Halo Headlines – 11/4/09

The Story: Halos Heaven continues their countdown of the top 32 Angel prospects.  The Monkey Says: Good work all around, though it did pain me to see that after all these year Brandon Wood still qualifies as a prospect. The Story: Vladimir Guerrero will be signing...

You Make the Call: Who Should the Angels Keep?

The World Series is almost over which means free agency will be starting soon.  We all know the Angels have some very tough free agency decisions to make.  Some must stay. Some must go.  The question is who will fall into which category? The Hot Stove League is about...

Angels Should Sit Out Free Agency

The MLB free agency is drawing near.  This would typically be the time of year that fans should be excited to see their team dive into the free agent pool and see if they can’t come back up with a player or two that can vastly improve their team’s chances...

Halo Headlines – 11/2/09

The Story: Dodgers GM Ned Colletti is playing dumb about the possibility of signing John Lackey.  The Monkey Says: Colletti is trying to avoid tampering charges, but it is clear that just about any team with a reasonable payroll is going to be in on Big John this...

GM for a Day

The Angels have a lot of tough decisions to make this off-season.  Who do they re-sign?  What free agents and trades do they pursue?  How much money can they spend?  Tony Reagins and the Angel front office no doubt have a plan for upgrading the roster and it will...

Halo Headlines – 10/29/09

The Story: Stat guru Bill James calculates his player projections for next year.   The Monkey Says: If James is right, the Angels can expect a lot of fall off in offensive efficiency next season.  Good thing these are just projections. The Story: A quick look at the...

Free Agency Math Doesn’t Add Up for the Angels

We all knew this day was coming.  Now that the Angels’ season is finally over, it is time to address their complicated free agency issue.  Break out your calculator and put on your thinking caps because it is time to crunch the numbers to see what the Angels...

Halo Headlines – 10/28/09

The Story: Gary Matthews is demanding to be traded or released this off-season.  The Monkey Says: Matthews wants to be an everyday player.  I want to have a three-way with Megan Fox and Joanna Krupa.  Neither of these things will be happening in my lifetime.  The...

Discussion: Was the Angel Season a Success?

The World Series starts tomorrow and guess who won’t be participating?  That’s right, the Angels.  This team had championship aspirations and came close to making good on them but just couldn’t pull it off.  As hard as they fought against the...

Halo Headlines – 10/27/09

The Story: Steve Bisheff has his own plan for the Angels off-season roster moves.  The Monkey Says: His plan seems a bit far-fetched as it involves letting Vlad, Figgy and Lackey walk and then somehow finding a way to trade for Roy Halladay and signing Jason Bay. The...