Los Angeles--
There isn't much to get excited about recently with the Los Angeles Angelenos. At one point, they looked like maybe, just maybe, they turned the corner. Going on a solid win streak and pulling within 5 games of .500 at 40-45. Then, they proceeded to lose 9 out of their next 10 and fell completely out of the Wild Card race. They've continued their struggles and sit at a season low 18 games under .500 at 45-63.
However, there is some good news. Los Angeles owner just announced that the club has signed International prospect Jose Uribe. The club signed him to a Minor league deal with an invite to spring training next season. The bonus was worth around 6.5 million.
Los Angeles also has a couple of bright spots on the offensive side of the ball, most notably young stud rookie Ryan Ruffin. He started the year in AAA, but was quickly called up after LA was hit with a few injuries. Since then, he has staked his claim to a ML spot. So far in his first 72 ML games, he's hit .270 with 10 homers and 31 RBI in 293 at bats.
We know the front office is very excited about his career as an Angeleno, after all, he's only 22.
This seasons 1st round pick (10th overall) of the Angelenos, Douglas Satterwhite, has had an up and down start to his professional career. In 9 games he has an ERA of 5.87 in 38.1 innings. While he is struggling in some facets of his game, he's still striking out hitters at a solid rate. 41 k's to 18 walks. He's also only given up 2 home runs. We're sure he'll get it going, he's got a bunch of potential.
--Injury report--
ML Slugger Edgard Gomez is in jeopardy of missing a majority of the remaining season with a leg fracture. Gomez has a .282 average, 31 home runs and 80 rbi in 106 games.
3rd round pick Weldon Robinson is suffering from back spasms and is expected to be out a few more days. Management isn't expected to rush him back to soon either.
Our top 10 list of Pitching and Hitting prospects are coming up in a future update, stay tuned!
--Angelenos.com
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Monday, February 2, 2009
Friday, January 16, 2009
Amateur Draft results
Angelenos.com--
The Angelenos had the 10th pick of the 2010 Amateur draft in what was considered an overall weak class. With that said however, GM/Manager buckeye86 liked what he got.
"We went pitching with the first 3 rounds. We know that pitching has been our undoing the past few seasons, so the best and cheapest way to fix that is to try your luck in the draft.
So far, the Angelenos have signed 11 of their 25 picks, including the top 3 and 5 out of their top 10 rounds. The top 3 include--
1st round pick Douglas Satterwhite. Douglas is a 20 year old Right handed starter who has great control and stamina and also has the potential to be a high end starter. He is known for his dominating fastball. Expected ML debut: 2012
2nd round pick Bo Sweeney. Bo is an 18 year old right handed starter with good control and pretty good stamina. His splits are average, but what may make him useful is his two out pitches in a 4 seam fastball and a cut fastball. He's also been very good at inducing groundballs. Expected ML debut: 2013
3rd round pick Weldon Robinson. Weldon is a 19 year old right handed starter/Reliever. He's got fairly good stamina, getting to the 6th/7th with without much problem, but his control is very shaky. He's just as dominating against lefties as he is right handed batters. He has a great fastball that will only get better. He will be a starter in the farm system, but may be converted to a RP once he hits the majors. Expected ML Debut: 2013
"I'm very excited about the quality of pitching we got in the first 3 rounds. We've added needed pitching depth in our farm system, which outside of 21 year old leftie Ned Caminiti was fairly thin. We were known as a high spending team, but the past few years we have become an organization who is dedicated to beuilding through the draft. The future is hopefully a good one!"
The Angelenos had the 10th pick of the 2010 Amateur draft in what was considered an overall weak class. With that said however, GM/Manager buckeye86 liked what he got.
"We went pitching with the first 3 rounds. We know that pitching has been our undoing the past few seasons, so the best and cheapest way to fix that is to try your luck in the draft.
So far, the Angelenos have signed 11 of their 25 picks, including the top 3 and 5 out of their top 10 rounds. The top 3 include--
1st round pick Douglas Satterwhite. Douglas is a 20 year old Right handed starter who has great control and stamina and also has the potential to be a high end starter. He is known for his dominating fastball. Expected ML debut: 2012
2nd round pick Bo Sweeney. Bo is an 18 year old right handed starter with good control and pretty good stamina. His splits are average, but what may make him useful is his two out pitches in a 4 seam fastball and a cut fastball. He's also been very good at inducing groundballs. Expected ML debut: 2013
3rd round pick Weldon Robinson. Weldon is a 19 year old right handed starter/Reliever. He's got fairly good stamina, getting to the 6th/7th with without much problem, but his control is very shaky. He's just as dominating against lefties as he is right handed batters. He has a great fastball that will only get better. He will be a starter in the farm system, but may be converted to a RP once he hits the majors. Expected ML Debut: 2013
"I'm very excited about the quality of pitching we got in the first 3 rounds. We've added needed pitching depth in our farm system, which outside of 21 year old leftie Ned Caminiti was fairly thin. We were known as a high spending team, but the past few years we have become an organization who is dedicated to beuilding through the draft. The future is hopefully a good one!"
