2012 Player Profile: Scott Downs
The next Angel up in our 2012 player previews is the one acquisition from last off-season that actually worked better than expected, setup man Scott Downs. The veteran southpaw almost single-handedly kept the Angel bullpen from imploding, but can he be as excellent in 2012 as he was in 2011?
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January 05, 2012
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January 05, 2012
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Source: Downs will decline salary arbitration
Type A free-agent reliever Scott Downs will reject the Toronto Blue Jays’ offer of salary arbitration, a major league source told FOXSports.com.
Downs has drawn interest from the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees and Los Angeles Angels, among others.
Downs, a 34-year-old left-hander, is not well-known to casual baseball fans, perhaps because he's pitched exclusively for...
Via MLB BUZZ
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November 30, 2010
Household accident lands Angels reliever Scott Downs on DL to start season
Scott Downs- another vicitim of a freak injury... (photo courtesy ZinoDon via Creative Commons license)
In what was termed as a “household accident,” Los Angeles Angels reliever Scott Downs, who was penned to a three-year, $15 million contract during the offseason, fractured his left big toe, and will be sidelined for at least two weeks, meaning he will start the season on...
Via Halos Hub
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March 16, 2011
Angels Reliever Starting Season In the Inland Empire
Halos’ Lefty Scott Downs to Begin Rehab Assignment TonightSan Bernardino, CA – Angels’ reliever Scott Downs will begin a rehab assignment tonight with the Inland Empire 66ers. Downs will be making his first ever California League appearance when he takes the mound for the new Class ‘A’ Partner of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The game can be heard beginning with the...
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April 07, 2011
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April 07, 2011
Scott Downs Signs With Angels
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The LA Angels have signed free agent reliever Scott Downs to a 3-year $15m contract pending a physical. The deal includes an incentive worth $1m which is based on the amount of games Downs closes.
This is the worst scenario possible for the Toronto Blue Jays in terms of compensation for Scott Downs being a type A FA.
Why?
Well, first and foremost...
Via Jays Journal
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December 10, 2010
LHP Scott Downs breaks toe while playing with kids
In an unusual injury Los Angeles Angels' left-handed relief pitcher Scott Downs will miss at least two weeks with a broken toe. Downs was “doing normal dad stuff at home” according to Ramona Shelburne of ESPNLosAngeles.com when his toe swelled up and turned purple.
“It's obviously very frustrating, but I think it's just a minor setback,” Downs...
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March 16, 2011
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March 16, 2011
The Los Angeles Angels place Scott Downs on the D.L.
The Angels have placed 35-year old lefty reliever Scott Downs on the 15-day disabled list due to a gastrointestinal viurs. Downs has pitched in only 2 games (0 starts) so far this year for the Angels and he is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA and a 0.60 WHIP. He has given up 1 hit in 1 2/3 scoreless innings for the Angels this year and this will already be his second stint on the D.L. in 2011...
Via Angels Locker
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April 23, 2011
Rumors: Yankees Not Interested in Downs or Other Type-A Relievers
Via Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated:
Yankees won’t go for Downs or other Type-A relievers because they want to keep draft choices.
This is actually nothing new, but there have been some people out there who have tried to attach the Yankees to LHP Scott Downs so I wanted to throw this out there again.
The other Type-A relievers, aside from Downs, that have been offered...
Via Bronx Baseball Daily
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December 07, 2010
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December 07, 2010
Blue Jays lose middle reliever Downs
The Scott Downs era in Toronto officially came to an end on Friday night when the left-handed reliever reached a three-year agreement with the Angels.
Via mlb.com
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December 11, 2010
Unheralded Downs flaunts All-Star numbers
Setup relievers are the offensive linemen of baseball, flying under the radar, but few, if any, lefties in the American League stack up with Scott Downs' performance in his debut season with the Angels.
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July 02, 2011
Angels' Scott Downs isn't flashy, but he's effective
The reliever is 5-2 with a 1.32 earned-run average in 37 games, the third-lowest ERA among American League relievers with at least 30 appearances. Downs has not given up a run in 20 home outings.The reliever is 5-2 with a 1.32 earned-run average in 37 games, the third-lowest ERA among American League relievers with at least 30 appearances.
Via Los Angeles Times
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July 21, 2011
Theo's Target: Scott Downs
From WEEI:
While the Red Sox value their draft picks highly, and are typically reluctant to spend heavily on middle relievers, the team does not necessarily view the need to give up a draft pick to sign Type A free agent Scott Downs a deal-breaker. If the team could come to terms with Downs on a contract that made sense, it would consider forfeiting a draft selection (which...
