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Halo Headlines: Predicting what the Angel batting order might look like, Another bad Bourjos trade idea, How many at-bats will Trumbo get?

Found February 08, 2012 on Monkey with a Halo: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Mike Scioscia,  Peter Bourjos,  Rich Thompson,  Tyler Clippard,  Mark Trumbo,  Arte Moreno,  John Sickels
TEAMS: Los Angeles Angels,  Washington Nationals

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The February 8th, 2012 edition of daily news for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim including predicting what the Angel batting order might look like, another bad Bourjos trade idea, wondering how many at-bats Trumbo will get and much more... The Story: A look at the many possible batting order combinations Mike Scioscia might try in 2012. The Monkey Says: My preference would be to go Aybar-Kendrick-Pujols-Hunter-Morales-Wells-Callaspo-Iannetta-Bourjos with Aybar and Bourjos switching spots with a lefty on the mound. Really though, Sc...
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