John Smith

Arkansas Travelers ‏@ARTravs 28m 3B - Kaleb Cowart (@KalebCowart), INF - Jimmy Swift (@jswifty1203), INF - Shawn O'Malley.

Arkansas Travelers ‏@ARTravs 28m Presenting the 2014 Travelers Infield: 1B - Michael Snyder (@Mike29Snyder), 2B - Alex Yarbrough (@yarbs2), SS - Eric Stamets (@EZDoesit8),

MLB Trade Rumors ‏@mlbtraderumors Mariners Release Randy Wolf http://bit.ly/1nYBgGR #mlb

It was imperative that Dipoto acquire him; " Signed by the Colorado Rockies as an amateur free agent in 2004." http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gomezhe01.shtml

Hope he is okay - also hope this serves as a wake-up call, Angel's have no pitching depth.

Photos of roster numbers found here: https://plus.google.com/photos/114607159708858727866/albums/5980710827861818961?partnerid=gplp0

Found on that other web site: https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/109277925910259867342/albums/5980383465597790913 https://plus.google.com/photos/114607159708858727866/albums/5980710827861818961?partnerid=gplp0 https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/114607159708858727866/albums/5981466917845356161

Thanks Chuck

What's your assessment of Andrew Ray? Power hitting RH in low A until he got hurt. In 21 games, he's hit .365/.365/.765 with eight home runs, eight doubles and 22 RBIs, bringing his season line to .271/.293/.536 with 11 homers and 34 RBIs in 51 games. http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130627&content_id=51895638&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb

Angels Agree To Sign Dominican Righthander Lianmy Galan http://www.baseballamerica.com/international/angels-agree-to-sign-dominican-righthander-lianmy-galan/ "Gilan is one of the Angels’ top signings of the 2013-14 international signing period"

Milwaukee Brewers ‏@Brewers 10m Despite media reports, negotiations between the #Brewers and Matt Garza are ongoing, but there is no deal yet.

1. Taylor Lindsey, 2b 2. C.J. Cron, 1b 3. Kaleb Cowart, 3b 4. R.J. Alvarez, rhp 5. Mark Sappington, rhp 6. Hunter Green, lhp 7. Ricardo Sanchez, rhp 8. Alex Yarbrough, 2b 9. Zach Borenstein, of 10. Cam Bedrosian, rhp http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/2014-los-angeles-angels-top-10-prospects/

Hitting Coach Don Baylor will wear number 25. Last worn by Peter Bourjos in ’13. #Angels pic.twitter.com/r7hDW7ismJ

MLB Jersey Numbers ‏@NumbersMLB 50m 3B Coach Gary DiSarcina (@GaryDiSarcina) will wear number 9. Last worn by Chone Figgins in ’09. #Angels pic.twitter.com/RWQA83awtw

Coello is a FA 10/10/2013 Declared Free Agency Salt Lake Bees Robert Coello RHP Robert Coello elected free agency. http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=l_trn&lid=112&sid=t561

Rule 5 Sneak Peek: Deadline Looms For Clubs To Make 40-Man Additions http://www.baseballamerica.com/majors/watch-list-for-rule-5-protection/ " Los Angeles Angels (39) Extremely Likely Protections: OF Randall Grichuk. Possible Protections: RHP A.J. Schugel, RHP Kevin Johnson. Grichuk will likely never live down being the player taken with the pick immediately before Mike Trout, but he’s earned a spot on the 40-man roster in his own right. After a great 2012 season, Schugel would like to forget 2013. But he still has a plus fastball and an adequate changeup, and he generates swings and misses. Johnson generates plenty of groundballs with an average sinker."

Eligible are: 18 & younger drafted in 2009 or earlier 19 & older drafted in 2010 or before Some other names: Berg, Chaffee, Daniel Tillman, AJ Schugel, Kevin Johnson, Ty Kelly

November 20: Reserve lists filed (Rule 5) for all Major and Minor League levels Who do we protect from rule 5 draft? Definitely Grichuk. Currently 39 on 40-man roster. Who goes?

Never-mind: Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal 56m Sources: Joyner to be #Tigers hitting coach, joining former #Padres teammate Ausmus. @JSalisburyCSN first reported Joyner leaving #Phillies.

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/11/17/wally-joyner-has-again-left-the-phillies/ Possible assist. hitting coach for the Angels?

MEANWHILE: Nick Piecoro ‏@nickpiecoro 40m Can confirm this. RT @Gambo620 The Diamondbacks have hired pitching guru Dave Duncan as a pitching consultant/special assitant to the GM Retweeted by Buster Olney

This explains it all, you just need to be from Arizona or Colorado. In 2010 he managed the Mobile BayBears, the Arizona Diamondbacks Double-A minor league affiliate From Hardball Talk: "This is not weird simply because Brogna was a pretty bad hitter with a pretty bad approach to hitting for much of his career ... But it is weird in that Brogna has spent almost his entire post-playing career coaching high school football and basketball and stuff. He spent a year managing in minor league baseball, but for the most part he’s been a multi-sport journeyman coach, making tons of stops. The lack of obvious hitting coach bona fides and the fact that he’s been mostly away from the game for a decade plus is what makes this weird." http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/11/12/rico-brogna-for-hitting-coach-really/

Relievers are typically not ranked very high by most sites, that being said, I'm surprised to see Alvarez at number four.

"Venezuelan lefthander Ricardo Sanchez, the No. 27 international prospect for July 2, has signed with the Angels. Sanchez, 16, was the winning-pitcher of the gold-medal game in Venezuela’s 15U World Championship victory over Cuba last August in Mexico. He can run his fastball up to 91 mph with feel for his curveball, although his control has been erratic. Sanchez trains with Henderson Martinez. Baseball America subscribers can access a complete scouting report on Sanchez, along with reports on more of the top international prospects on the market." http://www.baseballamerica.com/international/no-27-international-prospect-ricardo-sanchez/

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=22189 2B Taylor Lindsey 3B Kaleb Cowart 1B C.J. Cron RHP R.J. Alvarez RHP Mark Sappington RF Randal Grichuk 2B Alex Yarbrough SS Jose Rondon LHP Ricardo Sanchez LHP Hunter Green