Los Angeles Angels MLB News - Angels Baseball Blog http://www.angelslocker.com Los Angeles Angels Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:40:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.5 en Are the Los Angeles Angels going to pull the plug on Brandon Wood? http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/08/31/are-the-los-angeles-angels-going-to-pull-the-plug-on-brandon-wood/ http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/08/31/are-the-los-angeles-angels-going-to-pull-the-plug-on-brandon-wood/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:04:34 +0000 chinmusic http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/08/31/are-the-los-angeles-angels-going-to-pull-the-plug-on-brandon-wood/ 25-year old righty swinging 3B/SS Brandon Wood came to the majors with a ton of hype as he crushed a lot of homers in his minor league career. But it has not converted into any success at the major league level. Wood has played in 63 games for the Angels this year and he is 30 of 182 (.165 avg, .410 OPS) with 18 runs scored, 3 homers and 12 RBIs. He swings at everything as he has an utter lack of discipline at the plate as he has only walked 4 times this year while whiffing 54 times. Wood has now played in 149 games in parts of 4 seasons with the Angels and he is 73 of 406 (.180 avg, .479 OPS) with 37 runs scored, 10 homers, 31 RBIs and 5 stolen bases. He has walked 11 times now and whiffed 128 in his major league career to date. The Angels wouldn’t likely get much for Wood in a trade so the choice is really to keep him or cut him. It will be interesting to see what the Angels decide to do with him.

]]> http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/08/31/are-the-los-angeles-angels-going-to-pull-the-plug-on-brandon-wood/feed/ The Los Angeles Angels deal Brian Fuentes to the Twins http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/08/28/the-los-angeles-angels-deal-brian-fuentes-to-the-twins/ http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/08/28/the-los-angeles-angels-deal-brian-fuentes-to-the-twins/#comments Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:52:54 +0000 chinmusic http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/08/28/the-los-angeles-angels-deal-brian-fuentes-to-the-twins/ The Angels have dealt 34-year old lefty reliever Brian Fuentes to the Twins for a player to be named later. Fuentes pitched in 39 games (0 starts) for the Angels this year and he was 4-1 with 23 saves, a 3.52 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP. He pitched in 104 games (0 starts) in his two years with the Angels and he was 5-6 with 71 saves, a 3.76 ERA and a 1.32 WHIP. The Angels will replace Fuentes at closer with 33-year old righty Fernando Rodney. Rodney has pitched in 55 games (0 starts) for the Angels this year and he is 4-1 with 6 saves, a 3.83 ERA and a 1.45 WHIP. Rodney is more than qualified to close for the Angels and I think he will do a good job for them.

UPDATE: (9/1/2010) - The Angels have acquired 25-year old righty reliever Loek Van Mil to complete this deal. Van Mil pitched in 26 games (0 starts) in A+AA-ball this year and he was 1-3 with a 6.15 ERA and a 1.96 WHIP. He has had some issues with control as he has walked 22 batters in only 33 2/3 innings. Part of the reason for his control problems could be because of the fact that he is 7′1″.

]]> http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/08/28/the-los-angeles-angels-deal-brian-fuentes-to-the-twins/feed/ Scot Shields has not looked like his old self in 2010 for the Los Angeles Angels http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/08/26/scot-shields-has-not-looked-like-his-old-self-in-2010-for-the-los-angeles-angels/ http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/08/26/scot-shields-has-not-looked-like-his-old-self-in-2010-for-the-los-angeles-angels/#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:41:41 +0000 chinmusic http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/08/26/scot-shields-has-not-looked-like-his-old-self-in-2010-for-the-los-angeles-angels/ 34-year old righty reliever Scot Shields has not looked good at all this season for the Angels. He has pitched in 40 games (1 start) for the Angels this year and he is 0-3 with a 5.48 ERA and a 1.78 WHIP. He has given up 44 hits in 42 2/3 innings which isn’t too bad but he has also walked 36 batters and that has been a big problem. Shields came into this season having pitched in 448 games (14 starts) in 9 years with the Angels and he was 46-41 with 21 saves, a 3.03 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP. The Angels were talking about cutting Shields but they will give him the rest of the year for him to prove that he has something left.

