The AL West is a world for holy beings. It shall continue in 2009.1. Los Angeles Angels The Angels have been the king of the West for a long time and should still be considered the favorites in 2009. But this season they will be challenged much more heavily than in years past and the reason for this is the health of their starting rotation. Last year they were able to overcome the Lackey and Escobar injuries with massive performances by Santana and Saunders. This year Santana is on the shelf with Lackey and Escobar, so picks up the pace?Key Player: Jered Weaver, Someone needs to hold up the fort while Lackey, Santana and Escobar. Weaver has the most potentialof the starters in the rotation but his stats have gotten progressively worse season after season after season. His ERA and Winning Percentage have gone in the wrong direction every year since his rookie season. The Angels can ill afford one of their experienced pitchers regressing even more when they will be relying so hea...
Found March 31, 2009 on
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PLAYERS:
Jered Weaver,
Kendry Morales,
Ian Kinsler,
Chris Davis,
Matt Holliday,
Manny Ramirez,
Raul Ibanez,
Erik Bedard,
Brandon Morrow
TEAMS: Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, Los Angeles Angels
TEAMS: Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, Los Angeles Angels
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