Where the Jays Stand – Starting Rotation
Remember back in the fall when I was doing a weekly positional breakdown of the Jays as baseball traipsed through its eventful off-season and into the spring?
Well, I went across to diamond to every fielding position off the mound – and little has changed since then. At catcher, former Angel Jeff Mathis will take over the role as J.P. Arencibia’s back-up that was vacated by Tampa...
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Where are they now? Brian Downing
By Brian Waller - AngelsWin.com Feature Writer
If I were to tell you that the Angels once traded for a scrawny catcher who in his first four seasons in Major League Baseball averaged only 6 HR’s and 34 RBI’s while hitting only .251, you would think the Halos re-acquired Jeff Mathis wouldn’t you? As good of a guess as that would have been, you would have been wrong. The Angel...
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7 days ago
Daily Friar 1.23.12
It's a rare rainy day in San Diego today. We're experiencing the wet weather that San Francisco had to deal with during the game yesterday. When all was said and done the Giants won and we now have a Super Bowl rematch from 2008. I personally could care less for either team, so it essentially makes me look forward even more to baseball season to start. I dug up some...
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21 days ago
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21 days ago
An Austin Hedges Thought
In a lengthy column about a bunch of crap mostly related to the Boston Red Sox a statistical gem unearthed itself. From Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe: From the Bill Chuck files: “Over the last four seasons, there have been four players with at least 1,000 at-bats who have cumulatively hit .220 or lower: Jeff Mathis (.193), Andruw Jones (.213), Jason Varitek (.218), and Kelly...
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21 days ago
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21 days ago
Halo Headlines: Morales Avoids Arbitration, Projecting Morales's Recovery, Angels Donata a Field to a High School
The January 12th, 2012 edition of daily news for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim including Morales avoids arbitration, projecting Morales's recovery, the Angels...
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January 12, 2012
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January 12, 2012
Halo Headlines: Pujols' Deal is Heavily Backloaded, Angels Now Boast A Top Infield, Halo Fans Will Miss Mocking Mathis
The December 30th, 2011 edition of daily news for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim including Pujols' contract is heavily backloaded, Angels boast one of the best infields, Halo fans will miss...
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December 30, 2011
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December 30, 2011
Angels Interested In Dioner Navarro
The Angels have interest in free agent catcher Dioner Navarro, according to Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com (on Twitter). Chris Iannetta figures to get most of the playing time behind the plate in Anaheim, with former Angels catcher Jeff Mathis on the Blue Jays' roster.
Navarro, 27, signed a one-year, $1MM deal with the Dodgers a year ago. He posted a .193/.276/.324 line in...
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December 20, 2011
FAN Projection Targets: Sophomore Relievers
Fan Projection Target season is upon us, a time for FanGraphs readers to show those computers what’s what and out-project them using only intuitive genius. In past seasons, relievers have sometimes suffered from a relative lack of ballots, and while I am not sure this is true of all the relievers mentioned below, it might be a good place to start getting into projecting bullpens...
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December 19, 2011
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December 19, 2011
Baseball ProGUESTus: The Men Behind the Men Behind the Plate by Jonathan Bernhardt
Believe it or not, most of our writers didn't enter the world sporting an @baseballprospectus.com address; with a few exceptions, they started out somewhere else. In an effort to up your reading pleasure while tipping our caps to some of the most illuminating work being done elsewhere on the internet, we'll be yielding the stage once a week to the best and brightest baseball writers...
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December 16, 2011
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December 16, 2011
Winter Meetings Review: Toronto Blue Jays
The golden boy, Alex Anthoplous, didn’t make in ground shaking moves at the Winter Meetings, but he quietly made his team better. The Athletics and Mariners are finding out about how you survive in the same division is two heavyweights. Anthopolous (and Andrew Friedman) already have that experience.
He flushed out the bad contracts and now is prepared to spend some money. So far...
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December 12, 2011
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December 12, 2011
Quick Hits: Indians, Willingham, Mathis, Astros
Sunday night linkage..
The Indians are in on all "non-[Prince] Fielder" bats, including Josh Willingham, but don't have much financial flexibility, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. The Tribe is after a right-handed bat and the club has been linked to Derrek Lee, Andruw Jones, and Mike Cameron among others.
Troy Renck of The Denver Post (via Twitter) doesn...
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December 11, 2011
Pujols Pictured In New Angels Uniform
Albert Pujols was announced as a Los Angeles Angel today.
For those of you wandering how Pujols would look in Jeff Mathis' former number 5 Angels uniform, here you go-Twitpic from MLBLos Angeles Angels Announce Albert Pujols - (MLB)And NO bitter Cardinal fans, Albert does not look fatter and older.Until Next Time,Craig Turley@OldNBABalls
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December 10, 2011
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December 10, 2011
LA Angels at the Winter Meetings
The Angels have been one of the busier teams moving into the Winter Meetings. Jerry Dipoto hasn’t been on the job long, but he has already corrected one of the big problems with the Angels. Mike Scioscia had an unhealthy fascination with Jeff Mathis, so Dipoto ripped that scab right off by trading him to the Blue Jays.
