66ers ready for Affiliation Celebration
Inland Empire to welcome Angels dignitaries February 10th

Angels Manager Mike Scoscia will join General Manager Tony Reagins and Director of Player Development Abe Flores at Arrowhead Credit Union Park on February 10th.

San Bernardino, CA – With Spring Training right around the corner, the Inland Empire 66ers and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim will celebrate the teams’ new affiliation agreement with the fans of the Inland …

66ers ready for Affiliation CelebrationInland Empire to welcome Angels dignitaries February 10th

Angels Manager Mike Scoscia will join General Manager Tony Reagins and Director of Player Development Abe Flores at Arrowhead Credit Union Park on February 10th.
San Bernardino, CA – With Spring Training right around the corner, the Inland Empire 66ers and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim will celebrate the teams’ new affiliation agreement with the fans of the Inland …

2011 INDIVIDUAL REGULAR SEASON GAME TICKETS ON SALE FEBRUARY 26th
For Immediate Release

ANAHEIM, CA – The Angels announced today that individual game tickets for the 50th Anniversary season in 2011 will go on sale Saturday, February 26th, beginning at 9:00 a.m. at the Angel Stadium Ticket Office (located at the Home Plate Gate), online, by telephone and at various Ticketmaster outlets throughout Southern California.

Tickets for all regular season games will …

By David Saltzer – AngelsWin.com Senior Writer

At the end of the 2010 season, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim announced that they would be switching affiliates from the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes to the Inland Empire 66ers for their high Single-A team. Essentially this was a cross-town swap between the Angels and Dodgers as both clubs swapped their Cal League affiliation. Moving from parent clubs is not uncommon in …

Sean Dodds: On the surface, I can see why many fans and media types are so up in arms about the Vernon Wells trade. It does seem odd that after declining to sign free agents like Crawford and Beltre that they would be willing to take on Wells’ contract, one which many believe is one of the worst in baseball. The trade does send mixed messages. However, …

Click on the play button to hear the audio of the Vernon Wells Press Conference today.

By David Saltzer – AngelsWin.com Senior Writer
As a fan, sometimes you want to see the team do moves because they are sentimental. For example, giving Tim Salmon one last shot to hit number 300 was a sentimental move for him and for the fans. Both earned the right to see what could happen one last time.
But, as a fan, the bottom line is always about seeing the best team on …

By David Saltzer – AngelsWin.com Senior Writer
It’s the not the move I expected from the Angels this offseason. It’s not the move I wanted the team to make this offseason. But I like the deal because it makes the Angels a better team for 2011 and beyond.
I get the concern about the contract. It’s the biggest contract in Angels’ history. It’s back-loaded, and apparently no money is coming back to …

Spring Training Baseball is right around the corner, as your Los Angeles Angels will report to Tempe, AZ next month. Now is the time to secure a seat with the AngelsWin.com group at Tempe Diablo Stadium for our 5th annual AngelsWin.com spring fanfest March 3-6.

The group tickets are for Friday, March 4th vs. the Chicago White Sox and for Sunday, March 6th vs. the Arizona Diamondbacks at Tempe …

ATTENTION ANGELS FANS: AngelsWin.com is pleased to announce that on Wednesday evening, from 5 to 5:45, Angels Vice President of Communications Tim Mead will participate in a live chat with fans to answer your questions about the 2011 season and the celebration of the Angels’ 50th Anniversary. As one of the longest tenured employees with the Angels front office (more than 30 years), Tim brings a unique perspective and knowledge …

Jonathan Nothrop – AngelsWin.com Columnist

As I have hopefully shown in my previous article, the Angels may be better than many think and, if not the dominant team that they’ve been for most of the last decade, should at least be a good to very good 85+ win team with a chance to win in the AL West.

As with every season, the Angels enter 2011 with questions, but it seems that …

By Jonathan Northrop – AngelsWin.com Columnist

Preamble
Step back with me for a moment to early November. The World Series was finished and the offseason newly begun, with a sense of hope among Angels fans and a near-assumption that Carl Crawford, the top free agent position player and a quintessential Scioscia-style Angels player, would be patrolling left field next year. Everyone knew he would be expensive, with general consensus speculation being that …

By David Saltzer, AngelsWin.com Senior Writer

There, I said it. This has been a disappointing offseason so far. As a fan, I cannot recall ever being this frustrated and disappointed in the team as I have been this year. While losing Nolan Ryan may have been the worst offseason decision ever, and losing Wally Joyner hurt more, both of those offseasons pale in comparison to 2011. In both cases those …

By David Saltzer, AngelsWin.com Senior WriterThere, I said it. This has been the worst offseason ever, so far. As a fan, I cannot recall ever being this frustrated and disappointed in the team as I have been this year. While losing Nolan Ryan may have been the worst offseason decision ever, and losing Wally Joyner hurt more, both of those offseasons pale in comparison to 2011. In both cases …

In 2010, the talent in the Angels farm system truly emerged. Many players took major steps forward to plant themselves firmly on the depth chart. While everyone became aware of Mike Trout, he was not alone in showing off his talent.

At the upper levels of the organization, the depth in the system was tested. Injuries and needs for the parent club led to a lot of shuffling around the …

Interviewed by David Saltzer, AngelsWin.com Senior Writer
After spending seven years with the club, Eddie Bane was let go from his position with the Los Angeles Angels as their Scouting Director. Replacing him was an internal candidate, Ric Wilson, who took over the position on October 21, 2010. Wilson, who had been with the Angels since 2003, was the National cross-checker under Eddie Bane.
AngelsWin.com viewers know that AngelsWin.com had a regularly …

By David Saltzer, AngelsWin.com Senior Writer 

Wow! Boston got Adrian Gonzalez. By all accounts that was a great deal for them. And, by comparison, the Angels haven’t done much to improve after a disappointing 2010 season (although signing Takahashi was a good—but minor—move for the Angels). Some Angels fans are regressing back to the 1990s and starting to act like the offseason is already over.
Two words: Don’t Panic! …

By Eric Notti – AngelsWin.com Contributor

The case against Napoli being traded. Surprised by the change in direction? You shouldn’t be because for the betterment of the team this season Mike Napoli has more worth on the roster than in a weak trade scenario before the season starts. The reason I say weak is that the Angels, if they follow through on their free agent targets, will have no glaring …

Interview Conducted By David Saltzer, AngelsWin.com Senior Writer
Conducted on November 19, 2010
 

Throughout the year, AngelsWin.com interviews Abe Flores, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim’s Director for Player Development about the status of the organization and the development of key prospects throughout the system. This year, several prospects separated themselves from the pack and pushed themselves up to elite status. Additionally, players such as Peter Bourjos, Michael Kohn and Jordan Walden …

By Jonathan Northrop, AngelsWin.com Contributor
It is Hot Stove season and the trade rumors are circulating like text messages in Gossip Girl. One recent rumor, from Sports Illustrated’s Jon Heyman’s Twitter page, is that Adrian Beltre (that is, Scott Boras) is using Torii Hunter’s 5 year, $90M contract as a benchmark for what his expectations are. We’re talking about a 13-year veteran that has had two—yes, two—seasons with an OPS+ …