex Fernandez’s $3.25 million case. The New York Yankees hired her as an assistant general manager in 1997, and she assumed the same role with the Dodges in 2001. “What impresses me about Kim is she’s able to work in an environment where she’s basically the only one,” then-Mets GM Omar Minaya told Newsweek back in 2006. “She’s as tough as anybody.” Under Moreno’s leadership, the Angels haven’t been afraid to make bold moves. Shortly after assuming control of the team, Moreno cut ticket and beer prices at the stadium and increased the team payroll by signing high-priced free agents such as Torii Hunter and Vladimir Guerrero. He ruffled feathers among the Anaheim municipal council — and his own fans — over his decision in 2005 to change the name of the team from the Anaheim Angels to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Gotta run!. Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off
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Weaver, Angels Rout White Sox 8-0 |
Tyler Flowers #17 of the Chicago White Sox walks back to the dugout after striking out in the second inning against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim during the MLB game at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on August 24, 2011 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Victor Decolongon/Getty Images) ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Jered Weaver pitched seven innings of four-hit ball in his first start since signing an $85 million contract extension, and Erick Aybar drove in three runs in the Los Angeles Angels’ sixth straight victory, 8-0 over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night. Torii Hunter homered for the Angels, and Jeff Mathis had a two-run double during a three-run second inning in a dominant finale to their nine-game homestand. Los Angeles’ second straight series sweep and Texas’ 13-2 loss to Boston trimmed the Angels’ deficit in the AL West to just 2{ games before they head into a weekend series at Rangers Ballpark on Friday. Zach Stewart (1-3) allowed seven hits and seven runs while pitching into the seventh inning for Chicago, which missed a chance to move into second place in the AL Central for the second straight day. © 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Feel free to leave your comments below. Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off
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Los Angeles Angels: Why the Angels Will Come Up Short Again in 2011 |
 e.g. ‘Chicago Blackhawks’, ‘Chicago Cubs’Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Los Angeles Angels Have High Hopes For 2011, But Don’t Have What it Takes to Beat Rangers The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim were one of the more disappointing teams in all of baseball in 2010. They went from potential World Series contenders at the start of the season to a middle-of-the pack club, thanks to a combination of injuries and poor play that put them in too big of a hole to overcome. Now, with an ace added to the rotation, can the Angels piece together a comeback bid, or will they still come up short? The rotation has greatly improved in Anaheim this season, thanks to the addition of ace Dan Haren from Arizona prior to the trade deadline last season. Haren should combine with Jered Weaver and Earvin Santana to form one of the most potent 1-2-3 combinations in the sport. The fourth and fifth starters are big question marks, as neither Scott Kazmir nor Joel Piniero looked sharp last season, but if they can find some sort of consistency, this team could be dangerous. The bullpen, however, is a different story entirely. Without a reliable closer, or a reliable bullpen arm of any sort, the Angels could blow more leads than you’re accustomed to seeing Mike Scioscia’s team give up. The offense has potential, thanks to the return of first baseman Kendry Morales by late April, but that’s not all this team has going for it. The outfield combo of Torii Hunter, Bobby Abreu, and Vernon Wells has serious power potential, while guys like Maicer Izturis, and Howard Kendrick are fully capable of getting on base to be driven in. But, the fact is, this team’s offense will have stops and starts throughout the season, and unless the pitching staff can sort itself out, this team just doesn’t have the weapons to keep up with the Rangers or A’s atop the division. Prediction: Look for the offense to jell a bit as the season goes on, but this bullpen will cost the Halos a shot at the postseason. A record just under .500, and a third place finish in Anaheim this season. For more baseball, check out 2011 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers: Veterans and Rookies You Might Have Forgotten. Most recent updates: This article is
