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Jered Weaver Out 4-6 Weeks With Broken (Non Throwing) Elbow

Posted by Drew Fairservice under Jered Weaver, Los Angeles Angels, News And Notes on Apr 09, 2013

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim v Texas Rangers

Well this just isn’t good news for the Angels. Already running with a very thin starting rotation, it looks as though the Angels will be without their ace for some time. Ken Rosenthal reports Weaver is out for close to a month with a broken left elbow. The lanky righty injured his arm pitching against the Rangers on the weekend after a line drive back through the box forced an awkward fall.

With Weaver out, the Angels turn to…I dunno, honestly. They called up Dane De La Rosa from Triple-A but will he start? The rest of the LAA depth chart is a little grim. Jerome Williams? Garrett Richards? Roy Oswalt, pick up that phone! Things aren’t so bad for the Angels but, as mentioned in today’s Battle of LA, digging out of deep hole doomed the Angels in 2012. Without their ace, it looks a lot like they will be in the same situation again in 2013.

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The Battle of Los Angeles: Week 2

Posted by Riley Breckenridge under Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, The Battle of Los Angeles on Apr 09, 2013

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Ed. Note: This week’s Battle of LA went up moments before the severity of Jered Weaver’s left elbow injury went public. Which is to say, this is the final BoLA. (Not really.)

The Week That Was

LAA

First Week Record That Is Apparently Enough Of A Sample To Freak Some People Out: 2-4

LAD

First Week Record That Is Apparently Enough Of A Sample To Encourage Some Folks: 4-2

Southern California’s Burgeoning Pissing Contest: The Leader In The Clubhouse

The Dodgers. Their team ERA is 1.00 (totally sustainable) and their bullpen has been absolutely lights out through the first six games of the season (0 ER in 14 appearances). The outstanding start by their pitching staff has made the slow starts by Matt Kemp (2-for-20) and the three-headed pile o’ futility that is the left side of their infield (hitting a collective .026) a little bit easier to swallow.

That said, three of the Dodgers’ four wins came against the Pittsburgh Pirates, who have been nothing short of awful to start the 2013 campaign. The Angels got stuck with the shit-end of the stick by opening with the Reds and the Rangers, and their record reflects it.

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The Battle of Los Angeles: Week 1

Posted by Riley Breckenridge under Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, The Battle of Los Angeles on Apr 02, 2013

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The Angels and Dodgers are fighting hard to win the hearts and minds of Southern California baseball fans. Spending cash and engaging in a non-stop war of one-upmanship. Who will prevail in the end?

Getting Blanked tapped Orange County heartthrob and one half of the Productive Outs juggernaut Riley Breckenridge with keeping score on LA baseball this season.

The Week That Was

LAA

Meaningless Spring Training Record: 10-20

Smallest Of Small Sample Sizes Regular Season Record: 1-0

LAD

Meaningless Spring Training Record: 13-20

Smallest Of Small Sample Sizes Regular Season Record: 1-0

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Yankees On Verge Of Acquiring Vernon Wells

Posted by Darren Kritzer under Los Angeles Angels, New York Yankees, News And Notes, Vernon Wells on Mar 24, 2013

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim v Seattle Mariners

UPDATE 1: Vernon has agreed to waive his no-trade clause. Two teams are close to making this official.

Well, Well, Well.

Just when you thought the New York Yankees would stay quiet on the trade front with all their injuries this spring, we get word that a potential deal with the Los Angeles Angels is in the works for former Blue Jays outfielder Vernon Wells.

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Great Moments in Phenom Marketing

Posted by Drew Fairservice under HardBall Talkin', Los Angeles Angels, Mike Trout on Mar 18, 2013


The Angels would be fools to not make the most of the of moneymaking opportunity Mike Trout presents. Whenever the best player in the game is a photogenic All-American kid and runner-up for AL MVP drops into your lap, you gotta wet your beak where you can.

Not that these Trout hats are official Angels gear but…maybe they should be? Considering some of the other stuff you can get in the Angels shop, these bad boys are a step up.

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Angels Renew Mike Trout’s Contract

Posted by Darren Kritzer under Los Angeles Angels, Mike Trout, News And Notes on Mar 02, 2013

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Photo Day

A common practice for assistant general managers this time of year is to get players with under three years of service time to sign their contracts for the upcoming season. These players have little to no negotiating rights, so normally, it’s just a formality when the player and agent are told the salary, unless your name happens to be Mike Trout, or so you would think.

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Vernon Wells to Retire at End of Current Contract

Posted by Drew Fairservice under Los Angeles Angels, News And Notes, Vernon Wells on Feb 25, 2013

Oakland Athletics v Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Your friend and mine Travis Reitsma passes on an Alden Gonzalez story regarding highly paid non-starting Angels outfielder Vernon Wells. The handsomely paid fourifth outfielder will walk away from the game when his current contract expires at the end of the 2014 season.

Though Wells will only be 35 at the end of next season, he will walk away from the game to spend time with his two young sons.

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