It really didn’t matter who he brought in return. As it turns...
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December 06, 2011
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December 06, 2011
Jays Ready To Wheel and Deal?
Today is day one of the winter meetings, this year in Dallas. The baseball scribes are expecting a lot of activity this week now that the new CBA has been agreed to. Expect free agent signings and trades galore. But don't be surprised if not much happens. Our own AA is not a big fan of these meetings, he has said you can get more done via texts and phone calls in your office...
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December 05, 2011
Halo Headlines: Mathis Trade Reactions, Angels Interested in Madson, Make an Offer to C.J. Wilson
The December 5th, 2011 edition of daily news for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim including reactions to the Mathis trade, Angels pursuing closer Ryan Madson, make an offer to C.J. Wilson and much ...
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December 05, 2011
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December 05, 2011
Winter Meeting preview!
In brief - none of us have any idea what AA is gonna do.Full stop.His public comments suggest:1. a trade is much more likely than a free agent2. he's almost certainly not going to sign either Pujols or Fielder3. If a reporter tell you he's "in on" someone, he's almost certainly NOT.4. if they tell you a deal is basically done, it probably is.5. he's much more likely to move on a...
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December 05, 2011
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December 05, 2011
Jeff Mathis Becomes A Blue Jay – And That’s (Kinda) Okay
Firstly, I want to apologize for the unintentional rhyme to the headline there.
I honestly didn’t think there’d be a time where I’d be okay with the Blue Jays trading anybody for Jeff Mathis – he who was ranked dead last in WAR among his catching brethren in the MLB – but you know what? I’m okay with the move that sent Brad Mills over to the Angels...
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December 04, 2011
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December 04, 2011
The Los Angeles Angels deal Jeff Mathis to the Blue Jays
The Angels have traded 28-year old righty swinging catcher Jeff Mathis to the Toronto Blue Jays for 26-year old lefty starting pitcher Brad Mills. Mathis played in 93 games for the Angels last year and he was 43 of 247 (.174 avg, .484 OPS) with 18 runs scored, 3 homers, 22 RBIs and 1 stolen base. He played in 426 games in his 7 years with the Angels and he was 233 of 1,201 (.194...
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December 04, 2011
Los Angeles Angels trade for left-hander Brad Mills | Baseball notebook
The Los Angeles Angels traded catcher Jeff Mathis to the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday for left-hander Brad Mills. Although Mathis is a...
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December 03, 2011
The New Catcher
I hate to be contrary... ah, who am I kidding? I love to be contrary! But I have to say it - I'm really looking forward to watching Jeff Mathis play. There are things I'm keen to know...
I want to emphasize right away that I'm not looking forward to watching him hit. The numbers tell the tale, and they tell it true. I'm reminded of Kevin Cash. You get the feeling he stands at home...
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December 03, 2011
Catching the Trifecta
By David Saltzer, AngelsWin.com Senior WriterOne of the rarest feats to accomplish in all of baseball is the unassisted triple play. A lot has to fall into alignment for a player to make such as play.For a GM, one of the rarest feats to accomplish is the trifecta—a move or series of moves that simultaneously: 1) improves the club; 2) pleases the fans; 3) doesn’t deplete the farm...
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December 03, 2011
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December 03, 2011
Angels ship Mathis to Jays for Mills
The Los Angeles Angels traded catcher Jeff Mathis to the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday for left-hander Brad Mills.
Although Mathis is a strong defensive catcher, he batted just .174 with three homers and 22 RBIs in 2011. He is batting .194 with 26 homers since starting his major league career in 2007.
Mathis said he is excited to work with Toronto's pitching staff.
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December 03, 2011
Angels ship catcher Mathis to Jays for LHP Mills
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- The Los Angeles Angels traded catcher Jeff Mathis to the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday for left-hander Brad Mills.
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December 03, 2011
Angels trade Jeff Mathis to the Blue Jays
Light-hitting catcher is sent to the Blue Jays in exchange for left-handed pitcher Brad Mills, who has made only 14 big league appearances, mostly as a starter.Light-hitting catcher is sent to Toronto in exchange for left-handed pitcher Brad Mills, who has made only 14 big league appearances, mostly as a starter.
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December 03, 2011
Jays Swap Mills for Mathis
Today’s trade of Brad Mills to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for back-up catcher Jeff Mathis comes down to one simple question: does Mathis hold greater value than any of the position’s available free agents?
There is little question that Mathis is a solid addition and immediately becomes one of the most reliable and defensively consistent back-ups in the league. The arbitration...
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December 03, 2011
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December 03, 2011
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