by Steve Scripps | Feb 22, 2010 | 2010 Articles
The Story: Jeff Mathis won his arbitration case against the Angels. The Monkey Says: He gets a $450,000 raise to $1.3 million which if you ask me makes him a candidate to be traded before the season since the Angels are risking losing Bobby Wilson who is out of...
by Steve Scripps | Feb 19, 2010 | 2010 Articles
Tradition isn’t just the Angels’ new motto, it is also a concept that drives a lot of Mike Scioscia’s strategic decisions with the roster. But sometimes there are very good reasons to break from traditional concepts and practices and when it comes...
by Steve Scripps | Feb 19, 2010 | 2010 Articles
The Story: Erick Aybar avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $2.05 million contract with the team. The Monkey Says: The Halos won out in this negotiation, but Aybar’s price tag could get pretty high next year if he has a lot of success in the leadoff...
by Steve Scripps | Feb 18, 2010 | 2010 Articles
The Story: Is Brian Fuentes really the closer? The Monkey Says: Mike Scioscia says that Rodney and Shields will get shots at closing some games this season. What, no Jepsen? I actually think that is a good start, but I have some better ideas that I was planning on...
by Steve Scripps | Feb 17, 2010 | 2010 Articles
3… 2… 1… Happy Spring Training! Hallelujah, the long baseball famine has come to and end for Angel fans as pitchers and catchers officially reported to camp at the moment of this posting today (sure, most of them have already been there for several...
by Steve Scripps | Feb 17, 2010 | 2010 Articles
The Story: Erick Aybar and Jeff Mathis are both scheduled for arbitration hearings this week. The Monkey Says: Not many players seem to actually go all the way to arbitration these days, but it looks like both players will actually make it there. Not to begrudge...
