Hot Stove: Offseason competition in LA

 
With GM Tony Reagins leading the charge, the Angels are into high-profile moves. Meanwhile, the Dodgers' moves keep coming off the field, and Blue Heaven is getting a little restless. [link]

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Linebrink Deal Doesn't Make Sense

So let me see if I have this straight. The White Sox will not offer starting pitchers more than 3 year deals, unless you are Mark Buehrle and get 4. They also thought Jon Garland was too expensive at $13 million this season, so they dealt him to the Angels. So the next logical step, obviously, is to offer a middle reliever a four-year contract worth $19 million. Whuh?
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Joe Christensen of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune takes a closer look at what the Twins could get for Johan Santana from the Mets, Yankees, Dodgers, Angels and Red Sox. Christensen lists a dream trade for the Twins, the reality of why it can’t happen, and then a more realistic offer.
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The $90 million deal for Torii Hunter was done at a taco restaurant.

Torii Hunter's agent and Angels' GM Tony Reagins sealed the deal at a Del Taco restaurant in Corona, California.
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Yo! Hand over Santana

Tony Reagins learned one thing from Bill Stoneman in that he's not tipping any moves before executing this offseason. The Orlando Cabrera for Jon Garland trade took us all by surprise, as did the signing of Torii Hunter on the eve of Thanksgiving. Why the media continues to speak of Miguel Cabrera & Miguel Tejada in potential Angels trades, don't be surprised if the Angels get in on the Johan ...
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Los Angeles Angels Top 50 Prospects

Though there have been some disappointments (Dallas McPherson and Jeff Mathis to name two recent examples), the Angels continue to be a team mindful of the value of player development. We don’t expect that to change much at all with the power shift this off-season from Bill Stoneman to Tony Reagins. One could even make the argument that with Reagins’ background in player development, that he ...
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