The February 9th, 2015 edition of Los Angeles Angels news including BP’s top 10 Angels prospects, could Angel Stadium turn into Disneyland parking lot and much more…
The Story: Baseball Prospectus unveiled their top 10 Angels prospects.
The Monkey Says: Interestingly, they are quite high on Taylor Featherston relative to other lists but quite down on Roberto Baldoquin. They certainly seem to be skeptical of the inflation in the Cuban market now, so the ranking seems to be more a withholding of judgment than thinking poorly of Baldoquin.
The Story: Could the Big A be turned into parking lot for Disneyland?
The Monkey Says: This has long been a popular theory, but no one has given any substance to the rumors, including this reporter. However, the sheer fact that the OC Register deemed it worth running a story almost gives it credence. Some might call that irresponsible journalism, others might call it, well, also irresponsible journalism, I guess.
The Story: Things are looking a bit less thin on the Angels farm.
The Monkey Says: They still aren’t fat though. There is a lot more decent talent, but the star talent is still sorely lacking, especially in the high minors. I’m honestly not even sure how much there is in the lower levels, especially after the trade of Ricardo Sanchez.
The Story: Previewing the Angels rotation leading into training camp.
The Monkey Says: Not a lot of new info here other than tacit confirmation that Hector Santiago will likely head to the bullpen, rather than Triple-A, if he doesn’t win a rotation spot. I should note that Jose Alvarez is barely mentioned here, but there are some rumblings from offseason workouts that he is really impressing the Angels brass.
The Story: The Angels signed Jeff Malm to a minor league contract and will be converting him to a pitcher.
The Monkey Says: He was a slugging first baseman who didn’t pan out. If I didn’t know better, I’d say the Angels were using Malm as a guinea pig for the process of converting a failed power hitting corner infielder into a pitcher. I can’t imagine how that would be relevant to the organization.
The Story: Jonah Keri’s worst contracts in baseball.
The Monkey Says: It should be no surprise that Pujols and Hamilton made the list, but should be a mild upset that they only rank sixth and eighth, respectively.
The Story: The first 25 of the 100 names you should know for the MLB season.
The Monkey Says: Somehow Kyle Kubitza is 78th. There is a chance that he could end up platooning with David Freese at some point, but that is hardly what I would consider noteworthy.
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