February 7, 2012

Blog: Walden on Year 2 as closer

Blog: Walden on Year 2 as closer Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim News

Weaver leads streaking Angels closer to first

Jered Weaver tossed seven scoreless innings on Wednesday as the Angels beat the White Sox, 8-0, for their sixth straight win to move within 2 1/2 games of the AL West lead. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim News

Catcher, closer spots to watch at Angels' camp

The focus this spring for the Angels is on identifying a No. 1 catcher and closer as pitchers, catchers and players coming off injuries report to camp on Sunday at Tempe Diablo Stadium in Arizona. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim News

Pineiro closer to return to Halos' rotation

Joel Pineiro, healthy enough to unleash some impressive long toss with Dan Haren in the football-ravaged outfield at Oakland-Alameda Coliseum before Friday night's game, is set for a 60-pitch, four-inning simulated game on Tuesday when the Angels return home. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim News

Pineiro getting closer to return

Joel Pineiro continues to make steady progress in his recovery from a strained left oblique and could be pitching a simulated game sometime this week. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim News

Closer controversy? What closer controversy?

ANAHEIM One day after Brian Fuentes returned from the DL with a bang – Miguel Cabrera’s game-tying home run in the ninth inning Wednesday — Angels manager Mike Scioscia denied that there is any budding closer controversy between Fuentes and Fernando Rodney. “It’s not a controversy when somebody is throwing the ball as well as [...]

Closer Fuentes remains the Maytag repairman

Continuing my theme from Monday, the next time Brian Fuentes pitches in a game, it will be more than a week since the left-hander last worked. That outing was a save of the opener against Minnesota in Anaheim on April 5, and I was absolutely stunned Mike Scioscia did not give Fuentes an inning of [...]

Poor start by Angels grounds closer Fuentes

One side effect of the Angels’ awful start: Closer Brian Fuentes’ vesting $9 million option for 2011 isn’t making much progress. Fuentes, right, needs to have 55 games finished to vest the option, or one more than one-third of the season. He saved the Angels’ opening victory April 5 with a scoreless ninth, but hasn’t appeared since. He [...]