How quickly can one man go from free agent afterthought to franchise cornerstone? One season, apparently. At least that was the case for Bobby Abreu who earns the honor of kicking off our player previews for the 2010 season. So what is in store for the man who...
The Story: Scot Shields will not be fully healthy when Spring Training opens next week. The Monkey Says: Well that is certainly unexpected. It doesn’t sound like Shields is too far off from being ready to throw again, but it certainly is an ominous way for...
The Story: Why Mike Scioscia is the best manager in the game. The Monkey Says: If last year’s success with an injury and tragedy ravaged roster doesn’t tell you why Sosh is the best, then you just aren’t ever going to figure it out. The Story:...
For the last six years, Vladimir Guerrero has been the unquestioned face of the franchise. Anytime the team had a key game it was always marketed as “Vlad and the Angels take on [insert opponent]!” But now that Guerrero has moved on to Texas, who will...
The Story: The Angels look to the future with promise. The Monkey Says: The Angels have loads of young talent and few salary obligations beyond 2011, so they certainly have flexibility, but what about the present? I want a World Series now, dammit! The Story: Joe...
The Story: The Angels announced their 27 non-roster Spring Training invitees. The Monkey Says: The list includes nothing but Angel prospects like Trevor Reckling and Hank Conger and a handful of Quadruple-A type players. Barring an unforeseen injury to an...
My brain is still fried from watching the season premier of “Lost,” so I don’t think I am going to be able to come up with a cogent bit of analysis or any clever satire today. So, I figured I would take advantage of the fact that my mind is skipping...
The Story: The Angels have tough decisions to make with so many players out of options. The Monkey Says: Actually, the decisions aren’t that tough. The only players really in trouble are Bobby Wilson and Terry Evans (assuming the team carries 12 pitchers or he...
The Angels need an ace pitcher. I know it, you know it, the American people know it. Having already scraped the bottom of the free agent and trade barrel in search of said ace, the Halos now have no other choice but to look inwards. But who is really up for the...
The Story: PECOTA has fixed itself and issued new projections. The Monkey Says: The Halos are no longer the worst team in the AL West, but they are sub.-500 and in a tie for second in the division that the Rangers will supposedly win. Considering how badly PECOTA...
