2012 Player Preview: Bobby Cassevah

This time last year, Bobby Cassevah was just organizational depth.  Now, he gets his own profile.  Despite starting the season in the minors, Cassevah fought through the mess that the Angels bullpen was to emerge as the unlikely top right-hander in the pen.  The...

2012 Player Preview: Peter Bourjos

Peter Bourjos entered 2011 with many wondering if his bat could justify keeping his stellar glove in the lineup and proved that it could, and then some.  The next challenge for Bourjos will be evolving into something more than just an elite defender that can hit a...

2012 Player Preview: Dan Haren

It may have been Jered Weaver getting all of the Cy Young attention in 2011, but a case could be made that Dan Haren was actually better than Weaver last season.  Can Haren repeat the same kind of success in 2012 and if so, will it actually get noticed this time? 2011...

2012 Player Preview: Bobby Abreu

Thanks to an ill-conceived vesting option, the Angels have the distinct, ummm… pleasure(?) of welcoming back Bobby Abreu for one more season.  Will Bobby be able to go out on a high note, or will he ride the bench into the sunset of his career? 2011 Stats: 502...

2012 Player Preview: Scott Downs

The next Angel up in our 2012 player previews is the one acquisition from last off-season that actually worked better than expected, setup man Scott Downs.  The veteran southpaw almost single-handedly kept the Angel bullpen from imploding, but can he be as excellent...