Peter Bourjos Pushed Out By Mike Trout Arrival
When Mike Trout got called up, there was much rejoicing among the Halos faithful. Finally, the Trout era could begin and the five-tool super prospect to bring a much needed spark to a struggling Angels…Read More
Mike Trout Is Free
Jerry Dipoto seems like an Internet savvy guy. So I’d like to think the #freemiketrout meme on Twitter led to the GM’s decision to call the Angels’ (possibly baseball’s) top prospect…Read More
What would you have them do?
Yes, the Angels have played incredibly poor baseball so far in 2012. They find themselves 6-13, a staggering nine games back of the AL West leading Texas Rangers and six games out of a Wild Card spot.…Read More
Peter Bourjos: Fast Man or Fastest Man?
The Angels somehow managed to give the Twins their first win of the 2012 season Wednesday night. With Cy Young runner-up Jered Weaver on the bump. But it was the speedy center fielder, Peter Bourjos, who…Read More
Let’s Go Prospecting: Trout Doesn’t Waste Time
Mike Trout didn’t have the best spring. He actually didn’t have much of a spring at all. Baseball’s top prospect (or at worst third best) lost playing time and weight dueling with the…Read More
Happy Birthday Eddie Bane
Am I getting too liberal handing out ice cream cake for birthdays around these parts? No! Have you had…Read More
Albert Pujols Hits Two Out
That’s what it says in print anyway. Not only was the Angels-White Sox tilt not on MLB.tv but…Read More
Service Time Implications For Trout, Richards
After the Angels spent $331.5 million on one day (December 8 signing of Albert Pujols and C.J. Wilson…Read More
Is Trout Bound For Triple-A?
Mike Trout hasn’t played in a Spring Training game yet but it already seems like he’s headed…Read More
PECOTA On The Angels
I enjoy the advanced metrics. Quite a bit, actually. I’m also a big fan of the work over at Baseball…Read More
Angels’ farm system, featuring Mike Trout and some other guys
With pitchers and catchers still yet to report, the baseball world is looking for things to talk about. Cue ESPN Insider Keith Law and his farm system rankings. While these rankings won’t have much…Read More
Checking In On Casey Kotchman
Casey Kotchman is heading to the Indians, according to Jon Heyman, after putting together a pretty good season in Tampa. The last time Kotchman sported an Angels jersey was on July 28, 2008 before getting…Read More
Tony! Toni! Tone! Lied! And The Monday Links
No I’m not talking about Tony Reagins here although that Tony also lied when he said ” we will always explore ways to get better” . He is getting a pass today. The liars in question…Read More
Peter Bourjos Is Not Available, Thank You
Phew. With uber-prospect Mike Trout just about MLB ready, teams have been checking on the availability of Angels incumbent centerfielder Peter Bourjos. GM Jerry Dipoto apparently got the memo that teams…Read More
Angels Implicated In Big Papi Rumors And The Tuesday Links
The Angels are reportedly one of a handful of teams that are interested in the services of one David (Big Papi) Ortiz. Does the Halos rumored interest in Ortiz make sense? Not really but hell its Hot…Read More
Mike Trout Isn’t Still A Rookie, Maybe
Major League Baseball has some pretty complicated rules. And with all of the loopholes, I imagine there is just a sea of nerds in cubicles crunching numbers and adding post-its to large stacks of files.…Read More
Mark Trumbo Wins Sporting News Rookie Of The Year And The Thursday Links
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…Read More
Trout, Conger Among Angel Prospects in Arizona Fall League
Three games into the Arizona Fall League season, it’s apparent that one team is standing out above the rest. Even at 1-2 the Scottsdale Scorpions have created quite a buzz in the Valley, not by…Read More
2011 Angels Season Wrap Up: What We Learned About The Outfield
We continue our review of the Angels positional corps with a look at the 2011 Halos outfield. Obviously the glaring zit on the nose here was the play of Vernon Wells. The much maligned left fielder (he…Read More
Mike Trout Named Baseball America Minor League Player Of The Year – A Testament To Eddie Bane
Mike Trout was named Minor League Player Of The Year earlier today by Baseball America. The honor puts Trout in somewhat of an exclusive club that includes guys like Tim Salmon, Derek Jeter, Jose Canseco,…Read More















