Halo Hangout » angels power http://halohangout.com A Los Angeles Angels Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Sat, 25 May 2013 16:40:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Breaking Down The Branyan: Angels Adress Power Shortage By Signing Swing And Miss Slugger http://halohangout.com/2011/05/26/breaking-down-the-branyan-angels-adress-power-shortage-by-signing-swing-and-miss-slugger/ http://halohangout.com/2011/05/26/breaking-down-the-branyan-angels-adress-power-shortage-by-signing-swing-and-miss-slugger/#comments Fri, 27 May 2011 00:11:21 +0000 http://halohangout.com/?p=1727

The Angels Hope To See More Of These Kinds Of Swings In Anaheim

 

The Angels announced a low risk – high reward move  today in signing the recently released Russell Branyan away from the Arizona Diamond Backs.  Branyan was brutal this year in 31 games with the D’ Backs ( .210/.290/.339. , however his acquisition for the Angels potentially gives them an  instant power threat to add to a power starved lineup. That’s the extent of  Branyan’s value.  He is not a good hitter and he strikes out a ton. For his career Branyan has 1,097 strikeouts compared to just 670 hits ( 190 home runs), and a career slash line of .237 /.329/.487.

Despite Banyan’s poor peripherals, this move can still have a positive impact for the Halos and here’s why.

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