Derek Holland is OUT until Mid-Season with knee injury

[Cdaniel]

He suffered the injury in a fall at his home.

[SoWhat]

Another suitor for Tanaka

[Cdaniel]

Report is that aren't going to sign any high priced FA starters but that's probably BS

[Angel Oracle]

Meanwhile, we will sign scrap heap acquisition #20.

[HaloFan85]

Tanaka's people said they want big market teams ready to win now, reportedly naming Dodgers, Boston, and Yankees as preferred destinations.

[Brent Maguire]

Big blow for the Rangers.

 

Great for us though.

[Chuck]

They're getting Matt Harrison back. So they have four starting pitchers in Darvish, Harrison, Perez, Ogando and then they can choose from Tepesch, Lewis for #5.

 

If anything I bet they get a Capuano or Maholm type.

[floplag]

Tanaka's people said they want big market teams ready to win now, reportedly naming Dodgers, Boston, and Yankees as preferred destinations.

 

Yankees are ready to win but we aren't... makes sense, lol

[nando714]

That stupid mustache

[Cdaniel]

Local radio here says they got a report that Holland plays rec hockey during the week. It would make more sense that's how he injured his knee.

[stevestevens]

Wish it would have happened after all the pitchers were signed

[WallyWorld]

probably does help the Angels, but man, if we're hanging our hats on another team's injury in January . . . 

[Docwaukee]

these injuries always start with 'I fell at home'. 

[Erick McClendon]

Holland is a bit of an idiot. he probably did injure playing hockey.

[Spencer]

That stupid mustache

Maybe by midseason he'll be able to grow a real one.

[Marsaka]

That stupid mustache

 

and those stupid looking stirrups.

[Second Base]

Best of luck in his recovery. I'd like the Angels to beat the Rangers at their best. It's most satisfying that way.

[Sciosciapath]

Best of luck in his recovery. I'd like the Angels to beat the Rangers at their best. It's most satisfying that way.

They didn't exactly lose Tom Glavine here, just 100 innings of a 3.90-4.30 ERA lefty with a knack for disappearing in big games.

[Splint7438]

Is this shades on Jeff Kent again? Not getting the real story of his injury?

[RenoHalo]

"A fall at his home"....how does a young professional athlete "fall at his home"? I'm an old, fat former HS athlete, and I've never done that (although I was about 1" of equilibrium from eating some serious shit last week in my backyard....f'n ice). He was either shitfaced drunk when he ate it at his house....or he was doing something probably prohibited by his contract...

[totdprods]

I think it happened while we were having very fluky icy weather in Texas. Definitely could have just bit it at home. Even in Dallas-area that amount of prolonged ice is infrequent.

[Erstad Grit]

They would be smart to sign J Williams 

[CaliAngel]

The easiest way to get paid in full for a half season of work.

[Stradling]

The easiest way to get paid in full for a half season of work.

I love these types of ignorant opinions. You must not be a very competitive person. What would you rather do, play baseball or workout all day every day to recover from an injury.

[Halos of Anaheim]

I love these types of ignorant opinions. You must not be a very competitive person. What would you rather do, play baseball or workout all day every day to recover from an injury.

This. I mean an injury that serious (it was obviously confirmed by a team doctor) that has you out for 6 months is obviously very painful, and would take a very big hurdle to try and come back from. Why go through all of that and ruin your stock as a player just so you can have 6 months off of playing a sport that you love?