As the rights to exclusive negotiations with their free agents closed, like every major league club, the Angels set their 40-Man Roster yesterday. It stands at 38. Here they are listed in order of the earliest that each can become a free agent. * means a club option exists for an extra year. After 2010 Brian Fuentes * Maicer Izturis Scot Shields After 2011 Bobby Abreu * Scott Kazmir * Gary Matthews...
SBN's AL "Cy Young" Award goes to Zack Greinke . This only makes that awesome in Anaheim where Joe Saunders beat him 1-0 that much more awesome. Rk Player Team 1st 2nd 3rd Pts 1 Zack Greinke Kansas City Royals 28 1 - 143 2 Felix Hernandez Seattle Mariners - 17 6 57 3 Justin Verlander Detroit Tigers - 8 9 33 4 Roy Halladay Toronto Blue Jays 1 2 11 22 5 CC Sabathia New York Yankees - 1 2 5...
4) Alexander Torres , 21 - LH SP, High A and AA 13 wins, 4 losses. 147.1 IP, 2.75 ERA, 149 SO/80 BB. +28 runs saved According to the runs saved metric, Torres had the best season of any Halos pitching prospect since Stephen Marek and Joe Saunders shut down their respective leagues in 2006. Between Rancho Cucamonga and Arkansas, he posted a 57% groundball rate and a 1.01 K/IP ratio - pure gold from...
More photos » by Ross D. Franklin - AP Philadelphia Phillies' Cole Hamels throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Tuesday, July 28, 2009, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Browse more photos » John Mehno has the right idea in this Beaver County Times column about the differences between the Pirates and Phillies --it's not primarily about spending, it's about building by acquiring...
• Gavin forces early finish in first scheduled six-round contest • Saville floored with 28 seconds of round two remaining The former world amateur champion Frankie Gavin continued his perfect start to life as a professional with a second-round stoppage win over the veteran Steve Saville in Liverpool tonight. The 24-year-old was in his first scheduled six-round fight, having won his first...
*******2009 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS!******* (REUTERS/Bill Kostroun) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LAA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 9 2 NYY 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 X 5 9 0 WP - Andy Pettitte (1-0) LP - Joe Saunders (0-1) SV - Mariano Rivera (2) He certainly lived up to the "Big Game Andy" nickname tonight. With the Yankees coming off a tough game five loss on Thursday, Andy Pettitte came up big with 6.1 solid...
by Jay Mariotti Filed under: MLB NEW YORK -- On a pleasant, Doppler-free evening made for bare, brawny forearms, Alex Rodriguez continued his postseason awakening without even swinging a bat. This was in the fourth inning, when the Angels were unable to employ their desired intentional walk because the bases were loaded. So as 50,000 fans stood and shrieked and awaited magic in the new Stadium --...
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Kazmir? Joe Saunders had mostly nothing in the fourth, and that was the ballgame. Exciting sub-moment: Vlad ended Mo Rivera's scoreless streak at home. Big whoop. ESPN Box
More photos » by Kathy Willens - AP about 5 hours ago: Los Angeles Angels watch the ninth inning of Game 6 of the American League Championship baseball series against the New York Yankees Monday, Oct. 26, 2009, in New York. The Yankees defeated the Angels 5-2 to win the American League Championship. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) Browse more photos » A close game in the Bronx saw a few bounces...
6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
I know it's kinda random, but he was an idiot when he was running the Mets, and he really still is: Steve Phillips is gone from ESPN . Angels not looking good right now, down 3-1 after Joe Saunders imploded in the fourth. Horse's mouth .
Joe Saunders … hardly untouchable. They got this. Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees blogALCS Game Six Spillover Thread Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees blog ALCS Game Six Spillover Thread
Game 6 of the ALCS is under way in the Bronx. The Yankees are banking on Andy Pettitte to reach their 40th World Series, while the Angels hope lefty Joe Saunders can help force a Game 7.
'Hopefully Figgie is going to give us the at-bats we need,' he says. Meanwhile, starting pitcher Joe Saunders would prefer it to be colder than 58 degrees. 'Hopefully Figgie is going to give us the at-bats we need,' he says. Meanwhile, starting pitcher Joe Saunders would prefer it to be colder than 58 degrees.
I've been gone since Friday. Good to know I didn't miss anything. It's Joe Saunders and Andy Pettitte tonight at 7:20. Poll Who are you rooting for tonight? Yankees Angels More rain. 14 votes | Results