by Steve Scripps | Feb 2, 2010 | 2010 Articles
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...
by Steve Scripps | Feb 1, 2010 | 2010 Articles
The Story: The PECOTA projections released last week were flawed. The Monkey Says: Looks like someone forgot to carry a decimal point. Somehow they didn’t notice that something was messed up when the Nationals were predicted to finish over .500 but the Angels...
by Steve Scripps | Jan 29, 2010 | 2010 Articles
With a new season comes a new slogan for the LA Angels franchise. Last season, that geniuses in the marketing department came up with “Fan Strong.” Our scientists have been working around the clock since Opening Day but they still have no freaking clue...
by Steve Scripps | Jan 29, 2010 | 2010 Articles
The Story: The newest PECOTA standings have the Angels pegged for a last-place finish in the AL West. The Monkey Says: Not only does it project a last place finish for the Halos, but they would be amongst the worst in the majors overall largely due to a disastrous...
by Steve Scripps | Jan 28, 2010 | 2010 Articles
As everyone awaits the opening of spring training camps, the baseball world is doing everything it can to distract itself and this time of year that means focusing on minor league prospects. It seems like anyone who has ever attended a minor league baseball game is...
by Steve Scripps | Jan 28, 2010 | 2010 Articles
The Story: Spring Training has started early for Angels’ young pitchers and catchers. The Monkey Says: The camp attendees are just prospects, but still, anything that hints at the start of baseball is sweet news to me. The Story: Tickets to the 2010 All-Star...
by Steve Scripps | Jan 27, 2010 | 2010 Articles
The Story: The AL West figures to be an arms race. The Monkey Says: With the Mariners adding Cliff Lee, the Rangers adding Rich Harden, the Angels adding Joel Pineiro and now the Athletics adding Ben Sheets, that is a wild understatement. Of course it might also be...
by Steve Scripps | Jan 26, 2010 | 2010 Articles
I must admit, the flurry of roster moves that Tony Reagins executed last week caught me by surprise. I would have bet my house that the Angels were done making big roster moves (then again, I rent, so I am betting someone else’s house, so it really isn’t...
by Steve Scripps | Jan 26, 2010 | 2010 Articles
The Story: The Angels avoid arbitration with Maicer Izturis by signing him to a three-year, $10 million deal. The Monkey Says: That contract buys out two years of free agency for Izzy. My initial reaction to the signing was that it is an awful lot of money for a...
by Steve Scripps | Jan 25, 2010 | 2010 Articles
The Angels have had a busy off-season with a great deal of roster turnover. They’ve lost so many veterans and added the likes of Hideki Matsui and Joel Pineiro. With so many changes afoot in the Angel clubhouse, somebody is going to have to step up to help put...