]]> http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/08/26/scot-shields-has-not-looked-like-his-old-self-in-2010-for-the-los-angeles-angels/feed/ The new guys on the Los Angeles Angels have been o.k. so far http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/08/17/the-new-guys-on-the-los-angeles-angels-have-been-ok-so-far/ http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/08/17/the-new-guys-on-the-los-angeles-angels-have-been-ok-so-far/#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:11:19 +0000 chinmusic http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/08/17/the-new-guys-on-the-los-angeles-angels-have-been-ok-so-far/ 27-year old switch hitting 3B Alberto Callaspo and 29-year old righty starting pitcher Dan Haren have been o.k. so far for the Angels. Callaspo has played in 20 games for the Angels and he is 22 of 72 (.306 avg, .671 OPS) with 8 runs scored and 5 RBIs. The Angels expect him to hit for more power but it’s hard to be upset with a .300+ hitter. Dan Haren hasn’t had any luck for the Angels. He has started 5 games for the Angels and he is 1-3 with a 3.44 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP. Haren is pounding the strike zone so far for the Angels as he has 24 whiffs and only 4 walks in 34 innings. If he keeps pitching as well as he is now the wins will have to start coming soon for Haren.

]]> http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/08/17/the-new-guys-on-the-los-angeles-angels-have-been-ok-so-far/feed/ I have a hunch that Juan Rivera could get his starting job back soon for the Los Angeles Angels http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/08/17/i-have-a-hunch-that-juan-rivera-could-get-his-starting-job-back-soon-for-the-los-angeles-angels/ http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/08/17/i-have-a-hunch-that-juan-rivera-could-get-his-starting-job-back-soon-for-the-los-angeles-angels/#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:07:43 +0000 chinmusic http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/08/17/i-have-a-hunch-that-juan-rivera-could-get-his-starting-job-back-soon-for-the-los-angeles-angels/ 31-year old righty swinging outfielder Juan Rivera lost his starting job when the Angels called up 23-year old top prospect Peter Bourjos. But, Bourjos has been overmatched in his first taste of the majors so far. He has played in 11 games for the Angels and he is 5 of 37 (.135 avg, .409 OPS) with 4 runs scored, 2 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. If Bourjos continues to struggle I have little doubt that the Angels will turn back to Rivera. Rivera has played in 96 games this year for the Angels and he is 86 of 334 (.257 avg, .729 OPS) with 48 runs scored, 12 homers, 43 RBIs and 2 stolen bases.

]]> http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/08/17/i-have-a-hunch-that-juan-rivera-could-get-his-starting-job-back-soon-for-the-los-angeles-angels/feed/ The Los Angeles Angels need Trevor Bell to step up http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/08/10/the-los-angeles-angels-need-trevor-bell-to-step-up/ http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/08/10/the-los-angeles-angels-need-trevor-bell-to-step-up/#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:24:55 +0000 chinmusic http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/08/10/the-los-angeles-angels-need-trevor-bell-to-step-up/ With Joel Pineiro out for most of the rest of the year the Angels need 23-year old righty Trevor Bell to step up. He has pitched in 19 games (3 starts) this season for the Angels and he is 1-3 with a 6.03 ERA and a 1.78 WHIP. Bell has given up 52 hits in only 34 1/3 innings for the Angels so far this year. In his three starts, Bell is 0-2 with a 6.43 ERA and a 1.86 WHIP. The Angels really need Bell to start pitching like the scouting reports say he can.

]]> http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/08/10/the-los-angeles-angels-need-trevor-bell-to-step-up/feed/ The Los Angeles Angels place Rich Thompson on the D.L. http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/08/08/the-los-angeles-angels-place-rich-thompson-on-the-dl/ http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/08/08/the-los-angeles-angels-place-rich-thompson-on-the-dl/#comments Sun, 08 Aug 2010 16:09:31 +0000 chinmusic http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/08/08/the-los-angeles-angels-place-rich-thompson-on-the-dl/ The Angels have placed 25-year old righty reliever Rich Thompson on the 15-day disabled list with right shoulder inflammation. Thompson has pitched in 6 games (0 starts) this season for the Angels and he is 0-0 with a 1.86 ERA and a 0.93 WHIP. He has only walked 1 batter while whiffing 9 in 9 2/3 innings for the Angels so he was off to a good start with them this year. The Angels hope that Thompson gets well soon so he can get back to helping the bullpen.

