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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

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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

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