The Los Angeles Angels have reached an agreement with shortstop Erick Aybar according to Alden Gonzalez of MLB.com. The deal is for four years and $35 million. According to Gonzalez, the announcement of the deal, is expected tomorrow and “will mark the end of at least a five-month-long negotiation between Angels general manager Jerry [...]
04/18/12
Last week, we learned that the Angels were making progress towards a new deal with shortstop Erick Aybar. Today, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times says that Aybar is believed to be looking for at least five years and $50 million.
Even though the Angels “would prefer to sign Aybar for something closer to the [...]
04/16/12
Angels General Manager, Jerry DiPoto, said today that they are “making progress” on an extension for short stop Erick Aybar according to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.
“I’m very confident that we’ll be able to get something done,” he said. “Erick wants to be here. It’s just a matter of winding up a deal that [...]
04/13/12
The Los Angeles Angels’ GM, Jerry Dipoto, says that the team will continue extension talks with shortstop Erick Aybar, but he doesn’t expect a deal to get done before the season, according to Alden Gonzalez of MLB.com.
“Very much a possibility,” Dipoto said of an extension for his shortstop, “but there’s nothing imminent and not [...]
02/11/12
According to Colin Dunlap of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Pirates “will almost surely” place a waiver claim on infielder Brandon Wood. The window to file a waiver claim on Wood closes today at noon.
Bob Nightengale of USA Today tweeted earlier this week that there’s no way that the Angels infielder will clear waivers. Nightengale pointed [...]
04/22/11
According to Victor Rojas of the Angels’ television network, the team designated Brandon Wood to create roster space for Erick Aybar. Wood took over for Aybar when the infielder suffered a slight strain on his side at the beginning of April.
Wood hit .154/.154/.231 (2-for-13) in five games for the Angels this year.
04/20/11
Los Angeles Angels infielder Erick Aybar underwent an MRI on Wednesday morning and it revealed a slight strain on his side, according to Mike Scioscia (via Kevin Baxter of the Los Angeles Times).
“Right now we’re hoping it’s not a [disabled-list] situation,” he said.
Ayber is likely of Friday’s home opener in Anaheim, but he could be [...]
04/07/11
As a 20+ year baseball fan, I have been fortunate enough to attend numerous playoff games, opening day games and last years All-Star game. But I never attended Spring Training in either Florida or Arizona, up until this past week. It’s not that I didn’t want to go it’s more of I didn’t think Spring Training was [...]
03/07/11
The Los Angeles Angels have agreed on a one-year deal with catcher Jeff Mathis according to a team’s press release. The Angels will avoid arbitration with the 27-year old Mathis.
Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times adds that the deal is for $1.7 million.
Mathis is the second Angel to agree to terms and avoid arbitration [...]
01/13/11
Mark Saxon of ESPNLosAngeles.com points out that the Los Angeles Angels do not have any hitters batting as well as .300 this year – a dramatic drop-off in production to a team that set franchise records for batting average, runs scored and RBIs last year. Because of the offensive drought some of the older veterans [...]
08/02/10