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How much is Garret worth?

October 31st, 2008, 6:00 am by Brian Perdue

Garret Anderson was eligible to file for free agency Wednesday.

Orange County Register reporter Eric Neff, a longtime Angels fan, raises an interesting question: How much is Garret worth?

For you Angel fans returning from Mars, Register reporter Bill Plunkett provides a good summary: “The Angels announced Tuesday they would not exercise the club option for 2009 in Anderson’s contract, paying him a $3 million buyout rather than a $14 million salary next season. The longest-tenured Angel in franchise history with 2,013 games over 14 seasons will be eligible to file for free agency for the first time in his career the day after the conclusion of the World Series.”

The Angels would probably like to re-sign him at a cheaper salary. Anderson would probably get more money from an American League team needing more pop than the Angels (Are there any that need more “pop” than the Angels?), but Garret has deep roots here. Besides spending his entire career with the Angels, he was born and raised in Southern California.

I think I speak for most Angel fans who hope that the front office finds a way to sign Garret, if only for a year. He deserves it - if only to say a proper goodbye next fall.

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Who will play left field?

October 29th, 2008, 7:24 am by Brian Perdue

Who will play left field for the Angels next season?

The hole can be filled by existing Angels such as Juan Rivera, Reggie Willits or Chone Figgins, or GA could come back at a reduced pay scale. But considering the Angels’ subpar offense, who wants to replace GA’s power with Willits or Figgins? Both players are popular - but they lack the offensive pop the lineup desperately needs.

In-house, Rivera seems the most likely choice - but there may also be a drop in offensive production.

Here are three left fielders who will probably be the most coveted free agents, with their 2008 stats:

L.A.’s Manny Ramirez: .332 batting average, .430 on-base percentage, .601 slugging percentage, 37 home runs, 121 runs batted in.

Colorado’s Matt Holliday: .321 BA, .409 OBP, .538 SP, 25 HR, 88 RBI

Philadelphia’s Pat Burrell: .250 BA, .367 OBP, .507 SP, 33 HR, 86 RBI

Seattle’s Raul Ibanez: .293 BA, .358 OBP, .479 SP, 23 HR, 110 RBI

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What will Anderson’s legacy be?

October 28th, 2008, 4:18 pm by BILL PLUNKETT, OCREGISTER.COM

This article ran in the Orange County Register on March 20, 2007. It’s worth re-visiting with today’s news that the Angels had bought out Garret Anderson’s contract and the longest-tenured player in Angels history might have played his last game for them.

By BILL PLUNKETT
Published: , 3/20/2007
TEMPE, Ariz.

There is gray in Garret Anderson’s hair now.

It has crept in the way Anderson goes about his job — quietly, without fanfare and probably only noticed by those close to him. Outwardly, little else seems to have changed about Anderson over the past 13 seasons.

“He’s been a rock. I’ve always said he’s the rock in that lineup,” said Darin Erstad, Anderson’s teammate for 11 of those seasons.

But the landscape around that rock has changed significantly in nearly 13 years.

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Vlad and Lackey will be back; Garret may not

October 28th, 2008, 12:13 pm by Brian Perdue

The Angels have exercised their 2009 options on pitcher Jon Lackey and slugger Vladimir Guerrero, beat writer Bill Plunkett has confirmed. But they declined their option on Garret Anderson.

Lackey, 30, will receive $9 million while Guerrero, 32, will earn $15 million.

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Game 4 lineups — Angels vs. Red Sox

October 6th, 2008, 1:56 pm by BILL PLUNKETT, OCREGISTER.COM

Only one slight change in the Angels’ lineup for Game 4 — Mike Napoli moves ahead of Juan Rivera, no shock considering the way Napoli has been hitting since the end of August.

For the Red Sox, Mike Lowell will take his gimpy hip to the bench again. J.D. Drew and his balky back are in the lineup (as is former Cal State-Fullerton star Mark Kotsay).

And Angels manager Mike Scioscia said this afternoon that last night’s 7 1/3 scoreless-inning effort from his bullpen will not limit his options tonight.

“Everybody’s available,” Scioscia said. “Even Jered (Weaver).”

Tonight’s lineups follow:

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Game 3 lineup — Kendrick moves down

October 5th, 2008, 1:18 pm by BILL PLUNKETT, OCREGISTER.COM

BOSTON - As intimated by Angels manager Mike Scioscia at yesterday’s workout, second baseman Howie Kendrick is still in the lineup — but lower. He has been moved down to eighth behind both Juan Rivera and Mike Napoli.

The Angels’ 3-4-5 hitters (Teixeira, Guerrero, Hunter) are batting .609 (14 for 23) in this series. But the 6-through-9 hitters are 2 for 31 (.065).

