Just back from a winter vacation in Costa Rica and a pre-arbitration deal for one year (and not even sure whether his agent was jockeying for a longer-term deal), Angels pitcher Joe Saunders talked to Jeff Biggs on The Drive on AM-830 this afternoon. Saunders did not even tell his WIFE he was injured last August, let alone his coaches or teammates. Joe shows off his college education with an articulate analysis of how strong the AL West has become and speaks with certainty that John Lackey is going to get "ragged on and dogged when he comes to town."

Joe Saunders Part 1

Joe Saunders Part 2

Thanks to Jeff Biggs and Jason Brennan at KLAA for these audio clips and to Jeané Blunt for technical assistance.