The Story: Brian Fuentes is likely to begin sharing save chances with Kevin Jepsen. The Monkey Says: The closer will be selected based on match-ups, so now the Angels officially have a closer-by-committee situation on their hands. I will delve into the impact of...
In a game with a playoff like atmosphere, the Angels better hope that their performance wasn’t indicative of how they will perform when the playoffs roll around for real. The Yankees literally knocked the Angels’ socks off. As in playoffs past, the Angel...
I’ve got nothing against make-up games, as a rule, but this one couldn’t be coming at a worse time. The Halos are already battling the fatigue that comes with a long season, but now they are being forced to forfeit one of their precious off days so that...
The Story: The Angels failed to come up with a firm payroll number for next year at the recent organizational meetings. The Monkey Says: This is slightly concerning given the slew of big free agents they have on their roster. The sooner GM Tony Reagins knows how...
I’ve talked a lot recently about some of the Angels getting some consideration for the end of season awards. Morales definitely deserves some MVP votes, Figgins should get a few ballots cast in his favor as a Gold Glove third baseman and voters should at least...
