I must admit, the flurry of roster moves that Tony Reagins executed last week caught me by surprise. I would have bet my house that the Angels were done making big roster moves (then again, I rent, so I am betting someone else’s house, so it really isn’t...
The Story: The Angels avoid arbitration with Maicer Izturis by signing him to a three-year, $10 million deal. The Monkey Says: That contract buys out two years of free agency for Izzy. My initial reaction to the signing was that it is an awful lot of money for a...
The Angels have had a busy off-season with a great deal of roster turnover. They’ve lost so many veterans and added the likes of Hideki Matsui and Joel Pineiro. With so many changes afoot in the Angel clubhouse, somebody is going to have to step up to help put...
The Story: Tony Reagins has not ruled out signing a free agent to fill Gary Matthews’ roster spot. The Monkey Says: Terry Evans and Chris Pettit are the leading internal candidates to take over as the team’s fifth outfielder but there are a number of...
The ink isn’t even dry on Joel Pineiro’s two-year, $16 million pact with the Angels but already the Angel faithful are divided amongst themselves in their opinion on the veteran hurler. Some hate him, some love him and for some the truth lies somewhere in...
