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Angels have their new closer -> JI = Happy

Brian Fuentes and the Angels have reportedly agreed on a deal.

Olney says two years.  No dollar value reported.

I don't see it on Fox / SI, but Olney's pretty good authority.

And with the signing the Angels give up their first round pick to the Rockies, leaving them with two first rounders and two supplemental round picks.

Also, JI should be quite the happy camper today, as Fuentes won't be pitching for the Cardinals anytime soon.

Update: LA Times says ~$20M over two years with a club option for a third

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Awesome

The number of picks the Angels were getting in rounds 1 and 1A of the draft were terrifying. Plus, now we get to welcome Fuentes back to Safeco.

by katal on Dec 31, 2008 10:48 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

From the front page at HH

“I believe this is a good signing which will allow Shields to stay in the 8th inning role and Dondo to develop a bit more.”

by katal on Dec 31, 2008 11:04 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

While the deal is fine in a vacuum

Considering the Angels bullpen was OK to begin with, and they had to surrender their 1st round pick, it’s not that great for them.

by JI on Dec 31, 2008 11:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

By my counts, he's worth about 1 WAR

I may be doing something wrong, but…

by Matthew on Dec 31, 2008 11:47 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Last 3 years have been roughly 2, 0.5, 3, again without leverage

I don’t see how you get 1 out of that. I’d expect closer to 2, which would make the deal ~market value.

by Graham on Dec 31, 2008 12:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I wish Brian and his 66%

career LD+FB the best of luck with the Angels’ defensive alignment. If that K rate slips below 9 I think he’s not going to be markedly better than any other power reliever. He won’t embarrass himself but he’s no Rivera.

by Bearskin Rugburn on Dec 31, 2008 12:00 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Haven't you heard?

He’s a shell of himself.

I go to law school. Therefore, I have no life.

by andrewgolfsalot on Dec 31, 2008 12:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I keep waiting impatiently for Rivera to implode

It seems every recent season has teased us with it: a bad start early on, a rough patch or two, and out come the premature whispers of “he’s finally cooked!” that rise up to cheers too soon. And then he suddenly turns into the Terminator again.

I’m beginning to think Mo’s gonna be pitching into his 40s.

Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism

by esoteric on Dec 31, 2008 1:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What Graham said

And my overall point is if Heilman finds his command (which may have been a tendinitis thing so it’s likely he’ll come back) he’ll be every bit as good as Fuentes.

by Bearskin Rugburn on Dec 31, 2008 12:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I hope so too

I was just pointing out that Rivera is perhaps a bit too high of a benchmark to judge good relievers… considering he’s probably the greatest reliever of all time.

by johnbai on Dec 31, 2008 1:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

fair enough

he’s no… I dunno. What reliever made a long, successful career out of a 91mph FB?

by Bearskin Rugburn on Dec 31, 2008 10:10 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Can't think of any

This guy was a total hack

He gave up a world series walk-off homerun to a cripple.

by Vatinius on Jan 1, 2009 2:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Still the deepest pitching staff in the West.

That aggrevating pattern of the Angels winning one-run ballgames probably continues in ’09.

It's a crazy messed-up world... It's a doggy-dogg world...

by oc on Jan 1, 2009 2:53 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

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