Angels manager, Mike Scioscia, and GM, Jerry Dipoto had dinner last night with lefty free agent C.J. Wilson according to a source familiar with the situation close to Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times.
Moreno “already established a relationship with the Texas Rangers star from bargaining sessions for baseball’s new labor agreement,” adds DiGiovanna. Dipoto already [...]
11/22/11
Shortstop Jose Reyes will become a free agent at the end of this season, and Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated provides us a list of possible destinations for Reyes.
– San Francisco Giants: Heyman believes the Giants are a “natural fit” for Reyes. The Giants are a big-market team, and they could use not only an [...]
08/11/11
Last May, Kendrys Morales (at that time he was playing under his stage name Kendry) broke his left ankle as he celebrated a walk off home run. When it first happened, Morales was scheduled to be out the rest of the season, but was set to be back at 100% for the start of Spring [...]
05/07/11
Here’s a running list of some Los Angeles Angels rumors:
– Right handed pitcher Joel Pineiro pitched 5.2 innings Monday night with the Single-A team as part of his rehab assignment reports Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register. Pineiro threw 71 pitches allowing three runs on six hits with two walks and two strike outs.
– [...]
04/26/11
Here’s the latest from FOXSports’ Ken Rosenthal:
– Rookie catcher Hank Conger, could be the team’s everyday catcher. He has started three of the last four games prior to today’s game and manager Mike Scioscia has been working hard with him. According to Rosenthal, Conger has responded well and the pitchers love working with him. Besides [...]
04/17/11
Here’s a running list of injury updates for several Major league players:
– According to George Von Benko of MLB.com, right handed pitcher Zack Greinke’s first simulated game went “OK”. Greinke threw a simulated game indoors on Tuesday for the first time since beginning the season on the Disabled List with a cracked rib. It was [...]
04/13/11
The Los Angeles Angels have placed left-handed pitcher Scott Kazmir on the disabled list due to lower-back stiffness, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports. In his place, Matt Palmer will start at home versus the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday.
There have been suggestions that the Angels and Kazmir could part ways, especially after [...]
04/09/11
Los Angeles Angels infielder Erick Aybar underwent an MRI on Wednesday morning and it revealed a slight strain on his side, according to Mike Scioscia (via Kevin Baxter of the Los Angeles Times).
“Right now we’re hoping it’s not a [disabled-list] situation,” he said.
Ayber is likely of Friday’s home opener in Anaheim, but he could be [...]
04/07/11
Is Scott Kazmir’s time with the Los Angeles Angels about to come to an end? In his first start of the year, Kazmir did not make a compelling case to keep his job when he pitched 1 2/3 innings against the Kansas City Royals over the weekend. The five outs that he managed happened to [...]
04/04/11
Left handed pitcher Scott Kazmir has been struggling during Spring Training with a 7.79 ERA in 17.1 innings. In his last outing he was shelled for eight earned runs and eight hits over five innings against the Brewers.
Although his Spring results haven’t been any different than last season (5.94 ERA), he insists that he’s feeling [...]
03/25/11