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...
Scott Kazmir hasn’t even pitched 50 innings in an Angel uniform yet, but already expectations and questions abound as he heads into Spring Training attempting to simultaneously prove himself to be the team’s ace as well as erase the memory of a...
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...
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...
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...
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...
After a breakout 2009 season, Erick Aybar finds himself in position to make or break the 2010 Angels as he now must live up to the hype of being a franchise cornerstone as well as the heir apparent to Chone Figgins’ as the team’s firestarter at the top of...
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...
The Bullpen of Doom was frequently the Achilles heel of last year’s Angel squad but it is a new year and there is new hope for the boys in the bullpen, including Jason Bulger who is up next in Player Preview series. Now that Bulger is no longer fighting for a...
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...
