ANGEL PAGAN RUMORS & GOSSIP

I. Angel Pagan came to the plate in 93 double play situations in 2011. He grounded into four double plays. That’s good for a 1.3% double play rate, which — surprise, surprise — ranks as the 17th lowest mark among MLB hitters with 500+ plate appearances last year. The average MLB player, given 93 chances to ground into a double play, would have grounded into nine...

So where have we heard this before? "I’m very, very confident that this is the team to beat." -Angel Pagan on the Giants That's it Angel, reach for the stars. You're better at that than you were at reaching for fly balls. And congratulations ... for you're now the Jimmy Rollins of the National League West. Prepare to be hated by your new friends in L.A...

Over at Mets Today Joe Janish tries to answer the question of who should be the Mets leadoff hitter now that Jose Reyes and Angel Pagan are gone. He looks at the players ability to get on base and their ability to maneuver around the base paths, and comes to the conclusion that the Mets might be best to go ths unconventional route and use Jason Bay because of the lack...

According to the Associated Press, the Giants have agreed to a one-year contract with outfielder Angel Pagan worth $4.85 million dollars. Pagan, who was acquired in a trade with the Mets for Andres Torres and Ramon Ramirez in December, was eligible for arbitration. According to the AP, the 30-year old switch hitter can earn up to $150,000 more if he is able to make 650 plate appearances...

According to the Associated Press, Angel Pagan and the Giants have reached agreement on a one-year deal worth $4.85MM. The contract reportedly includes a total of $150K in performance bonuses ($50K for 550, 600, and 650 plate appearances). This is right around what Pagan was expected to make, as he was projected to earn $4.7MM. All things considered, it’s a pretty reasonable...

A person with knowledge of the negotiations says the San Francisco Giants and outfielder Angel Pagan have agreed to a $4.85 million, one-year contract that avoided arbitration. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Monday because the club hadn't formally announced the deal. Pagan was acquired during last month's winter meetings from the New York Mets for outfielder...

It’s been a month or so since the Giants acquired Angel Pagan. At the time, I wasn’t excited or anything…I guess I had become an Andres Torres apologist, and I was a bit worried about what the trade meant for Brandon Belt; but I liked the deal nonetheless. The idea of Melky Cabrera as a starting centerfielder was never the appealing, so it was nice to see the Giants...

A couple of days ago Metsblog’s Matt Cerrone shared what he has heard regarding the teams plans for Angel Pagan. As many of you already know Pagan is a non-tender candidate this off-season. However many NY Beat Writers have already put out stories that the team plans to tender Pagan a contract for 2012. Cerrone reports that the talk around the team is that the Mets would like...

According to Jon Heyman of SI.com, the New York Mets plan to tender Angel Pagan, 30, a contract for the upcoming season: Adam Rubin of ESPN New York confirmed the report, stating: The Mets are clearly down on Angel Pagan. But the organization plans to tender the arbitration-eligible outfielder a contract rather than cut him loose at the Dec. 12 deadline, SI.com reported. Pagan...

The Mets of course will deal with Mr Reyes first when it comes to their off season plan of action in 2012 but sooner or later the Mets will have to make a decision about CF and if they want Angel Pagan back patrolling the new dimensions of Citi.  To me it’s a no brainer..let him walk.  Yes I know it will be hard to sign a decent CF for the $$ Pagan will get but honestly do we...