Trumbo Wins Sporting News R.O.Y.

Big ups to Mark Trumbo who was named Rookie Of The Year by The Sporting News yesterday. Mark’s 29 home runs and 87 RBI’s led the Angels as well as all AL rookies. Trumbo also revealed that the stress fracture in his foot that cut his season short actually happened about a month prior. Telling Big Joe Mcdonnel:

To be honest, it was (bothering me) for a while — probably a month and a half if not two months. I don’t know at exactly what point I fractured it, but it was at least (six weeks) before I finally had to come out of the lineup.”

Congrats Mark. Onto the Thursday links:

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Halos Heat Up GM Pursuit

The Angels ever changing GM wish-list has apparently been refreshed again. Tampa Bay Rays GM Andrew Friedman (considered a miracle worker by many) is now at the top of the list. TMZ style reports surfaced of a dinner between Friedman, Angels Owner Arte Moreno and Angels President John Carpino. Friedman would certainly be a good get. He’s been able to “ball on a budget” guiding the Rays to playoff appearances in 3 of the last 4 seasons.

The saga continues……

Onto the Friday Links

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Tampa Bay GM Andrew Friedman has turned the Rays into perennial playoff contenders. Imagine what he could do in Anaheim. (Getty Images)

My colleague Kalup Alexander has done a fine job on this blog keeping us abreast of the Angels continued search for an General Manager to replace the deposed Tony Reagins. In his post today, Kalup addressed the team’s interest in Jerry Dipoto and Damon Oppenheimer. With top candidate Theo Epstein leaving Boston and signing a 5 year/$20 million deal to similarly resurrect the woeful Cubs, LAA now has to cross his name from prospective candidates. The move also puts the Red Sox at the top of any potential GM’s bucket list. Even if Boston gets their pick of the litter, there are still numerous front office execs that can steer the Angels in the right direction. Kalup offered up Dipoto and Oppenheimer. Here are ten more after the jump:

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