Original Draft Series - #14 - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

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Team #14: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

General Managers(since 1994)

Bill Bavasi (1994-1999) 387-405
Bill Stoneman (2000-2007) 703-593
Tony Reagins (2008-Current) 197-127

Team Performance

Playoffs			Division Finish
WC	League	Playoff App	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
1	1	6	5	5	3	3	0

All information is drawn from Baseball Reference.

Position	Name	Acquired	Years with Org.	Stats with Organization	Left?
C	Mike Napoli	2000 – 17th Rd	10	454 gm, .257/.352/.495, 84 HR, 225 RBI, 20 SB	Currently with Org.
1B	Kendry Morales	Int’l FA – 2005	5	330 gm, .284/.336/.502, 57 HR, 192 RBI	Currently with Org.
2B	Howie Kendrick	2002 – 10th Rd	8	454 gm, .295/.3238/.427, 29 HR, 220 RBI, 42 SB	Currently with Org.
3B	Alberto Callaspo	Int’l FA – 2001	5+1	1 gm, 1-3	Currently with Org.
SS	Erick Aybar	Int’l FA – 2002	8	436 gm, .285/.328/.378, 12 HR, 136 RBI, 41 SB	Currently with Org.
LF	Garret Anderson	1990 – 4th Rd	18	3 All Star Appearances, 2 Silver Slugger Awards 2013 gm, .296/.327/.469, 272 HR, 1292 RBI, 78 SB	Left via FA (2009)
CF	Jim Edmonds	1988 – 7th Rd	12	1 All Star Appearance, 2 Gold Gloves 709 gm, .290/.359/.498, 121 HR, 408 RBI, 26 SB	Traded to STL – 3/23/00
RF	Sean Rodriguez	2003 – 3rd Rd	6	71 gm, .203/.276/.333, 5 HR, 14 RBI, 3 SB	Traded to TAM – 9/1/09
DH	Troy Glaus	1997 – 1st Rd (3)	7	3 All Star Appearances, 2 Silver Sluggers 827 gm, .253/.357/.497, 182 HR, 515 RBI, 49 SB	Left via FA (2004)
SP	Jered Weaver	2005 – 1st Rd (12)	5	1 All-Star Appearance 60-33, 3.64 ERA, 805 2/3 IP, 693 K, 228 BB, 1.223 WHIP	Currently with Org.
SP	Ervin Santana	Int’l FA – 2000	10	1 All Star Appearance 67-52, 4.40 ERA, 975.1 IP, 794 K, 309 BB	Currently with Org.
SP	Joe Saunders	2002 – 1st Rd (12)	8	1 All-Star Appearance 54-32, 4.29 ERA, 692 IP, 392 K, 229 BB, 1.392 WHIP	Currently with Org.
SP	John Lackey	1999 – 2nd Rd	10	1 All Star Appearance 102-71, 3.81 ERA, 1501 IP, 1201 K, 441 BB, 1.306 WHIP	Left via FA (2009)
SP	Sean O’Sullivan	2005 – 3rd Rd	5	5-2, 5.15 ERA, 64 2/3 IP, 35 K, 20 BB, 1.345 WHIP	Traded to KCR – 7/22/10
RP	Trevor Bell	2005 – 1st Rd (37)	5	2-3, 7.84 ERA, 39.2 IP, 30 K, 15 BB, 2.143 WHIP	Currently with Org.
RP	Scot Shields	1997 – 38th Rd	13	46-44, 3.15 ERA, 682 2/3 IP, 21 SV, 621 K, 266 BB	Currently with Org.
RP	Bobby Cassevah	2004 – 34th Rd	6	7 gm, 5.56 ERA, 11.1 IP, 7 K, 4 BB	Currently with Org.
RP	Ramon Ortiz	Int’l FA – 1995	9	59-9, 4.60 ERA, 893.2 IP, 590 K, 325 BB	Traded to CIN – 12/14/04
RP	Bobby Jenks	2000 – 5th Rd	4	No Major League Appearances with Org.	Selected by CHW – 12/17/04
CL	Francisco Rodriguez	Int’l FA – 1998	10	4 All-Star Appearances 23-17, 2.35 ERA, 451 2/3 IP, 587 K, 198 BB, 208 SV	Left via FA – 2009
BN	Casey Kotchman	2001 – 1st Rd (13)	7	351 gm, .274/.337/.426, 31 HR, 165 RBI	Traded to ATL – 7/29/08
BN	Bengie Molina	Int’l FA – 1993	11	2 Gold Gloves 716 gm, .273/.309/.397, 65 HR, 362 RBI	Left via FA – 10/27/05
BN	Brandon Wood	2003 – 1st Rd (23)	7	143 gm, .206/.275/.481, 10 HR, 31 RBI	Currently with Org.
BN	Alexi Casilla	Int’l FA – 2003	2	No Major League Appearances with Org.	Traded to MIN – 12/9/05
BN	David Herndon	2006 – 5th Rd	3	No Major League Appearances with Org.	Rule 5 Draft (2009)

June Amateur Draft

The Angels appear to have done reasonably well in the draft. They have had quite a few of their first round selections make it to the Majors, and have even had a lot of them see that success with the Angels. Clearly, the best players that they have gotten out of the draft who are still active are Troy Glaus, Jim Edmonds, and Jered Weaver. However, they have also managed to get some late round values in Bobby Cassevah and Scot Shields. Overall, they have done a good job of not squandering their draft picks.

International Free Agency

The Angels have done very well in the international markets, and have signed players from Cuba, Venezuela, and the Domincan Republic among others. They are active down there, but quietly and not too overpowering when it comes to the top names. That said, they have still found a lot of value players there, and some high value players like Francisco Rodriguez and Kendry Morales.

Overall Grade

B. The Angels are lacking in some areas of the team like the bullpen and the strength of their bench, but overall the team that would be fielded could do very well in the Majors in my opinion. There aren’t too many players who have turned into Major League regulars who they didn’t have play for the Major League team at some point at least, and I think that’s a credit to their player development department. They have been active in the free agent markets in past seasons, making big splashes with signees like Torii Hunter and Vladimir Guerrero, but they are pieces to help fill in the gaps in their developmental system, which is really well done.

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