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The Minor League Report – Los Angeles Angels Triple-A Roster

Posted by Todd Lammi on April 7th, 2010

Here is the minor league report for the 2010 Salt Lake Bees, the Triple-A affiliate for the Los Angeles Angels.

The key name to note on the roster is catcher Hank Conger, a first round pick from the 2006 draft. Last year was the first season he was able to collect more than 400 at bats in a season as he suffered through a string of injuries since he was drafted. He turned 22 in January and has a .296 career minor league batting average with developing power.

Another name to keep an eye on is center fielder Peter Bourjos. A solid defensive player with tons of speed, Bourjos will likely open 2011 in center with Torii Hunter shifting to a corner spot and Bobby Abreu or Juan Rivera moving to designated hitter. Bourjos has a career minor league average of .287 and stole 32 bases in 44 attempts last season.

Starting pitcher Trevor Reckling gets the opening day start for the Bees despite being just 20-years-old. Pitching at two levels in 2009, Reckling had a 2.68 ERA with a 1.328 WHIP and 122 strikeouts in 154 1/3 innings. He still has some work to do on his control after walking 4.5 batters per nine innings last season.

How they rank:

Baseball America: Conger (1), Bourjos (2), Reckling (4)
Keith Law: Conger (2), Reckling (3), Bourjos (4)
John Sickels: Conger (2), Reckling (3), Bourjos (5)

Here is a look at 2010 Salt Lake Bees roster by position:

Catchers:

Hank Conger
Ryan Budde

Infielders:

1B Mark Trumbo
2B Nate Sutton
SS Hainley Statia
3B Freddy Sandoval
Gary Patchett

Outfielders:

Cory Aldridge
Peter Bourjos
Bradley Coon
Nick Gorneault
Michael Ryan

Starting Pitchers:

Marco Albano
Tommy Mendoza
Sean O’Sullivan
Trevor Reckling

Relief Pitchers:

Bobby Cassevah
Daniel Davidson
Gabe DeHoyos
Jeremy Hill
Fernando Rodriguez
Francisco Rodriguez
Rafael Rodriguez
Rich Thompson

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2010 Los Angeles Angels Team Preview

Posted by Todd Lammi on March 13th, 2010

This starts our series of 2010 fantasy baseball team previews, starting in the American League West. The team previews will include the projected batting order, projected rotation, rookies that could make an impact in 2010 as well as each players current ADP for a 15 team mixed fantasy baseball league.

2010 Los Angeles Angels Projected Batting Order:

1.  SS Erick Aybar (ADP 182)
2.  RF Bobby Abreu (ADP 74)
3.  CF Torii Hunter (ADP 90)
4.  DH Hideki Matsui (ADP 272)
5.  1B Kendry Morales (ADP 51)
6.  LF Juan Rivera (ADP 197)
7.  2B Howie Kendrick (ADP 132)
8.  C Mike Napoli (ADP 161)
9.  3B Brandon Wood (ADP 322)

2010 Los Angeles Angels Projected Rotation & Bullpen:

1.  Jered Weaver (ADP 138)
2.  Joe Saunders (ADP 269)
3.  Scott Kazmir (ADP 179)
4.  Ervin Santana (ADP 236)
5.  Joel Pineiro (ADP 297)

Closer – Brian Fuentes (ADP 110)
Handcuff – Fernando Rodney

2010 Los Angeles Angels Prospects with potential impact this year:

1.  Trevor Reckling – SP
2.  Peter Bourjos – CF


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Fantasy Baseball Minor League Report – week 6

Posted by Todd Lammi on May 16th, 2009

by Todd Lammi

The big news from the minor leagues this week was not the promotion of Tommy Hanson from Triple-A, but rather the promotion of his teammate Kris Medlen. Medlen will start for the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday against the Colorado Rockies and could see potentially three starts before Tom Glavine is ready to return to the rotation. Depending how Medlen fares, there is a chance once Glavine returns that Kenshin Kawakami, 2-5 with a 5.73 ERA, would be bumped from the rotation for Medlen if Medlen is able to carry over his performance from Triple-A.

Braves general manager Frank Wren admitted if there was a long term opening in the rotation, Hanson would have been the one that was tabbed for the call up. So for now, Medlen gets the first opportunity to crack the Braves rotation. Hanson started on Saturday and tossed seven scoreless innings with seven strikeouts.

The San Jose Giants promoted their top two pitchers as Madison Bumgarner and Tim Alderson were moved up to AA. Alderson pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings in his first start while striking out 10. In Bumgarner’s first start, he allowed one run in six innings with two strikeouts.

Outfielder Michael Taylor (Phillies) is hitting .308 in AA with six home runs and six stolen bases. The way the Philadelphia outfield is set, Taylor could be trade bait as the deadline approaches.

Jake Arrieta (Orioles) moved to 4-1 with seven shutout innings and 10 strikeouts on Saturday.

Trevor Reckling is moving quickly for the Los Angeles Angels, as he is now currently in AA. Reckling who turns 20 next week is 4-2 with a 1.01 ERA in 44 2/3 innings with 36 strikeouts between two levels.

Hector Rondon (Indians) is 5-1 with a 1.95 ERA in AA. Rondon has struck out 28 hitters in 32 1/3 innings.

Brad Lincoln (Pirates) is slowly working his way back to prospect status. After being selected 4th overall in the 2006 draft, Lincoln missed all of 2007 after having Tommy John surgery. He is currently 0-3 in AA with a 2.87 ERA. Lincoln has struck out 36 in 37 2/3 innings.

Also working his way back to form is Troy Patton (Orioles). Patton was acquired from the Houston Astros in the Miguel Tejada trade. After spending time with the Astros in 2007, Patton missed last season after shoulder surgery. Now down in AA, Patton is 3-1 with a 1.31 ERA, with 23 strikeouts in 34 1/3 innings.

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