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Los Angeles Angels Announce Spring Training Invites

Angels MLB beat writer Alden Gonzalez just announced the Angels spring training invites for the forthcoming pre-season. Here they are: Pitchers: Billy Buckner, Kevin Johnson, Tony Pena, Jo-Jo Reyes, A.J.…Read More

Los Angeles Angels Winter Ball Performances

First question: why doesn’t the MLB hook up with the winter ball leagues for broadcasting TV rights? How awesome would it be to watch baseball in the winter? Although, judging from this years performances…Read More

Why Did the Angels Sign Joe Blanton? An Investigation

Probably the most perplexing move that the Los Angeles Angels have made this off-season involves signing back of the rotation starting pitcher Joe Blanton to a 2-year, $15 million dollar deal. A quick…Read More

The Los Angeles Angels 2013 Starting Rotation According to Bill James

Ladies and Gentlemen, your 2013 Los Angeles Angels starting rotation according to Bill James. Bill James. You know him, right?  Kind of changed baseball as we know it. He was the pink elephant in the…Read More

Should The Angels Have Re-Signed Dan Haren For 2013?

The title of this post is something Los Angeles Angels fans might be asking themselves in 2013. They hope they don’t. However, as the current starting rotation stands, there are still a lot of question…Read More

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Expensive Center Field Free Agent Market Highlights Angels’ Affordable Depth At Position

Players don’t seem come cheap for the Angels anymore. In 2012, the team sat fourth highest in…Read More

Are the Angels Better Off Not Signing Zack Greinke?

After committing $325 million dollars to CJ Wilson and Albert Pujols last off-season, the Angels finished…Read More

Baseball is Alright (Or Why Mike Trout Losing the MVP Tells Us Nothing)

You know the binary. Old-school baseball types versus the statistical pencil pushers. Gut vs. Stats.…Read More

What if the Angels Made a Trade Like the Marlins?

Tonight the Marlins made a blockbuster trade with the Toronto Blue Jays sending Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle,…Read More

A Look Back at 2012: Erick Aybar

On April 19th, Jerry Dipoto inked Erick Aybar to a four-year, 35 million dollar deal, solidifying Aybar…Read More

Dan Haren on the Verge of being traded to Chicago Cubs for Carlos Marmol?

According to various sources, the Los Angeles Angels are on the verge of trading starting pitcher Dan…Read More

A Look Back at 2012: Alberto Callaspo

After a very brief experiment with Mark Trumbo at third-base, the hot corner was quickly handed over…Read More

A Look Back at 2012: Ernesto Frieri

On May 3rd, Ernesto Frieri was traded from the San Diego Padres to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange…Read More

Predicting Torii Hunter’s 2013 Season (With the Help of Raul Ibanez)

Last Thursday, Jason Evans here at Halo Hangout explored the question of whether or not the Angels should…Read More

5 Things To Do Now That Your Favorite Team Is Out of the Playoffs

2012 is toast for the Angels. You watched 162 games and had your heart broken. You started the season…Read More

Who Is the Most “Clutch” Angels Hitter?

On Sunday night, we saw two offensively clutch moments. The first came when Albert Pujols drilled a ball…Read More

Five Good Signs From An Otherwise Dismal Series

Despite the 6-0 win yesterday, the four-game series against the Athletics was mostly a dismal, lifeless…Read More

Chris Iannetta: Ending the Era of Terrible Offensive Angels Catchers

In the Angels win against the A’s yesterday, catcher Chris Iannetta went 3 for 4 with a home run…Read More

Exploring the Few Terrible Hiccups of Jered Weaver’s Great Season

Despite a terrible outing yesterday against the Tampa Bay Rays it can be still be safely said that he…Read More

Signs From Yesterday that “the Hand” is Moving Closer to the Proverbial “Panic Button”

With a 4-1 loss to the Mariners last night the sluggish Angels fell yet another game behind in the AL…Read More