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What Joel Pineiro, Gary Matthews Jr. Moves Mean For Angels Bullpen
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim haven’t exactly been the busy bees fans would like them to be this offseason. But a flurry of moves starting in late December has the hive buzzing about all of the sweet possibilities come Spring.
Chief among the Angels’ concerns this winter was, and continues to be, the future of [...]
What Gary Matthews Jr. is costing the Angels
So the Angels are paying $21.5 million for Gary Matthews Jr. to continue ducking questions about human growth hormone for the Mets.
This was a fine deal in that it had to made, even if Brian Stokes turns out to be nothing more than a poor man’s…
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Gary Matthews Jr. Headed to Mets, Angels ‘Stoked’
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim got a long overdue lesson in math this week.
They learned about the age-old principle of addition by subtraction.
It’s simple. All you have to do is subtract $21 million of useless player from the payroll and you’ll wind up adding emotional stability and tangible worth to your squad.
On Friday, the [...]
With Carlos Beltran Injured, the New York Mets Turn To Gary Matthews Jr.
Any excitement the New York Mets and their fans had from the Jason Bay signing was somewhat tempered with the news that star center fielder Carlos Beltran had knee surgery and would miss some time during the regular season.
When the Mets learned Beltran would be out for an extended period of time, they had two [...]
Angels send Matthews to Mets, keep most of his salary
The Angels acknowledged one of the biggest contract mistakes in franchise history Friday by trading Gary Matthews Jr. to the New York Mets.
The Angels will receive right-handed reliever Brian Stokes in exchange for Matthews. More important, though,…
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Matthews dealt to Mets for pitcher Stokes
Outfielder Gary Matthews Jr., who publicly announced he was ready to move on from the Angels shortly after the season ended, was granted his wish on Friday when he was traded to the Mets for relief pitcher Brian Stokes.
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