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Angeleno update--
After a recent hot streak, the Angelenos have cooled off, loosing 7 out of their last 10, dropping them to 20-26 overall. Aside from that, the Angelenos have made a couple of transactions which included trading for Kevin Howard. LA is hoping he can be the guy to help anchor this pitching staff to make a run at a possible playoff berth. To make room on the team, disappointment Billy Daniels was sent down to AAA and could have seen his last stint with the major league team, despite a hefty salary.
Following that trade to bolster the starting pitching, KC called up two prominent bats from AAA.
DH Ryan Ruffinwas the first to be called up and has done nothing but amaze GM/Manager Buckeye86. "The kid is 22 and he was tearing up AAA pitching. We just couldn't keep him down there any longer. So we call him up, expecting him to need an adjustment period, but in 14 games the kid has hit .339, including 2 homers. He's going to be an amazing talent....that's for sure.
Herman Atkins was also called up today to take over at 2B, moving Ben Darwin over to SS. Herman can play several positions, but putting him at 2B just made the most sense for the Angelenos. He also was ready to be called up after hitting .365 in 39 games for AAA Angelenos. He's got some pop as well, and usually finds his way on base.
Another player to keep an eye out for is SP Ned Caminiti who has quickly moved through the ranks this season and is currently at AAA. On a team where SP has been hard to come by, you just never know when a new face will be thrown into the action.
With these moves, the Angelenos are very hopeful about not only getting younger, but also getting better.
Following that trade to bolster the starting pitching, KC called up two prominent bats from AAA.
DH Ryan Ruffinwas the first to be called up and has done nothing but amaze GM/Manager Buckeye86. "The kid is 22 and he was tearing up AAA pitching. We just couldn't keep him down there any longer. So we call him up, expecting him to need an adjustment period, but in 14 games the kid has hit .339, including 2 homers. He's going to be an amazing talent....that's for sure.
Herman Atkins was also called up today to take over at 2B, moving Ben Darwin over to SS. Herman can play several positions, but putting him at 2B just made the most sense for the Angelenos. He also was ready to be called up after hitting .365 in 39 games for AAA Angelenos. He's got some pop as well, and usually finds his way on base.
Another player to keep an eye out for is SP Ned Caminiti who has quickly moved through the ranks this season and is currently at AAA. On a team where SP has been hard to come by, you just never know when a new face will be thrown into the action.
With these moves, the Angelenos are very hopeful about not only getting younger, but also getting better.
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Angelenos improving?
Angelenos.com---
Despite starting the season at 1-8, the Angelenos have fought their way back to a respectable 9-12. Yes, 8-4 in their last 12 games. A pretty solid stretch that has seen both the offense and bullpen rebound from a pretty horrid start.
The Angelenos aren't expected to give Honolulu any trouble in terms of challenging for the division, but it's too early to rule out a Wild Card berth, especially in a season that's known as a marathon and not a sprint...
Another contributing factor to the overall bad start, has been the injury bug. Los Angeles saw their starting catcher and offensive threat Nick Alexander sidelined for at least 3 months with a ligament strain in his foot. He's just one of several Angelenos who have already spent time on the DL.
Herman Atkins and Ryan Ruffin of the AAA Angelenos are expected to be making their Major League debuts within the near future. These are two guys that the Angelenos have been extremely high on. With good reason, so far in AAA Herman Atkins is hitting .407 with 6 homers and 23 rbi in 81 at bats. Ryan Ruffin is hitting .322 with 9 dingers and 30 rbi. At that rate, they would be providing some much needed pop within the Angeleno line up...
Despite starting the season at 1-8, the Angelenos have fought their way back to a respectable 9-12. Yes, 8-4 in their last 12 games. A pretty solid stretch that has seen both the offense and bullpen rebound from a pretty horrid start.
The Angelenos aren't expected to give Honolulu any trouble in terms of challenging for the division, but it's too early to rule out a Wild Card berth, especially in a season that's known as a marathon and not a sprint...
Another contributing factor to the overall bad start, has been the injury bug. Los Angeles saw their starting catcher and offensive threat Nick Alexander sidelined for at least 3 months with a ligament strain in his foot. He's just one of several Angelenos who have already spent time on the DL.
Herman Atkins and Ryan Ruffin of the AAA Angelenos are expected to be making their Major League debuts within the near future. These are two guys that the Angelenos have been extremely high on. With good reason, so far in AAA Herman Atkins is hitting .407 with 6 homers and 23 rbi in 81 at bats. Ryan Ruffin is hitting .322 with 9 dingers and 30 rbi. At that rate, they would be providing some much needed pop within the Angeleno line up...
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Winter Meetings update.
Los Angeles--
The Angelenos have been pretty quiet so far in the Winter Meetings, but they have made a couple of moves...
Freddie Lawrence, at the age of 35, was signed to a two deal worth 3.8 million per. The deal also includes an option for a 3rd year.
