http://www.angelslocker.com Daily Blog for Los Angeles Angels Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:20:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Angels have lost 25-year old righty swinging outfielder Chris Pettit for the 2010 season. He underwent surgery earlier today to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder. Pettit played in 10 games for the Angels last season and he was 2 of 7 (.286 avg, .571 ... http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/03/09/the-los-angeles-angels-lose-outfielder-chris-pettit-for-the-year/ 35-year old lefty swinging Hideki Matsui was signed to replace Vladimir Guerrero over the winter. Matsui will be a full-time DH for the Angels who need him to stay healthy. Matsui played in 142 games for the Yankees last season and he was 125 for 456 (.274 avg, ... http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/02/22/godzilla-is-coming-to-the-los-angeles-angels-in-2010/ 24-year old righty swinging Brandon Wood heads into spring training as the starting 3B for the Angels. He will have to play well this spring to keep the job heading into April. Wood played in 18 games for the Angels last season and he was 8 for 41 ... http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/02/17/it-looks-like-brandon-wood-will-finally-get-his-shot-for-the-los-angeles-angels/ 26-year old switch hitting Erick Aybar took over as the full time shortstop for the Angels last season and he was outstanding. Aybar played in 137 games for the Angels last season and he was 157 for 504 (.312 avg, .776 OPS) with 70 runs scored, 5 homers, 58 ... http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/02/17/shortstop-belongs-to-erick-aybar-for-the-los-angeles-angels-in-2010/ The Angels have signed 30-year old righty reliever Bobby Korecky to a minor league deal. He pitched in 5 games (0 starts) for the Diamondbacks last season and he was 0-0 with a 13.50 ERA and a 2.50 WHIP. Korecky has now pitched in 21 games (0 starts) ... http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/02/13/the-los-angeles-angels-sign-bobby-korecky/ The Angels have re-signed 32-year old righty swinging 1B/3B Robb Quinlan to a minor league deal. He played in 54 games for the Angels last season and he was 28 for 115 (.243 avg, .614 OPS) with 13 runs scored, 2 homers and 14 RBIs. Quinlan has now ... http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/02/12/the-los-angeles-angels-bring-back-robb-quinlan/ The Angels hope that 26-year old righty swinging 2B Howie Kendrick can stay healthy enough to play the whole season in 2010. He has not played in more than 105 games in any of his four years in the majors. Kendrick played in 105 games for the Angels ... http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/02/05/the-los-angeles-angels-are-in-good-shape-at-2b-for-2010/ Lefty starting pitcher Frank Tanana was a flame thrower with the Angels early on in his career. He gave the Angels and amazing 1-2 punch at the top of the rotation with Nolan Ryan. Tanana pitched 8 years for the Angels in which he appeared in 225 games ... http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/01/28/for-a-short-while-frank-tanana-was-a-dominating-pitcher-for-the-los-angeles-angels/ The Angels finally gave 26-year old switch-hitting Kendry Morales his big shot last season and he ran with it. He played in 152 games for the Angels last season and he was 173 for 566 (.306 avg, .924 OPS) with 86 runs scored, 34 homers and 108 RBIs. ... http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/01/28/kendry-morales-is-ready-to-rock-in-2010-for-the-los-angeles-angels/ The Angels have finally got rid of 35-year old switch-hitting outfielder Gary Matthews trading him to the Mets along with $21.5 million bucks for 30-year old righty reliever Brian Stokes. Matthews played in 103 games for the Angels last season and he was 79 for 316 (.250 avg, .697 ... http://www.angelslocker.com/2010/01/22/the-los-angeles-angels-finally-rid-themselves-of-gary-matthews/