The Story: The Angels reassigned seven players to minor league camp. The Monkey Says: Hank Conger, Travis Chick, Robert Mosebach, Francisco Rodriguez, Rich Thompson, Andrew Romine and Mark Trumbo all got sent down. Conger is the big name here, but he isn’t...
The Angels needed to upgrade their bullpen this off-season and their solution was to sign Fernando Rodney. While he has a closer’s pedigree, Rodney has the stats of a below average mop-up man. Which pitcher will the Angels be getting in 2010? 2009 Stats: 75.2...
The Story: Mike Scioscia is not concerned about the Angels’ slow start tot the spring. The Monkey Says: Sosh thinks the return of injured regulars and the demotion of the non-major league ready prospects should put the Angels in good shape to finish strong. ...
The Story: The Oakland Athletics have returned Rule V draft pick Bobby Cassevah to the Angels. The Monkey Says: Cassevah is a nice relief prospect, so the Angels should be glad to have him back, especially after seeing how badly the decision to not have Darren...
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: No need to be bashful, Naps. You are off to a stellar start this spring....
The Story: Mike Scioscia doesn’t really pay much attention to any advanced statistics. The Monkey Says: Hopefully someone in the organization does because while Mike Scioscia is clearly an old school manager, sabermetrics aren’t something you can just...
After dealing with such dour issues like racism in recent days, I think it is time for a little levity in the Halosphere. To that end, I’ve done a little investigative reporting (and by that I mean mostly making a bunch of stuff up, kind of like Fox News) to...
The Story: Torii Hunter now vows to watch what he says around reporters. The Monkey Says: And that is a damn shame. Not to be an Angel apologist, but Hunter is one of the nicest and most congenial men in baseball and now he has been turned off from being himself...
Godzilla is coming to Anaheim fresh off of a 2009 campaign that culminated with him winning the 2009 World Series MVP. Despite his recent success, his old age and knee problems still qualify him as a risk for the Angels. Will that gamble pay off in 2010? 2009 Stats:...
The Story: Torii Hunter thinks Latin American players are “impostors.” The Monkey Says: Nothing like a little racial tension to start the spring, eh? I see the point that Torii is trying to make here, that there is a woeful lack of black players in...
