The July 23rd, 2015 edition of Los Angeles Angels news including Freese to DL with finger fracture. Weaver out another week and much more…
The Story: David Freese has been placed on the disabled list with a finger fracture.
The Monkey Says: This is basically the same injury he had last seasons, so the team is confident he will only miss three weeks or so. However, it also leaves the Angels shy one middle of the order bat. If they weren’t sure about making a trade before, this should push them in that direction. In the meantime, Kyle Kubitza will likely be called up to replace him, though they could also give playing time to Grant Green and Taylor Featherston. Kaleb Cowart has been hot at Triple-A, so there is a slight chance he could be promoted, but my guess is they don’t want to risk ruining what he’s got going by having him fail at the MLB level.
The Story: Jered Weaver will either pitch in a rehab game or another simulated game before coming off the disabled list.
The Monkey Says: That means Nick Tropeano will be called up to make a start on Friday and that Matt Shoemaker lives to see another day. One has to think that Shoemaker pitching so well on Tuesday might have led the Angels to convince Jered that he needs a little more time. Kudos to Jered for realizing that and not forcing his way back onto the roster out of sheer competitiveness.
The Story: The Angels are debating whether or not they need a leadoff hitter or a power bat.
The Monkey Says: I think they want a power bat, but so does everyone else. As such, the value might be in snagging a cheaper leadoff-type like Revere or maybe Ender Inciarte (yuck).
The Story: Albert Pujols reinserted himself into the lineup on Tuesday when he saw Trout was also sitting out.
The Monkey Says: Hey, we found someone in the organization who can tell Scioscia what to do. Pujols for GM!
The Story: The Angels are supposedly cautious of Jay Bruce due to his inconsistency.
The Monkey Says: They think he might be too much like Josh Hamilton. Yeah, the inconsistency, THAT was the big problem the Angels had with Josh Hamilton.
The Story: The goodness of Albert Pujols being good again.
The Monkey Says: For Pujols to have at least this one more good year as his career winds down is great to see because before this season it looked like he was going to spoil a lot of his legacy by being that guy that got paid way too much and immediately started to stink.
The Story: Efren Navarro is nearing the record for the most games played for the Salt Lake Bees.
The Monkey Says: Efren has the right attitude and he might be able to ind a permanent spot in the majors someday, but it isn’t going to be this year and probably won’t be with the Angels.
The Story: The Angels still have the cheapest beer in baseball.
The Monkey Says: This will be Arte’s lasting legacy… that and all the bad contracts. Mostly the bad contracts.
The Story: A tiny Angels fan has an epic struggle with eating a hot dog.
The Monkey Says: The struggle is real.
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