Halo Headlines: Trout wins another Silver Slugger, Blue Jays making calls on Howie Kendrick

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The November 7th, 2014 edition of daily news for the Los Angeles Angels including Trout wins another Silver Slugger, Blue Jays making calls on Howie Kendrick and much more…

The Story: Mike Trout won his third consecutive Silver Slugger award.
The Monkey Says: One more and he gets to actually use the silver bat in a game.


The Story: The Blue Jays have placed “multiple calls” about Howie Kendrick.
The Monkey Says: Either they really want to trade for Howie or they are his Secret Santa and having a hard time figuring out what to buy for him.


The Story: Jerry Dipoto discusses the two trades he made earlier this week.
The Monkey Says: The big takeaway here is that he sees Cesar Ramos being more than just a LOOGY, but rather guy that can be used in a lot of different ways.


The Story: The Angels-Astros trade is a win-win for both sides.
The Monkey Says: I still don’t really see the point for Houston, but if they do trade Castro as the article suggests, then it suddenly does make a lot of sense.


The Story: The Angels and Bees extended their affiliation through 2018.
The Monkey Says: Four more years of the Angels actively avoiding having anything resembling a quality pitching prospect pitch in Triple-A because of the altitude.


The Story: Salt Lake Bees manager Keith Johnson has been reassigned to the role of roving infield coordinator.
The Monkey Says: It is hard to tell if that is a promotion or a demotion.


The Story: A scouting report on Roberto Baldoquin.
The Monkey Says: We still don’t know much, but initial reports have it sounding like 2016 is a realistic big league arrival date.

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