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Meet A Blogger: "True Grich"
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Meet A Blogger: "True Grich"
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John Lackey, Chone Figgins are offered arbitration by Angels
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The team will receive maximum draft-pick compensation if the free agents sign elsewhere. Reliever Darren Oliver is not offered arbitration.
The Angels, as expected, offered arbitration on Tuesday to pitcher John Lackey and third baseman Chone Figgins, assuring them of maximum...
Lackey and Figgins Only Angels Offered Arbitration
12 hours ago by
Halos Heaven
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by Marcio Jose Sanchez - AP
4 months ago:
Los Angeles Angels' Chone Figgins hits a two-run RBI double against Oakland Athletics pitcher Dallas Braden during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Oakland...
Angels Offer Arb To Only Figgins, Lackey
12 hours ago by
MLB Rumors
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Bill Shaikin of the LA Times reports that the Angels offered arbitration to just two of their ranked free agents --- Type As Chone Figgins and John Lackey. Los Angeles' other Type A free agent, veteran reliever Darren Oliver, as well as Type B Vladimir Guerrero and unranked free...
Beerleaguer 5 questions with ESPN's Jayson Stark
14 hours ago by
Beerleaguer
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ESPN senior baseball writer and author of “Worth the Wait: Tales of the 2008 Phillies" stops by with his insights before heading off to a 6 p.m. book signing at the Barnes and Noble in Rittenhouse Square. Beerleaguer: The difference between the Yankees' table setters and...
Versatile value: Free agents who wear several gloves
2 days ago by
SportingNews.com
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With teams unwilling to invest multiple millions of dollars in free agents this offseason, value is key. And what better way to get extra value than by signing a shortstop who also can play second base? Or a third baseman who can play anywhere in the infield? Or a corner infielder...
Angels and Dodgers face similar payroll situations
There doesn't appear to be much wiggle room, so a big deal or run at top free agents would require some creative accounting.
When the last out of the American League Championship Series was made in October, the Angels trimmed almost $51 million from their payroll, as...
Chone Figgins of the Los Angeles Angels finishes tied for 10th in the MVP voting
3 days ago by
Angels Locker
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31-year old switch hitting 3B Chone Figgins tied with Alex Rodriguez of the Yankees for 10th in the MVP voting of the American League. Figgins played in 158 games for the Angels last year and he was 183 for 615 (.298 avg, .789 OPS) with 114 runs scored, 5 homers, 54 RBIs and 42 [...]
Poll Results: If you could sign just one free agent…
4 days ago by
Sports Blog Net
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In my last poll, I asked my readers to pick a free agent to sign if they could have only one of them. The options: Matt Holliday, Jason Bay, John Lackey, Joel Pineiro, Orlando Hudson and Chone Figgins. Here are the results…Holliday and Lackey were far and away the leaders in...
Have The Sox Found Their Leadoff Man In Coco Crisp?
6 days ago by
Mouthpiece Blog
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What do you do when you can’t afford Chone Figgins and Johnny Damon? You go to the bargain bin. And inside it you find Coco Crisp.
It doesn’t look like they’re super close to a deal, but some details from the Trib:
The White Sox have expressed interest in free agent...
Blogging the Offseason: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
7 days ago by
Simon On Sports
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Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here.
Today's AL team is the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and our...
Projected WAR and Contract Values for Free Agent Position Players
8 days ago by
Beyond the Box Score
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Combining a couple of my previous article on UZR projections (now updated with UZR/150 values) and the wOBA to WAR conversion, I have created a spreadsheet to project 2010 WAR values of most FA hitters and determine how much money should be spent for the player's production...
Kendry Morales & Historical Angels MVP Votes
8 days ago by
Halos Heaven
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As noted earlier today, congrats to Kendry Morales for joining a select group of six other players in Angels HISTORY to finish in the top 5 in MVP balloting. Also kudos to Chone Figgins for becoming just the third player in Angels history to garner MVP votes in at least 4 different...
Could the Los Angeles Angels finally give Brandon Wood his big chance in 2010?
9 days ago by
Angels Locker
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It all really depends on if the Angels bring back Chone Figgins or not. Wood’s name will also come up a lot in trade rumors over the winter. He has not played too well to this point in his major league career. He has played in 86 games in his major league [...]
Free Agents: Anyone You Want To Buy?
9 days ago by
AZ Snakepit
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I've been looking at the list of free agents, and I'm not seeing anyone that I'm in any rush to buy. Matt Holliday is going to cost a fortune as a hitter, as is pitcher John Lackey. Both are very good, but overpriced in the current market. So, who's left? Jason...
Castillo still a hard move...
10 days ago by
Mets Fever
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The Mets entered last off-season with the goal of trading Luis Castillo and when their efforts failed to move him, they entered the season with him as their starting 2B.But a year later in which Castillo put up stellar table setter numbers, played the entire season healthy and is only...
Money isn’t only matter standing in Figgins’ way
11 days ago by
Beerleaguer
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Insiders think Chone Figgins will command upwards of five-years, $50 million in free agency. Some believe he’s best suited to remain with the Angels, but one could argue that the Phillies need him most. Today, David Murphy continued his free agent primer with a look at third base...
Read My Lips, No New Free-Agents!!!
11 days ago by
Halos Heaven
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The void that will be created with the departures of John Lackey, Chone Figgins, Darren Oliver, and Vladimir Guerrero will be felt long after they sign new contracts with their new teams. Lackey is a true number one Ace, Figgins is a true lead off hitter and has great defensive...
For Angels, Jason Bay, John Lackey and Chone Figgins are all in play
12 days ago by
Los Angeles Times ? Sports...
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As the free-agent shopping season opens, owner Arte Moreno warns that even with a boost in overall payroll, there might not be enough to re-sign their pitching ace and third baseman.
Matt Holliday is not coming. Jason Bay might be coming. John Lackey and Chone Figgins are...
Arte Can't Afford Both Figgy and Lackey
12 days ago by
Halos Heaven
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Blogger Bill Shaikin managed to get a few comments from Arte Moreno on his "Unplugged" blog:
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Can't afford both John Lackey and Chone Figgins
Nope to Matt Holliday
Maybe to Jason Bay
Vladimir Guerrero? Loves Vlad, no...
Shore up the Pen
12 days ago by
Halos Heaven
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Alright, so I know most of the discussion so far about the offseason has involved our free agents (John Lackey, Chone Figgins, Vladimir Guerrero, and Darren Oliver), big hitting free agents (Jason Bay & Matt Holliday), and trades (anyone remember a discussion about Curtis Granderson...
Don’t Expect White Sox To Make Free Agent Splash
12 days ago by
Mouthpiece Blog
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So, there was talk of the Sox getting Chone Figgins this offseason, or at least making a play for him. He’d fill in the gap at leadoff, and likely play an outfield position. But last week, Kenny Williams has hinted the Sox are bumping up against their budget for 2010, so Figgins...
Here's an inexpensive version of DeRosa...Little Cat
13 days ago by
Mets Fever
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The Mets appear to be in the market for a super utility player, whether it's Chone Figgins or Mark DeRosa they seem to be looking for a player who will provide a solid bat and over 100 games in a season at several different positions.The problem with either of those players is...
What do the Mets do behind the dish? Omir Santos or Todd Hundley
14 days ago by
MetsCitiBlog
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Although there are certainly a lot of issues the Mets need to deal with this offseason, the catching position is probably garnering the least amount of attention. There has been daily chatter about John Lackey, Matt Holliday, Chone Figgins, and...
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