by Steve Scripps | Feb 16, 2010 | 2010 Articles
The Story: Kendry Morales fired his agent and hired The Devil Himself Scott Boras instead. The Monkey Says: Sonuvabitch. The last time Boras represented a switch-hitting slugger first baseman from the Angels that guy ended up stabbing them in the back and heading to...
by Steve Scripps | Feb 12, 2010 | 2010 Articles
CHAT ALERT! This blog and the other AL West team blogs in the Fanball Sports Network will be holding a live chat this Saturday (2/13) at 2 pm PT to discuss the AL West before Spring Training starts. Check back at the blog tomorrow then if you want to join us to ask...
by Steve Scripps | Feb 12, 2010 | 2010 Articles
Something has been concerning me about the Angels lately. It isn’t a major concern, but rather one of those small lingering questions in the back of my mind. Spring Training is on the cusp of getting under way, but for some reason the Angels still have two...
by Steve Scripps | Feb 12, 2010 | 2010 Articles
The Story: Robb Quinlan has signed a minor league contract with the Angels and will be invited to Spring Training. The Monkey Says: I had thought for sure Q would land with an NL team, but apparently that wasn’t to be. He now pretty much will be forced to...
by Steve Scripps | Feb 11, 2010 | 2010 Articles
The Story: The Angels are showing strong interest in Cuban defector Adeiny Hechevarria. The Monkey Says: I don’t know much about Hechevarria but saw some scouting reports have him rated quite highly as a shortstop with solid pop. He is just 19 years old, so he...
by Steve Scripps | Feb 10, 2010 | 2010 Articles
The Story: A look at Jered Weaver’s splits. The Monkey Says: The piece focuses on Weaver’s propensity for giving up a lot more homers on the flyballs he allows to lefties. Even the stat geeks aren’t sure if it means anything, but they seem to think...
