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
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Sunday, December 14, 2008
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.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
On our way to LA!
Los Angeles--
The Kansas City Bluebirds are no more. There was rumor circulating for most of last season that the Bluebirds were looking to relocate. Well, those rumors were actually true.
In a shocking move, the franchise has moved to Los Angeles, complete with name change.
"I loved KC, loved the fans and loved being their manager....But this is an exciting change of scenery for me, the team, and the entire organization."--Manager buckeye86.
Good news for KC, it didn't take long to get a new franchise to replace their old one. Arizona also relocated, taking the vacant spot in KC. On things for sure, when the Angelenos' visit KC, it'll be a hostile environment.
With that said, the city of Los Angeles could not be more excited. The team finished pretty strong last season and has some young talent waiting to be brought up! Spring training is right around the corner and we'll keep you updated on all the happenings concerning Angeleno baseball!
The Kansas City Bluebirds are no more. There was rumor circulating for most of last season that the Bluebirds were looking to relocate. Well, those rumors were actually true.
In a shocking move, the franchise has moved to Los Angeles, complete with name change.
"I loved KC, loved the fans and loved being their manager....But this is an exciting change of scenery for me, the team, and the entire organization."--Manager buckeye86.
Good news for KC, it didn't take long to get a new franchise to replace their old one. Arizona also relocated, taking the vacant spot in KC. On things for sure, when the Angelenos' visit KC, it'll be a hostile environment.
With that said, the city of Los Angeles could not be more excited. The team finished pretty strong last season and has some young talent waiting to be brought up! Spring training is right around the corner and we'll keep you updated on all the happenings concerning Angeleno baseball!
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