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How The Los Angeles Angels Stack Up….Catcher

Jason Evans — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:50:58 +0000

While Angels pitchers and catchers don’t report until tomorrow, many teams’ have their pitchers and catchers reporting today. It’s an exciting time around the league with optimism abundant around the league. We’ve already looked at pitching staffs around the AL West, but let’s take a look at how the Angels stack up at the catcher position. (more…)

Examining The Los Angeles Angels Off-Season Decisions

Jason Evans — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 18:54:24 +0000

MLB.com’s Alden Gonzalez came out with a piece yesterday about how the Angels focused more on improving their hitting over their starting pitching. The Angels chose to sign Josh Hamilton over Zack Greinke and when making a trade for a pitcher, didn’t trade either Mark Trumbo or Peter Bourjos and instead traded Kendrys Morales to the Mariners for Jason Vargas. Did the Angels make the right decisions? (more…)

How The Los Angeles Angels Stack Up….Bullpen

Jason Evans — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:22:20 +0000

With pitchers and catchers reporting in just eight days, (YES!) I’m going to continue the how the Angels stack up series with a look at the bullpens. Again, I’m using the data per mlbdepthcharts.com and I’m ranking them as of this posting. What really cost the Angels a postseason birth last year was the bullpen. The Angels reloaded the pen, but will it be enough to have them as the best in the division? Let’s take a look. (more…)