TODAY’S LINEUP:

3B Chone Figgins

LF Garret Anderson

1B Mark Teixeira (5 for 7 in first two playoff games — but all singles)

DH Vladimir Guerrero (1 RBI in past 15 playoff games)

CF Torii Hunter (.357 hitter in 18 career ALDS games)

RF Juan Rivera

C  Mike Napoli

2B Howie Kendrick

SS Erick Aybar

LHP Joe Saunders (4-0, 2.89 in six career starts vs. Boston)

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Game 2 starting lineups — Angels vs. Red Sox

October 3rd, 2008, 3:25 pm by BILL PLUNKETT, OCREGISTER.COM

Both teams made changes for today’s Game 2. Gimpy third baseman Mike Lowell is not in the Red Sox’s starting lineup. Sox manager Terry Francona indicated Thursday that he wanted to save Lowell for Game 3 in Boston against Angels left-hander Joe Saunders.

Former Cal State-Fullerton hero Mark Kotsay (not Sean Casey) gets the start at first base with Kevin Youkilis moving to third. Alex Cora is in for Jed Lowrie at shortstop as well.

The Angels, meanwhile, made only minimal changes in response to their ongoing playoff slump (as manager Mike Scioscia indicated he would). Juan Rivera is in for Gary Matthews Jr. and Jeff Mathis is in to catch Ervin Santana.

RED SOX

CF Jacoby Ellsbury (three hits in Game 1)

2B Dustin Pedroia

DH David Ortiz (12-game hitting streak in ALDS)

3B Kevin Youkilis

RF J.D. Drew

LF Jason Bay (two-run home run in Game 1)

1B Mark Kotsay

C  Jason Varitek

SS Alex Cora

RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka (led AL with 94 walks)

ANGELS

3B Chone Figgins

LF Garret Anderson

1B Mark Teixeira (2 for 4 in playoff debut Wednesday)

DH Vladimir Guerrero (1 RBI in past 14 post-season games)

CF Torii Hunter

RF Juan Rivera

2B Howie Kendrick

C  Jeff Mathis

SS Erick Aybar

RHP Ervin Santana (1-2, 5.73 ERA in four career starts vs. Boston)

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Thinking outside the box — Angels lineup changes?

October 3rd, 2008, 9:23 am by BILL PLUNKETT, OCREGISTER.COM

Angels manager Mike Scioscia would not divulge his Game 2 lineup during Thursday’s off-day workout. He said only that he was “considering a few things” but “the core of our lineup will remain the same.” Read the rest of this entry »

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Angels vs. Red Sox — Game 1 lineups

October 1st, 2008, 5:45 pm by BILL PLUNKETT, OCREGISTER.COM

RED SOX

CF Jacoby Ellsbury (.280, 9 HRs, 47 RBIs)

2B Dustin Pedroia (.326, 17, 83)

DH David Ortiz (.264, 23, 89)

1B Kevin Youkilis (.312, 29, 115)

RF J.D. Drew (.280, 19, 64)

LF Jason Bay (.293, 9, 37)

3B Mike Lowell (.274, 17, 73)

SS Jed Lowrie (.258, 2, 46)

C   Jason Varitek (.220, 13, 43)

LHP Jon Lester (16-6, 3.21)

ANGELS

3B Chone Figgins (.276, 1, 22)

LF Garret Anderson (.293, 15, 84)

1B Mark Teixeira (.358, 13, 43 — with the Angels)

DH Vladimir Guerrero (.303, 27, 91)

CF Torii Hunter (.278, 21, 78)

2B Howie Kendrick (.306, 3, 37)

C  Mike Napoli (.273, 20, 49)

RF Gary Matthews Jr. (.242, 8, 46)

SS Erick Aybar (.277, 3, 39)

RHP John Lackey (12-5, 3.75)

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Angels set playoff roster — Jepsen in, Speier out

September 28th, 2008, 6:08 pm by BILL PLUNKETT, OCREGISTER.COM

Angels manager Mike Scioscia confirmed the obvious after Sunday’s game – that John Lackey, Ervin Santana and Joe Saunders (in that order) will start in the first round against the Boston Red Sox.

He also revealed the Angels’ roster for the first-round series. They will go with a 10-man pitching staff including both displaced starters (Jon Garland and Jered Weaver) and rookie reliever Kevin Jepsen (who did not make his big-league debut until Sept. 8).

Left out is veteran reliever Justin Speier.

The 15 position players include both Reggie Willits and Gary Matthews Jr. as well as Kendry Morales and Brandon Wood but not Sean Rodriguez.

Here’s the list:

PITCHERS (10)

RHPs John Lackey, Ervin Santana, Jon Garland, Jered Weaver, Francisco Rodriguez, Scot Shields, Jose Arredondo and Kevin Jepsen

LHPs Joe Saunders and Darren Oliver

CATCHERS (2)

Jeff Mathis and Mike Napoli

INFIELDERS (7)

Mark Teixeira, Howie Kendrick, Chone Figgins, Erick Aybar, Brandon Wood, Kendry Morales and Robb Quinlan

OUTFIELDERS (6)

Vladimir Guerrero, Torii Hunter, Gary Matthews Jr., Juan Rivera, Garret Anderson and Reggie Willits

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