Angels Bullpen: In-Speiering L.A. To Make a Move

Justin Speier's name seems sadly ironic at this point. After three consecutive dismal appearances for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, the only person he's likely “in-Speiered” is general manager Tony Reagins, who is desperately looking for middle relief...relief. Speier faced 13 batters over his last three outings and recorded just one out–a sacrifice bunt that moved a runner into scoring position. The other batters reached on a combination of seven hits and five walks, leading to five earned runs in an official one-third of an inning pitched. Now, either he's hiding a serious arm injury that's affecting his delivery or, at the ripe old age of 35, Justin Speier just doesn't have it anymore. In the month of July alone, he is sporting a hefty 14.54 ERA–not exactly the bridge to closer Brian Fuentes that the Angels were looking for. And they're still looking. Reagins is said to be in daily talks with teams, searching for that next reli...