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AL West Preview: Upgraded Offenses Should Tighten The West Playoff Race in 2011

Despite being home to the World Series runner-up Texas Rangers, the AL West was one of the worst divisions in baseball in 2010 featuring only one team with a better than .500 record...Begin Slideshow
Via Bleacher Report  |  February 02, 2011

Two More Bite The Dust: Juan Rivera and Mike Napoli Clean Out Their Lockers.

So Mike Napoli and Juan Rivera were both sent to the Toronto Blue Jays today in exchange for Vernon Wells. This leaves the Halos with Jeff Mathis, Bobby Wilson, and Hank Conger as their catchers...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  February 02, 2011

Vernon Wells to LA Angels: 5 Reasons to Hate the Trade

Shut out from signing Cliff Lee, Carl Crawford and Adrian Beltre (Ouch!), the Angels overreacted and made a trade for Vernon Wells. Guess there really is one born every minute...Begin Slideshow
Via Bleacher Report  |  January 28, 2011

2011 MLB Projections: How Vernon Wells Impacts the Los Angeles Angels

With Vernon Wells being traded over from the Blue Jays for Mike Napoli and Juan Rivera, the instant reaction follows something like this: "Why?" To the average observer, Vernon Wells ...Begin Slideshow
Via Bleacher Report  |  January 27, 2011

Mike Trout: Los Angeles Angels OF Joins Elite Company, Named No. 1 Prospect

Dice-K, Jay Bruce, Matt Wieters, Jayson Heyward, and now you can add Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout to the elite list of top prospects in all of Major League Baseball as MLB ...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  January 26, 2011

Hey Vern!: Angels Finally Make a Deal We Can ALL Be Happy About

In the midst of arguably the most disappointing offseason in franchise history, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim finally made a big move. The kind of move that could alter the course of the AL West in 2011...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  January 26, 2011

Vernon Wells Traded to Los Angeles Angels: 2011 Fantasy Impact

In a deal that sent shock waves through the baseball community last weekend, the Toronto Blue Jays sent Vernon Wells and his monstrous contract to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for Mike Napoli and Juan Rivera...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  January 26, 2011

MLB: From the Useless Stat Department

Baseball is a game of stats. Some stats really matter when judging a player’s ability and worth and there are some stats that really don’t...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  January 24, 2011

Los Angeles Angels: Finally Cut Ties With Mike Napoli

The day most Angel fans surely knew would be coming is here. Mike Napoli , along with Juan Rivera , has been traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for Vernon Wells . Mike Napoli set a career high in games played and at bats for the 2010 Angels ...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  January 24, 2011

Los Angeles Angels Trade Mike Napoli, Juan Rivera for Vernon Wells

While I was making dinner (grilled chicken with some garlic mashed potatoes), I had the MLB Network’s Hot Stove Live on in the background...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  January 22, 2011

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim: Was Vernon Wells the Answer?

After teams were no longer talking about Cliff Lee, Carl Crawford, Adrian Beltre and Jayson Werth, they began talking about Carl Pavano. That, in a nutshell, is the story of the 2011 MLB offseason: all or nothing...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  January 22, 2011

Remembering Lyman Bostock

It's been over 35 years since the very memorable 1975 baseball season, one that saw future Hall of Famers Jim Palmer and Tom Seaver win Cy Young Awards, Frank Robinson become MLB's first black manager, and another "no-no" thrown by Nolan Ryan...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  January 22, 2011

Los Angeles Angels: Breaking Down The Vernon Wells Trade

I always knew that Arte Moreno would do something this offseason, I just didn't know when he would strike or how conventional the move would be...Begin Slideshow
Via Bleacher Report  |  January 22, 2011

MLB Hot Stove: Los Angeles Angels Land All-Star Outfielder in Blockbuster Trade

On Friday the Los Angeles Angels landed former All-Star center fielder, Vernon Wells, in a trade with the Toronto Blue Jays...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  January 21, 2011

Fantasy Baseball Prospect Watch: Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim CF

The hot stove is starting to cool, as we are less than a month from pitchers and catchers reporting. So, let’s stoke that fire a bit with more prospect talk. This series on prospects will cover a wide range of players as well as positions...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  January 20, 2011

Heavenly Perspective: Top 10 Reasons for Angels Fans To Keep the Faith in 2011

It's been a brutal winter in Anaheim. While the rest of sunny Southern California basks in bright blue skies and mild temperatures, around Angels Stadium there swirls a raging tempest of anger and frustration...Begin Slideshow
Via Bleacher Report  |  January 13, 2011

Los Angeles Angels: Halos Need To Rebuild Aging and Expensive Roster

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim appear to have missed their window of opportunity during the Vladimir Guerrero era by not making the World Series over his six seasons in Anaheim...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  January 07, 2011

MLB Trade Rumors: 10 Things the LA Angels Must Do Before Spring Training

Few teams in the major leagues have had as rough an offseason as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The team once aspired, perhaps with stars in their eyes, to sign both Carl Crawford and Adrian Beltre this winter...Begin Slideshow
Via Bleacher Report  |  January 07, 2011

Angels In 2011: How The Halos' Awful Offseason Impacts The AL West

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim will have their work cut out for them in 2011. Fierce competition looms ahead, but not from the defending AL West Champion Texas Rangers or improved Oakland A's...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  January 06, 2011

Los Angeles Angels: Lack of Big Deals Foolish or Just Looking Ahead?

Heading into the winter after their worst season in eight years, the Angels looked like they planned on being among the offseason's biggest buyers...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  January 05, 2011

Los Angeles Angels Lose Out on Carl Crawford: Where Do They Go From Here?

With Christmas approaching and Santa having decided that Carl Crawford was a better gift for the Boston Red Sox, where do the 2011 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim go from here? ...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  December 23, 2010

Los Angeles Angels: Is Arte Moreno Making a Fiscal Statement or Protecting Fans?

Los Angeles Angels owner Arte Moreno could probably be accused of a lot of things, but one of them will never be loyalty to his fan base...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  December 18, 2010

Tony Reagins Prolong Woes, So Angels' Fans Might As Well Boycott

It's as if spirit has suddenly vanished on Katella Ave.; almost as if the Angels couldn't care less in revamping an inactive ballclub faced with tremendous emptiness and shame, unable to lure a blockbuster free-agent in an offseason attempt...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  December 16, 2010

Adrian Beltre: Destinations That Make Sense

Adrian Beltre picked a good time to become a free agent and a good year to produce like an elite offensive force. Of course we've seen this before...Begin Slideshow
Via Bleacher Report  |  December 12, 2010

Los Angeles Angels Add Scott Downs to Their Bullpen

I am going to say that this week was not the best one in the career of Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim GM Tony Reagins. First, he gets smoked by the Boston Red Sox in the Carl Crawford deal...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  December 10, 2010
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