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Jays’ cash conspiracy makes no sense |
REUTERS/Alex Gallardo The newest Anaheim Angel, Vernon Wells, smiles at a news conference to introduce Wells to the media and fans in Anaheim, California January 26, 2011. Nonsensical attempts at secrecy are creating stories where there are none in terms of how much money the Toronto Blue Jays sent to the Los Angeles Angels in last week’s Vernon Wells trade. When the deal became official last Friday, both clubs said the sum of the deal was Wells heading west in exchange for Mike Napoli and Juan Rivera. But baseball sources confirmed to the National Post that Toronto also included a cash payment to the Angels. Jon Heyman of SI.com, who broke the news of the money changing hands and is one of the most reliable insiders in the business, pegged the amount at US$5-million. All cash transfers greater than US$1-million must be approved by the commissioner’s office. When confronted with this information on Wednesday, Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos offered only a cryptic reply. “We agreed for the deal to be that deal, that was the deal that was announced,†he said. “I don’t think there’s anything more to it. I think people are trying to read way more into this, like way more. There’s not. There’s no smoking gun. There’s no conspiracy theory.†In truth, the only conspiracy comes from the two teams involved in their attempts to keep the money quiet. This is what Anthopoulos said last Friday when directly asked about dollars changing hands in the deal: “I guess what I would tell you is the deal that was consummated is the deal that we announced, which is a 2-for-1 deal,†he said. “And that ultimately was the final transaction of Mike Napoli and Juan Rivera.†Why Anthopoulos or his Angels counterpart Tony Reagins would try to cover up the payment is more of a mystery than anything else. Given the US$86-million owed to Wells over the next four years and the fact the Blue Jays took on a maximum of about US$12-million in the trade, nobody should question Toronto picking up part Wells’ deal. Certainly it seems like a necessary deal for the Blue Jays. The Angels, roundly criticized for taking on such a huge contract for a veteran player, only look better if it is known they received cash in the trade. Neither team could possibly think it might disguise its financial position and thus better its negotiating position in trade talks with other teams in the future. In baseball, if more than two people know about something, chances are it will eventually leak. All the moving parts in the Wells deal — the commissioner’s office approval, union disclosure, etc. — guarantee that this information will come out. To be sure, this is not an Anthopoulos version of the “it’s not a lie if we know the truth†game his predecessor J.P. Ricciardi played with B.J. Ryan’s fake back/real elbow injury. Nobody is really going to care about the US$5-million. But nobody likes to be lied to, either. • Email: jsandler@nationalpost.com | Twitter: @jeremysandler
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Los Angeles Angels: Finally Cut Ties With Mike Napoli |
 Mike Napoli, Los Angeles Angels of AnaheimStephen Dunn/Getty Images The day most Angel fans surely knew would be coming is here. Mike Napoli, along with Juan Rivera, has been traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for Vernon Wells. Mike Napoli set a career high in games played and at bats for the 2010 Angels. As a part time catcher and first baseman after the injury to Kendry Morales, Napoli smashed a career high 26 homers and drove in a career high 68 runs. He also saw his on-base percentage fall to .316 and had an anemic .182/.641 OPS with runners in scoring position. Those internal numbers, as well as not being the most defensively sound catcher in the organization, made this move inevitable. While the pitching staff enjoyed throwing to Napoli, the Angels coaching staff had concerns about Napoli’s conditioning and inability to remember pitch sequences during pitchers meetings. With Jeff Mathis, Bobby Wilson, and prized rookie Hank Conger all looking for at bats, it seemed clear one of them would be moved. The less said about Juan Rivera’s 2010 performance, the better. Lack of playing time and an appeared lack of desire to play makes his inclusion by subtraction. Click here to continue article at LA Angels Insider.com Follow us on Twitter  http://twitter.com/LAANGELSINSIDER Like us on Facebook http://tinyurl.com/2acvkze Eric Denton is the head writer and content editor at LA Angels Insider.com. Angels coverage from the locker room to the press box to the front office and everywhere in between. Featuring interviews with the players and coaches making headlines for the Angels. This article is
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