The Los Angeles Dodgers have reached to a deal with outfielder Bobby Abreu CBSSports’ Jon Heyman reports. He adds that Abreu will be a pinch hitter and a part-time outfielder with the Dodgers.
I don’t foresee any chemistry issues or issues with playing time as Abreu knew what his role would be before he signed with [...]
05/04/12
According to Jon Heyman of CBSSports, the Los Angeles Dodgers are in serious talks with recently released Bobby Abreu. He adds that the deal is not done, “as details need to be worked out.”
Abreu, who is making $9 million this year (which will be paid by the Angels minus the pro-rated veterans league minimum which [...]
05/03/12
The struggling Los Angeles Angels have released Bobby Abreu, Bill Shaikin of the LA Times reports.
Abreu was set to make $9mm in the final year of a three-year $27mm deal (last year was a vesting option that vested with 550 plate appearances in 2011). Abreu had recorded on five hits in 27 plate appearances this [...]
04/28/12
Much has been said about Albert Pujols‘ addition to the Angels, and everybody knows that it was a risky move for Angels owner, Arte Moreno. Because Pujols will eventually decline, if it hasn’t started yet, and having a 40-year old player earning more than $20 million sounds like a bad business decision. The best they [...]
04/17/12
According to a tweet by Jon Paul Morosi of Fox Sports, The Detroit Tigers are showing interest in free agent outfielder, Johnny Damon. Damon would provide a veteran left handed bat to fill in for Victor Martinez this season. Martinez is likely out for the season with an ACL tear leaving a massive hole [...]
01/23/12
A lot of baseball players have nicknames, many of them given by teammates, others by managers, sports broadcasters, etc. It doesn’t matter how you get it, but you’ll probably be known for better or worse by your nickname rather than your real name.
Earlier this month, I saw an article from Booth Newspapers’ Steve Kornacki that [...]
06/02/11
10. Orioles- The Orioles hit many speed bumps this off-season as they were turned down by many free agents but in the end, were able to together a decent offseason. They traded for J.J. Hardy and also traded for Mark Reynolds. The Orioles didn’t stop their as they also signed Derek Lee who [...]
02/13/11
With Adrian Beltre likely going to the Texas Rangers, the Los Angeles Angels are running out of options on free agents hitters. The Angels said in late October that they were going to prioritize hitting this winter. They targeted Beltre, Carl Crawford, Jayson Werth and Adam Dunn, but failed to land any of them. Eventually, [...]
01/04/11
According to The Orange County Register’s Bill Plunkett, indications are that Los Angeles Angels’ owner Arte Moreno will be willing to increase the payroll for 2011 despite losing money this past season.
The Angels’ payroll for next year is expected to be about $120 million as is with $81 million committed to nine players (Torii Hunter, [...]
10/05/10
There may be big changes for the Los Angeles Angels this winter after general manager Tony Reagins and his team met for two days of organizational meetings to assess the state of the franchise.
“I don’t know that the offense has been the biggest shortcoming of the club,” Reagins said (via the Los Angeles Times’ [...]
09/23/10