KENDRY MORALES NEWS

Some notes from ALCS Game 2

The victory for the Yankees was their 17th walkoff win of the year, 2nd in the postseason. The Yankees had 3 errors after having none in their first 4 postseason games. The Angels have 5 errors in 2 games in the ALCS. Chone Figgins was 0 for 19 before his rbi hit in the 11th inning...
 

For Chapman, Angels get some help from Kendry Morales

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From Jon Heyman (SI): At least 12 teams are showing interest in Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman. Since he listened to Kendry Morales in switching agents and going to the Hendricks brothers, it will be interesting to see whether the Angels could have any sort of edge in the competition...
>> www.i-yankees.com/?p=1206...
 

Kendry Morales finished 5th in the MVP voting in the A.L.

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26-year old switch hitting Kendry Morales finally got a shot to show what he could do last season as he finished fifth in the voting for the American League MVP Award. Morales played in 152 games for the Angels last season and he was 173 for 566 (.306 avg, .924 OPS) with 86 runs [...]
>> www.angelslocker.com/2009/11...
 

Kendry Morales & Historical Angels MVP Votes

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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...
>> www.halosheaven.com/2009/11...
 

Chapman Changes Agent

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According to Sam Borden, Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman has fired his agent, Edwin Mejia, and has signed on with the Hendricks Brothers. One of the Hendricks Brothers clients is Andy Pettitte, another is another Cuban defector, Angels first baseman Kendry Morales. Jennings speculates...
>> adiehardyankeesfan.blogspot.com/2009/11...
 

Chapman Has A New Agent

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According to Sam Borden, Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman has fired his agent, Edwin Mejia, and has signed on with the Hendricks Brothers. One of the Hendricks Brothers clients is Andy Pettitte, another is another Cuban defector, Angels first baseman Kendry Morales. Jennings speculates...
>> slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/11...
 

Aroldis Chapman & Kendry Morales now have the same agent

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On mlbtraderumors.com is a report that Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman dumped API as his representation and is now represented by the Hendricks Brothers who Kendry Morales recently defected and jumped ship to as his new representation. What does this mean? Probably nothing but this...
>> www.halosheaven.com/2009/11...
 

Aroldis Chapman has signed with Kendry Morales' agent Randy Hendricks. Does this make signing...

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Aroldis Chapman has signed with Kendry Morales' agent Randy Hendricks. Does this make signing Chapman anymore of a reality for the Angels? http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/11/aroldis-chapman-drops-api.html
>> www.halosheaven.com/2009/11...
 

Angels 40-Man Roster Set at 38

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As the rights to exclusive negotiations with their free agents closed, like every major league club, the Angels set their 40-Man Roster yesterday. It stands at 38. Here they are listed in order of the earliest that each can become a free agent. * means a club option exists for an...
>> www.halosheaven.com/2009/11...
 

Read My Lips, No New Free-Agents!!!

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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...
>> www.halosheaven.com/2009/11...
 

Jim Tracy wins Manager of the Year Award

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More photos » by David Zalubowski - AP HEY! I WON THE AWARD! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?! Browse more photos » Mirroring The Sporting News' awards earlier this month, Jim Tracy and Mike Scioscia have...
>> www.purplerow.com/2009/11...
 

American League Gold Gloves: Who Needs Numbers When You Have Big Names?

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MLB announced the winners of the Gold Glove for the American League yesterday and once again, the awards prove that in a sport like baseball – where numbers mean everything – that the numbers, really, mean nothing. It's easy to take fielding percentage, the number...
>> www.sportingnews.com/blog/th...
 

Kendry Morales: Mark Teixeira 2.0?

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Also featured on Rotoprofessor.com A year ago the Angels allowed Mark Teixeira to bolt town, leaving what many thought was a huge vacancy in the middle of their lineup...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
>> bleacherreport.com/article...
 

Two-a-Days: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

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97- 65, 10 Games Ahead, Won ALDS 3-0 (Boston), Lost ALCS 4-2 (New York)Positional MVP – Kendry Morales - .306/.355/.569 – After watching Mark Teixeira leave via free agency Arte Moreno saw his Cuban investment pay off as the highly touted Morales exploded. The switch-hitter became...
>> fragilefreddy.blogspot.com/2009/11...
 

Nuggets From The Bill James Handbook

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More photos » by Julie Jacobson - AP Browse more photos » A couple of days ago I received "The Bill James Handbook" in the mail (from ACTA Sports).  For those of you who are unfamiliar with the...
>> www.halosheaven.com/2009/11...
 

The Biggest WAR Bargains of 2009: Part 2

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Image by Keith Allison via Flickr Last week I covered the top 5 position player bargains of the year – and despite the fact that they were great talents, had for cheap, they were still, mainly, pretty big names. This week, for part two, I’ll try to dive into...
>> baseballreflections.com/2009/11...
 

The Angels Top 32 Prospect Performances, Beginning with Randal Grichuk

Time to kick off prospect season! Coverage of the 2010 top Angels' prospects begins with a look at the best statistical performances of 2009. Using the generally-accepted sabermetric assessment of a player's value, including calculations for runs created, runs...
>> www.halosheaven.com/2009/11...
 

July 8th to August 3rd

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More photos » by Lenny Ignelzi - AP Browse more photos » On July 11th, the Angels placed Vladimir Guerrero and Torii Hunter on the disabled list retroactive to Wednesday July 8th.  At the time of this transaction...
>> www.halosheaven.com/2009/10...
 

Angels Yet To Call On Aroldis Chapman

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The Angels have been linked to free agent lefty Aroldis Chapman via scouting director Eddie Bane.  Given Chapman's friendship with Kendry Morales and interest in Southern California, the Halos could be a decent fit.  However, our source says the team has yet to call to express...
>> www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/10...
 

2010 Bill James Player Projections

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More photos » by Chris Carlson - AP Los Angeles Angels manager Mike Scioscia has a busy off season in store for him. Browse more photos » Now that the Angels off-season is officially here, it'...
>> www.halosheaven.com/2009/10...
 

Tuesday Thoughts: Astros Links and more

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More photos » by Charles Krupa - AP New Astros skipper Brad Mills, pointing out the heights he'll take Houston to. Browse more photos » Well, Mills is the man and DQ has done a great job of...
>> www.crawfishboxes.com/2009/10...
 

"Putrid play" and Other Nice Words: Monday Halolinks

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More photos » by Julie Jacobson - AP Browse more photos » 2009 ALCS: Errors costly as Los Angeles Angels are eliminated from postseason - ESPNThat's eight errors in all. Which begs the question: How would...
>> www.halosheaven.com/2009/10...
 

2009 MVP Award

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*My pick American League MVP *Joe Mauer: Had the most well rounded season playing the game’s toughest position. Miguel Cabrera: A pure numbers guy who played up to par defensively as well. Derek Jeter: Despite being surrounded by star power, still the glue to the Yanks posting the...
>> sportsblognet.com/2009/10...
 

Yankees Win, The World is a Sad Place

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Well, that wasn't a fun game. Angels lost more than the Yankees won but that's life isn't it. You grow up being told that the good guys win and then you grow up to find out that, in real life it doesn't work that way.  The Angels made more stupid mistakes...
>> www.bluebirdbanter.com/2009/10...
 

Angels Threaten in the Sixth

Torii Hunter reaches on an infield hit, and Guerrero hits a ball at his ankles down the rightfield line for a double. The Angles have men on 2nd and 3rd with two out in the sixth. Neither ball was hit all that well, just well placed. Update: Pettitte falls behind Kendry Morales 3-0. [...]
>> baseballmusings.com/?p=4352...
 
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