Halo Headlines – 11/2/09

The Story: Dodgers GM Ned Colletti is playing dumb about the possibility of signing John Lackey.  The Monkey Says: Colletti is trying to avoid tampering charges, but it is clear that just about any team with a reasonable payroll is going to be in on Big John this...

GM for a Day

The Angels have a lot of tough decisions to make this off-season.  Who do they re-sign?  What free agents and trades do they pursue?  How much money can they spend?  Tony Reagins and the Angel front office no doubt have a plan for upgrading the roster and it will...

Halo Headlines – 10/29/09

The Story: Stat guru Bill James calculates his player projections for next year.   The Monkey Says: If James is right, the Angels can expect a lot of fall off in offensive efficiency next season.  Good thing these are just projections. The Story: A quick look at the...

Free Agency Math Doesn’t Add Up for the Angels

We all knew this day was coming.  Now that the Angels’ season is finally over, it is time to address their complicated free agency issue.  Break out your calculator and put on your thinking caps because it is time to crunch the numbers to see what the Angels...

Halo Headlines – 10/28/09

The Story: Gary Matthews is demanding to be traded or released this off-season.  The Monkey Says: Matthews wants to be an everyday player.  I want to have a three-way with Megan Fox and Joanna Krupa.  Neither of these things will be happening in my lifetime.  The...