]]> http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/08/08/the-los-angeles-angels-place-rich-thompson-on-the-dl/feed/ The Los Angeles Angels have summoned Peter Bourjos from the minors http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/08/05/the-los-angeles-angels-have-summoned-peter-bourjos-from-the-minors/ http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/08/05/the-los-angeles-angels-have-summoned-peter-bourjos-from-the-minors/#comments Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:52:27 +0000 chinmusic http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/08/05/the-los-angeles-angels-have-summoned-peter-bourjos-from-the-minors/ The Angels have called up 23-year old righty swinging CF Peter Bourjos from AAA. He was the Angels’ #2 prospect coming into this season according to Baseball America. Bourjos has already played in 2 games for the Angels and he is 2 for 7 (.286 avg, 571 OPS) with 1 run and 1 stolen base. The Angels are moving Torii Hunter to RF and Bobby Abreu to LF to make room for the kid. Bourjos played in 102 games in AAA-ball before his promotion and he was 130 of 414 (.314 avg, .861 OPS) with 85 runs scored, 12 triples, 13 homers, 52 RBIs and 27 stolen bases. Juan Rivera will be the big loser with Bourjos up as he will see his playing time diminish. Rivera has played in 90 games this season for the Angels and he is 81 of 311 (.260 avg, .741 OPS) with 46 runs scored, 12 homers, 40 RBIs and 2 stolen bases.

]]> http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/08/05/the-los-angeles-angels-have-summoned-peter-bourjos-from-the-minors/feed/ The Los Angeles Angels lose Joel Pineiro for a while http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/07/29/the-los-angeles-angels-lose-joel-pineiro-for-a-while/ http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/07/29/the-los-angeles-angels-lose-joel-pineiro-for-a-while/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:19:26 +0000 chinmusic http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/07/29/the-los-angeles-angels-lose-joel-pineiro-for-a-while/ The Angels have lost 31-year old righty starting pitcher Joel Pineiro for the next 6-8 weeks due to a left oblique strain. This is a huge blow to the Angels as they recently acquired Dan Haren to make the starting rotation one of the best in baseball from top to bottom. Pineiro has started 20 games for the Angels this year and he is 10-7 with a 4.18 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP. The best case scenario has Pineiro coming back for the last couple of weeks in 2010.

]]> http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/07/29/the-los-angeles-angels-lose-joel-pineiro-for-a-while/feed/ The Los Angeles Angels acquire Dan Haren from the Diamondbacks http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/07/25/the-los-angeles-angels-acquire-dan-haren-from-the-diamondbacks/ http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/07/25/the-los-angeles-angels-acquire-dan-haren-from-the-diamondbacks/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:27:25 +0000 chinmusic http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/07/25/the-los-angeles-angels-acquire-dan-haren-from-the-diamondbacks/ The Angels have acquired 29-year old righty starting pitcher Dan Haren from the D-Backs for 29-year old lefty startiner pitcher Joe Saunders, 21-year old lefty starter Patrick Corbin, 25-year old righty reliever Rafael Rodriguez and a player to be named later. Haren gives the Angels another quality workhorse for the top of the rotation. He has pitched in 21 games (all starts) for the D-Backs this year and he is 7-8 with a 4.60 ERA and a 1.35 WHIP. He’s much better than he has pitched this season which is evidenced in his career stats. Haren has pitched in 217 games (208 starts) in his 8 years in the majors and he is 86-70 with a 3.71 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP. Joe Saunders has been a solid pitcher for the Angels but he has not been to good this year. He has started 20 games for the Angels this year and he is 6-10 with a 4.62 ERA and a 1.49 WHIP. In his six years with the Angels, Saunders has pitched in 115 games (all starts) in which he was 54-32 with a 4.29 ERA and a 1.39 WHIP. Patrick Corbin was the Angels’ #12 prospect heading into this season according to Baseball America. He has pitched in 20 games (all starts) in A-ball this year for the Angels and he is 13-3 with a 3.87 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP. Corbin has now pitched in 33 games (32 starts) in his two years in the minors for the Angels and he was 17-5 with a 4.20 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP. Rafael Rodriguez started this season as the Angels’ #22 prospect according to Baseball America. Rodriguez pitched in 37 games in AAA-ball for the Angels this year and he was 5-3 with 10 saves, a 3.04 ERA and a 1.11 WHIP. He also pitched in 1 game in relief for the Angels this year and he was 0-0 with a 4.50 ERA and a 1.50 WHIP. Rodriguez pitched in 19 games (0 starts) in his two years for the Angels and he was 0-1 with a 5.51 ERA and a 1.81 WHIP. The player to be named later is expected to be one of the Angels’ top prospects. The Angels certainly paid a big price for Dan Haren but he’s a clear upgrade on Saunders and the Rangers are a pretty damn good baseball team so this was a deal the Angels had to make.

UPDATE: (7/26/2010) - The Angels will reportedly will send 19-year old lefty starting pitcher Tyler Skaggs to the D-Backs to complete this deal as the player to be named later. Skaggs was the Angels’ #8 rated prospect coming into this season according to Baseball America. Skaggs pitched in 24 games (16 starts) in his two years in Rookie+A-ball for the Angels and he was 8-4 with a 3.41 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP.

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