At long last one-time super prospect Brandon Wood is set to get his shot at the big leagues. Will 2010 be Wood’s coming out party or the year he is exposed as being a bust? 2009 Stats: 41 AB, .195 AVG, 5 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 0 SB, .559 OPS 2010 Chone Projections:...
The Story: The Angels are expanding their radio reach for this season. The Monkey Says: 830 AM KLAA and 710 AM KSPN are joining forces to share some Angel games and some ESPN programming. This gives the Angels a greater radio presence in the LA area that Arte...
Jered Weaver enjoyed a career year in 2009 but is he ready to take his game to the next level and become the Angels’ bona fide ace in 2010? 2009 Stats: 211.0 IP, 16-8, 196 H, 66 BB, 174 K, 3.75 ERA, 1.24 WHIP 2010 Bill James Projections: 218.0 IP, 14-10, 210 H,...
The Story: Jered Weaver is poised to start Opening Day after a dominating start on Wednesday. The Monkey Says: Well, I guess he was really just messing around with new pitches in all his other starts. Expect Scioscia to make him the official Opening Day starter at...
The Angels let a lot of long-time veterans walk away this off-season and now that the regular season is about to start, we fans are going to get a real sense of their absence for the first time. But with so many beloved stars heading off to other teams, it is hard to...
The Story: Five question for the Los Angeles Angels. The Monkey Says: Interesting that depth is a question for this Angel team, because I don’t really see it being a major issue. Izturis is a super-sub and Mike Napoli can move to DH if injury strikes in the...
Juan Rivera finally got Mike Scioscia to make him a full-time starter in 2009, now that he won’t be fighting for his job for the first time, what can we expect from Juan Rivera in 2010? 2009 Stats: 572 AB, .287 AVG, 72 R, 25 HR, 88 RBI, 0 SB, .810 OPS 2010 Bill...
The Story: One reporter’s take on Brandon Wood. The Monkey Says: It is nice to see more and more people taking a practical approach to their expectations for Brandon Wood this season. Of course, it won’t really matter if Mike Scioscia doesn’t...
Another week of Spring Training is in the books for the Halos, so let’s take a look at the week that was and all the newest developments for the Angels as they prepare for the 2010 season: Sorry, Hideki, but we are going to have to take the cost of that windshield out...
The Story: Maicer Izturis and Scott Kazmir are healing well. The Monkey Says: Izzy tweaked his back and Kaz has a tired shoulder but both are claiming to be feeling just fine now and will hopefully (especially Kazmir) be ready to roll on Opening Day. The Story:...
