Just In Case You Blinked...

On Jul 6, 2:39 pm, "LACountyRefugee" <LACORefu....RemoveThis@spamsux.net> wrote:
> Hector CarGasCan has also been designated for assignment (on Jul 4th). I
> guess the Angels had seen enough pyromania with the fireworks and were
> getting tired of Hector getting lit up every time he pitched.

Yep. Too bad. Late last year he was looking like a good 7th inning
guy. And to his credit he doesn't blame anyone but himself. I have my
doubts about Resop, too, simply given his numbers.

Meanwhile, I wonder what bug Speier caught?

http://www.latimes.com/sports/baseball/mlb/angels/la-sp-angrep4jul04,1...4509.st

>From the Los Angeles Times
ANGELS REPORT
Angels drop reliever Carrasco
Aybar to undergo surgery on hand, but there's good news on Napoli's
ankle.
By Ben Bolch
Times Staff Writer

July 4, 2007

ARLINGTON, TEXAS - The fringes of the Angels' roster were somewhat
depleted Tuesday when the team designated reliever Hector Carrasco for
assignment and announced that utility man Erick Aybar would undergo
surgery on his right hand.

Aybar injured his hand while diving on the warning track Sunday at
Camden Yards in Baltimore during a rare appearance in the outfield. He
will have surgery to remove the hook of the hamate bone Thursday in
Los Angeles and is expected to be out six to eight weeks.

The Angels have 10 days to trade or release Carrasco, the veteran
right-hander who never recaptured the form that made him an effective
seventh-inning option last season.

"His velocity and command were very fuzzy," Manager Mike Scioscia
said. "The ability to repeat pitches and get his off-speed pitches
where they needed to be was inconsistent, and in the end Hector really
couldn't find where he was in the second half of last year when he
pitched very well."

The Angels recalled Chris Resop from triple-A Salt Lake, where he was
1-3 with a 4.57 earned-run average in 27 games. Scioscia said the
right-handed reliever, who possesses an overpowering fastball, had
displayed impressive command in the last month.

"That's what we did not see in spring training and we didn't see the
first month of the season in triple-A," Scioscia said.


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The Angels received an encouraging report on injured catcher Mike
Napoli, whose ankle sprain wasn't deemed as serious as first believed.

"It doesn't look like it was as high of an ankle sprain as they
thought, which is good news," Scioscia said.

Napoli, injured in a home-plate collision Sunday and placed on the
disabled list the following day, will have his foot immobilized in a
boot for a week and then be re-evaluated. Though there is no timetable
for his return, it could come faster than the six-week layoff
typically associated with a high ankle sprain.