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How the 2008 Los Angeles Angels were Assembled

June 16, 1990 – Garret Anderson signs

June 20, 1995: Amateur free agent Ramon Ortiz signs

June 9, 1997 – Scot Shields signs

September 24, 1998: Amateur free agent Francisco Rodriguez signs

June 9, 1999 – John Lackey signs

June 10, 1999 – Robb Quinlan signs

June 21, 2000 – Mike Napoli signs

September 2, 2000: Amateur free agent Ervin Santana signs

September 13, 2000 – Chris Bootcheck signs

December 11, 2000: Free Agent Kimera Bartee signs

February 16, 2001: Amateur free agent Alberto Callaspo signs

June 5, 2001 – Jeff Mathis signs

July 10, 2001 – Ryan Budde signs (he is a Rule 5 draft pick of the Phillies in December of 2006 but is returned to the Angels in April of 2007)

July 13, 2001: The Angels trade Kimera Bartee to the Rockies for Chone Figgins

July 28, 2001 – Casey Kotchman signs

February 4, 2002: Amateur free agent Erick Aybar signs

February 13, 2002: Amateur free agent Rich Thompson signs

June 10, 2002 – Joe Saunders signs

June 19, 2002 – Howie Kendrick signs

June 25, 2002: Nondrafted free agent Jose Arredondo signs

July 10, 2002 – Kevin Jepsen signs

May 17, 2003 – Bobby Wilson signs

June 4, 2003 – Sean Rodriguez and Reggie Willits sign

June 6, 2003 – Brandon Wood signs

December 20, 2003: Free Agent Jose Guillen signs

January 14, 2004: Free Agent Vladimir Guerrero signs

June 29, 2004 – Freddy Sandoval signs

July 26, 2004 – Nick Adenhart signs

November 19, 2004: The Angels trade Jose Guillen to the Montreal Expos for Maicer Izturis and Juan Rivera

December 14, 2004: The Angels trade Ramon Ortiz to the Reds for Dustin Moseley

January 12, 2005: Free Agent Orlando Cabrera signs

April 7, 2005: Amateur free agent Kendry Morales signs

May 20, 2005 – Stephen Marek signs

May 31, 2005 – Jered Weaver signs

June 16, 2005 – Matt Brown signs

February 28, 2006: The Angels trade Alberto Collaspo to the Diamondbacks for Jason Bulger

May 29, 2006: Non-drafted free agent Darren O’Day signs

November 19, 2006: Free Agent Justin Speier signs

November 22, 2006: Free Agent Gary Matthews, Jr. signs

December 11, 2006: Free Agent Darren Oliver signs

March 4, 2007 – Free Agent Alex Serrano signs

November 19, 2007: The Angels trade Orlando Cabrera to the White Sox for Jon Garland

November 28, 2007: Free Agent Torii Hunter signs

March 11, 2008: Free Agent Shane Loux signs

July 29, 2008: The Angels trade Casey Kotchman and Stephen Marek to the Braves for Mark Teixeira

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Nondrafted free agent Jose Arredondo signs

Didn’t know that. Wow.

Angel Pitching, Angel Defense - get past that.

by vladtheimpaler on Sep 29, 2008 2:22 AM PDT   0 recs

Healthy

That is what matters to me.l

The Angels may have beat them 8 times in a row, but winning three before they do is all that matters.

by hauldog on Sep 29, 2008 3:01 PM PDT   0 recs

But how many degrees from Kevin Bacon is all of this?

Francisco Rodriguez: 2006 to Present: 149 saves. 5 Panthers. As fabulous as Pride, Romero, Gregg, Budde and Dino Ebel combined.

by Stirrups on Sep 29, 2008 5:04 PM PDT   0 recs

I'm only 2 degrees from Kevin Bacon

Does that make all of youz 3 degrees?…

by The Clyde on Sep 29, 2008 5:12 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Is that....

like an online community college or something?

by Seik1177 on Sep 29, 2008 7:57 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Kevin Bacon starred in footloose

Pep Harris pitched 9 years ago, and Denzel Washington starred in Crimson Tide, which means in the words of Dark Helmut “Absolutely Nothing”.

YOU DON'T KNOW THE POWER OF THE DARKSIDE.....

by halofolife on Sep 30, 2008 12:17 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

This was one helluva trade ...

July 13, 2001: The Angels trade Kimera Bartee to the Rockies for Chone Figgins

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Sep 29, 2008 11:39 PM PDT   0 recs

You can see signs of Stoneman starting to become senile with these moves ...

May 31, 2005 – Jered Weaver signs
June 16, 2005 – Matt Brown signs
February 28, 2006: The Angels trade Alberto Collaspo to the Diamondbacks for Jason Bulger
May 29, 2006: Non-drafted free agent Darren O’Day signs
November 19, 2006: Free Agent Justin Speier signs
November 22, 2006: Free Agent Gary Matthews, Jr. signs
December 11, 2006: Free Agent Darren Oliver signs
March 4, 2007 – Free Agent Alex Serrano signs
November 19, 2007: The Angels trade Orlando Cabrera to the White Sox for Jon Garland

Followed by the Tony Reagins era which has …
November 28, 2007: Free Agent Torii Hunter signs
March 11, 2008: Free Agent Shane Loux signs
July 29, 2008: The Angels trade Casey Kotchman and Stephen Marek to the Braves for Mark Teixeira

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Sep 29, 2008 11:44 PM PDT   0 recs

Uh...What?

Jered Weaver signs: Good Move
Matt Brown signs: Draft pick, 100’s don’t pan out.
Callaspo for Bulger: Not great, but we had too many middle infielders and someone had to go.
O’Day signs: Again, plentys of these guys don’t pan out, and O’Day wasn’t that bad this year.
Justin Speier signs: Last year we really needed him, this year’s been bad but he could still turn things around.
GMJ: Stoneman’s worst move, hand’s down.
Darren Oliver: Aside from a horrible April 2007, Oliver’s been nails. Good move.
Alex Serrano signs: Draft pick, could turn out well for us. Not sure what the problem is.
Cabrera for Garland: GREAT move, as it turned out.

Honestly, besides GMJ, there’s not really a bad move here.

*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!

by TheOptimist on Sep 30, 2008 8:46 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Reagins traded OC for Garland

The Angels may have beat them 8 times in a row, but winning three before they do is all that matters.

by hauldog on Sep 30, 2008 9:19 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Really informative post

I like the chronology, and the picture it draws of how to build from within then add as best as is available. Great rundown. I liked it so much I posted a fanpost over on LoneStarBall, then learned that Scott Lucas had built a table showing much the same information on the Rangers.

http://www.lonestarball.com/2008/9/29/624592/an-interesting-chronology

Looking forward to the playoffs, without the Yankees and as soon as business is attended to, without the RedSox.

Ed

"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912)

by Ed Coffin on Sep 30, 2008 7:52 PM PDT   0 recs

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