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December 07, 2010
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December 07, 2010
The Los Angeles Angels sign Scott Downs
The Angels have signed 34-year old lefty reliever Scott Downs to a 3-year, $15 million dollar deal. Downs pitched in 67 games (0 starts) for the Blue Jays last season and he was 5-5 with a 2.64 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP. He only gave up 47 hits in 61 1/3 innings for the Jays last season as he was missing a lot of bats. Downs has now pitched in 379 games (50 starts) in his first nine...
Via Angels Locker
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December 11, 2010
10 Photos - #37 Scott Downs
Today's POTD features Scott Downs, who has pitched for four Canadian teams in his professional career.Scott Downs throws a pitch against his future employers, the Los Angeles Angels, at the Dome April 18.
Downs delivers against the Kansas City Royals at the Dome April 21.Downs goes to work against the Seattle Mariners at the Dome September 23.It was usually thumbs up from Jays fans...
Via Batter's Box
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February 12, 2011
Angels Strike Big! Sign Scott Downs
The Angels have agreed to terms with Scott Downs on a 3 year $15 million dollar deal. No he’s not Carl Crawford or even Adrian Beltre for that matter but Downs is one of the best left handed relief pitcher in baseball. He owns a 2.36 ERA over 262 appearances since the beginning of the 2007 season. When you add him into the bullpen mix along with the recently acquired Hisanori...
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December 10, 2010
Scott Downs Breaks Toe Playing with Kids
We may be more than two weeks away from the start of baseball season, but that hasn’t stopped the weird injuries from continuing to roll in. Last week, the Royals announced that shortstop Alcides Escobar would miss time in spring training after a bug bite became infected. The latest weird injury victim, Angels pitcher Scott [...]
Via Larry Brown Sports
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March 16, 2011
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March 16, 2011
Downs providing immaculate relief for Angels
The Angels' bullpen has had its ups and downs this season, but Scott Downs has been close to perfect since coming off the disabled list.
Via mlb.com
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May 17, 2011
Downs brings leadership, versatility
Scott Downs is "here to pitch," as he puts it. The opportunity to assume a broader role, involving leadership with an impressive cast of young Angels relievers, is waiting down the road.
Via mlb.com
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February 28, 2011
Crisis In Boston: Angels Sign Downs
The Angels' gain is Boston's loss, as Scott Downs takes his relief innings to the west coast. Downs was widely considered Boston's number one target this offseason. After adding complementary players Charlie Crawford and Andrew Gonzalez, there was a feeling of optimism in the land of clam chowder and MIT's underrated museum (an elementary school teacher'...
Via Yanks Fan vs Sox Fan
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December 10, 2010
Red Sox Don’t Get Scott Downs, Target Matt Guerrier
The Red Sox signed the best outfielder on the market and traded for one of the best first basemen in baseball, but they won’t be adding the best free agent reliever to their bullpen this winter.
The Angels have signed left-hander Scott Downs to a 3-year deal worth $15 million, but Boston is now targeting former Twins right-hander Matt Guerrier according to WEEI.com’s Alex Speier…...
Via Fenway Faithful Report
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December 11, 2010
The Los Angeles Angels are getting good work from the lefties in the bullpen
The Angels have not had a good lefty in the bullpen in quite a while and now it appears that they have two of them. 35-year old Scott Downs has been nasty since returning from the D.L. Downs has pitched in 32 games (0 starts) for the Angels so far this year and he is 5-2 with a 1.63 ERA and a 0.87 WHIP. Downs has only given up 18 hits in his first 27 2/3 innings as he has been...
Via Angels Locker
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July 04, 2011
Scott Downs Signs Free Agent Contract with Los Angeles Angels
Former Kentucky star southpaw Scott Downs, a native of Louisville, Ky., has signed a free-agent contract with the Los Angeles Angels, it was announced by the Angels on Friday.
Via University of Kentucky Official Athletics Site
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December 10, 2010
What the Angels might do with their pitching
Los Angeles Angels manager Mike Scioscia indicated Sunday that he will show limited patience with his pitching staff, telling reporters, “We need to change some things.”
The Angels might hold off a full evaluation until right-hander Joel Pineiro (right shoulder tightness) and lefty reliever Scott Downs (fractured left big toe) rejoin the club.
However, left-handed starter...
Via MLB BUZZ
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April 04, 2011
LA Angels Injury Concerns: Erick Aybar, Joel Pineiro, Scott Downs and Kendrys Morales
The Los Angeles Angels currently have three impact players on the disabled list, and they are hoping that shortstop Erick Aybar does not have to join players Joel Pineiro, Scott Downs and Kendrys Morales on that list.
Aybar has been held out of the last three games for the Angels for what was termed muscle tightness on the left side of his body. Without specifically calling it...
Via Halos Hub
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April 07, 2011
Scott Downs gets three-year deal to join Angels
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December 11, 2010
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