Another week of the off-season, another week of Angels free agency and trade rumors. While the world watched the Angels as they hosted C.J. Wilson, it appears the rumor mill had already moved on to churning out a number of wild trade rumors as well as some perfectly reasonable rumors that quickly got out of control. Come get some fresh Hot Stove League rumors!
But not for crazy baseball fans on the internet.
First the big rumor to make the rounds, the Angels acquiring Geovany Soto and Carlos Marmol in a package involving Hank Conger. On the surface, this trade makes a lot of sense for the Angels since they getting a starting catcher who is at least average defensively and anywhere between average and great with the bat. Plus, they get that late-inning righty power arm for the bullpen they've been looking for. The move saves the Cubs a lot of money and nets them a top catching prospect and likely even more decent prospects beyond that. So, it at least makes se...
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Monkey with a Halo:
PLAYERS:
Geovany Soto,
Carlos Marmol,
Hank Conger,
Trevor Reckling,
Ariel Pena,
Ryan Hanigan,
Ervin Santana,
Yonder Alonso,
Alexi Amarista,
Albert Pujols,
Prince Fielder
TEAMS: Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Angels, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Brewers
TEAMS: Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Angels, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Brewers
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