http://www.angelslocker.com Los Angeles Angels Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:40:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/08/31/are-the-los-angeles-angels-going-to-pull-the-plug-on-brandon-wood/ 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 ... http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/08/28/the-los-angeles-angels-deal-brian-fuentes-to-the-twins/ 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 ... http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/08/26/scot-shields-has-not-looked-like-his-old-self-in-2010-for-the-los-angeles-angels/ 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. ... http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/08/17/the-new-guys-on-the-los-angeles-angels-have-been-ok-so-far/ 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 ... 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/ 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. ... http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/08/10/the-los-angeles-angels-need-trevor-bell-to-step-up/ 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 ... http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/08/08/the-los-angeles-angels-place-rich-thompson-on-the-dl/ 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) ... http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/08/05/the-los-angeles-angels-have-summoned-peter-bourjos-from-the-minors/ 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 ... http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/07/29/the-los-angeles-angels-lose-joel-pineiro-for-a-while/ 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 ... http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/07/25/the-los-angeles-angels-acquire-dan-haren-from-the-diamondbacks/