Freddie Lawrence is a lifetime .328 hitter and hit .314 last season in 420 at-bats. With his age, his power has went down (only hitting 14 homers last season) but he hardly ever strikes out (46 times last year). As long as he can still hit like he did last season, this may be a good deal for the Angelenos. He can play 1b, the COF positions and also DH.
Los Angeles also signed 27 year old pitcher J.P. Alomar for a little pitching depth. He is rule 5 eligible and was signed to a prorated contract, so we'll see what happens on this move. He's never pitched in the bigs and has never had an era under 4.59 in the minors.
Los Angeles also expressed interest in bringing back Russ Jerchower, but they don't want to spend too much money on him. They also felt slighted at the fact that he was worth close to 14 million in arbitration, but hit the market with a starting demand of 8.5 million. We're sure that's higher now as LA offered him a 4 year contract worth over 39 million including bonuses...So they have pulled out of that race.
That's all for now, but we'll keep all readers updated-
--Angelenos.com
The Angelenos have been pretty quiet so far in the Winter Meetings, but they have made a couple of moves...
Freddie Lawrence, at the age of 35, was signed to a two deal worth 3.8 million per. The deal also includes an option for a 3rd year.
Freddie Lawrence is a lifetime .328 hitter and hit .314 last season in 420 at-bats. With his age, his power has went down (only hitting 14 homers last season) but he hardly ever strikes out (46 times last year). As long as he can still hit like he did last season, this may be a good deal for the Angelenos. He can play 1b, the COF positions and also DH.
Los Angeles also signed 27 year old pitcher J.P. Alomar for a little pitching depth. He is rule 5 eligible and was signed to a prorated contract, so we'll see what happens on this move. He's never pitched in the bigs and has never had an era under 4.59 in the minors.
Los Angeles also expressed interest in bringing back Russ Jerchower, but they don't want to spend too much money on him. They also felt slighted at the fact that he was worth close to 14 million in arbitration, but hit the market with a starting demand of 8.5 million. We're sure that's higher now as LA offered him a 4 year contract worth over 39 million including bonuses...So they have pulled out of that race.
That's all for now, but we'll keep all readers updated-
--Angelenos.com
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Angelenos reward Aaron Glass with extension!
Los Angeles--
Closer Aaron Glass, who had a career year last season, converting 42 of 44 saves with a 2.36 ERA and 1.00 WHIP was rewarded with a 3 year contract worth 3.6 million per year. At the age 31, Aaron Glass finally found a groove last season after bouncing around from team to team. His career numbers are not pretty, however, last season is the first time in his career that he was made a full time closer and he absolutely dominated opposing teams.
With an All Star appearance and the Fireman of the Year award under his belt from last season, Aaron Glass looks to improve on that this year.
"We know what we have in the back end. We have a guy who will not lose us ball games. The thing we need to do, is to make sure he gets a chance to pitch every night because that means we're winning ball games....Absolutely no doubt in my mind he was our MVP last year."--Manager buckeye86
Closer Aaron Glass, who had a career year last season, converting 42 of 44 saves with a 2.36 ERA and 1.00 WHIP was rewarded with a 3 year contract worth 3.6 million per year. At the age 31, Aaron Glass finally found a groove last season after bouncing around from team to team. His career numbers are not pretty, however, last season is the first time in his career that he was made a full time closer and he absolutely dominated opposing teams.
With an All Star appearance and the Fireman of the Year award under his belt from last season, Aaron Glass looks to improve on that this year.
"We know what we have in the back end. We have a guy who will not lose us ball games. The thing we need to do, is to make sure he gets a chance to pitch every night because that means we're winning ball games....Absolutely no doubt in my mind he was our MVP last year."--Manager buckeye86
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Angelenos part ways with several players...
Los Angeles--
Del Lunar, Christian Koh, Emil Lopez, Russ Jerchower, Matty Ibanez, and Roy Hume were all released a day before arbitration.
The moves, which were made in order to free up pay roll and make room on the 40 man roster for several players who are either joining the big league club or are Rule 5 eligible.
Russ Jerchower really helped and ailing pitching rotation last season, but demanded well over the amount LA was willing to spend on him. He wanted All Star money, but was nothing more than a 3 spot pitcher at best.
Ryan Ruffin is expected to be the first one added to the ML roster. Ryan Ruffin, who is just 22 years of age, already has pretty good power and the ability to drive in runs. He's limited to DH, but if he hits the way LA expects him to, it won't matter much to them.
Del Lunar, Christian Koh, Emil Lopez, Russ Jerchower, Matty Ibanez, and Roy Hume were all released a day before arbitration.
The moves, which were made in order to free up pay roll and make room on the 40 man roster for several players who are either joining the big league club or are Rule 5 eligible.
Russ Jerchower really helped and ailing pitching rotation last season, but demanded well over the amount LA was willing to spend on him. He wanted All Star money, but was nothing more than a 3 spot pitcher at best.
Ryan Ruffin is expected to be the first one added to the ML roster. Ryan Ruffin, who is just 22 years of age, already has pretty good power and the ability to drive in runs. He's limited to DH, but if he hits the way LA expects him to, it won't matter much to them.
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