Halo Headlines – 5/28/10

  • The Story: Bobby Abreu would like to play five more years.   The Monkey Says: Bobby feels that is what he will need in order to get to 3,000 hits, but even he has to realize that is somewhat unrealistic.  However, if he does play five more years and get those 3,000 hits, he would immediately become a very interesting Hall of Fame candidate since his hit total would normally make him an automatic entrant even though I don’t think he has the reputation that would suggest he is a Hall of Famer.
  • The Story: The Angels are trying their own patience.   The Monkey Says: As the article points out, the Halos are twelfth in OBP, a far cry from last season.  But what it misses is that the problem isn’t really the patience, it is the hitting.  The Angels are walking at a very similar clip compared to last season, but their batting average is about 35 points lower, as is their OBP.
  • The Story: Mike Napoli is the biggest rally killer in baseball.   The Monkey Says: Those stats are pretty damning, I have to admit.  That probably explains why he never bats higher than seventh in the order.  It is almost enough to make me stop demanding he get moved up in the lineup… almost.
  • The Story: Should the Angels pursue Roy Oswalt? The Monkey Says: Not unless they want him to to pitch as a reliever.  The starting rotation is the least of LAA’s issues right now and spending big money and a cache of quality prospects on Oswalt just doesn’t make sense.  If the Angels do make a big trade this season (which I think is unlikely), it will either be for a big bat or, more likely, bullpen help.
  • The Story: Bring a game to tonight’s game.   The Monkey Says: If you bring a used video game to donate to the Make-a-Wish foundation you will get a voucher for a free ticket to a future Angels game.  Boy, some sick kid is going to be really pissed when they get my used copy of Smurf Rescue for the Atari.