2010 Player Preview: Kevin Jepsen

Kevin Jepsen started the season off as a downright disaster until an accident turned him from minor league fodder to closer of the future.  Will 2010 be the year Jepsen ascends to elite reliever status or another year of learning on the job? 2009 Stats: 54.2 IP, 6-4,...

Halo Headlines – 2/26/10

The Story: Kevin Jepsen and Scot Shields both increased their long-toss program yesterday.  The Monkey Says: When did long toss become newsworthy?  Ugh, I can’t wait for the games to start already. The Story: Ervin Santana is hoping for a bounceback season.  The...

Player Preview: Maicer Izturis

After years of being simply a teacher’s pet for Mike Scioscia, Maicer Izturis got a real opportunity to establish himself as an everyday player in 2009 and did not disappoint.  Now that he has the faith of everyone in Angel Nation, Izturis heads into 2010 hoping...

Halo Headlines – 2/25/10

The Story: Scot Shields, Fernando Rodney and Kevin Jepsen are all making progress.  The Monkey Says: All three have some sort of health concern and have extended their long-toss programs but could all begin pitching again in the next 10 days.  It seems that after a...

Halo Headlines – 2/24/10

The Story: Mike Scioscia committed to batting Bobby Abreu second in the order, but little else.  The Monkey Says: This is going to be an ongoing situation to monitor as Sosh tries to figure out the order after losing Figgins and Vlad.  It is pretty clear that Aybar...