Angels Sign Matt Lindstrom

[Stradling]

@JeffFletcherOCR: #Angels have signed RH reliever Matt Lindstrom to a minor league deal with a spring training invite.

[Adam]

Print the WS tickets

[Richard]

Print the WS tickets

 

Waiting first for wicked to confirm that this is "the piece".

[LAAMike]

Former closer - wish that he was a lefty. Good pickup.

[Angelfaninidaho]

Straight outta Rexburg..

[AngelsLongBall]

Wasn't he the hockey player for the Maple Leafs?

[laagamer]

Finally, someone to replace that useless excuse for an arm we have closing for us. 

Edited February 17, 2015 by laagamer

[Second Base]

If Lindstrom's 100% this could pay off huge.

[KevinJ14]

Could he replace Grilli?

[DW711]

Wasn't he the hockey player for the Maple Leafs?

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicklas_Lidstr%C3%B6m

[ItzTacosYerrp]

Waiting first for wicked to confirm that this is "the piece".

I can confirm i was wicked

[wopphil]

Another great move by Jerry D. No risk, potential high reward.

[Docwaukee]

I guess I am not seeing the significance of this.  

[Erstad Grit]

This guy was terrible even when he was grabbing saves. Those years his whip was still 1.65! 

[disarcina]

had some decent numbers for the White Sox the past two years.......ERA a little high (5.03) last year but in 2013 he pitched in about 36 games, 60 IP.

 

he could provide some decent pen depth if he's anywhere close to that.

 

His numbers with Baltimore and Arizona (split season) before that were pretty good.

 

I think his best years were with Florida and then a year in Houston.

 

hey, low risk, decent reward if he can be a bridge guy in the 5th-7th innings. That's an area that hurt us some last year.

 

I like this move. Not a major headline move but could pay off nicely.

[disarcina]

and if he flops and doesn't perform well in Spring Training?

 

no harm, no foul.

[xboom28x]

I look forward to his release in mid-march

[Taylor]

Minor league deal. Low risk, high reward.

[stevestevens]

I just got off the phone with AO and he likes Butcher's chances off working with this guy and getting his control where it needs to be.

[Chuckster70]

Straightest 95 MPH fastball in the game.

[Lou]

Straightest 95 MPH fastball in the game.

 

Ernesto  Frieri says hello

[ItzTacosYerrp]

Ernesto Frieri says hello

Salas says que onda

[Angel Oracle]

I just love there being four threads about Lindstrom's signing.

[xboom28x]

I look forward to his release in mid-march

 

I was totally wrong. Angels gave him a longer chance than I thought he deserved.

[Stradling]

I was totally wrong. Angels gave him a longer chance than I thought he deserved.

Congratulations.