Grant made a recent post talking about Justin Hedrick as one possible piece to fixing the Giants bullpen woes.  I had never really taken notice of him before (I probably should have), so I decided to do some research. 

He is having a great year in AA and he had a good year last year.  Below is a link to his current AA numbers this year:

Hedrick's 2008 Numbers

But, I don't know much about him and I am wondering why a guy with his numbers is still in AA (especially after a successful stint there last year).  Is there something wrong with the guy?  Does he have sub-par stuff?  I just don't understand why he is still in AA when he should be given a shot to show whether he can be an important part of the 2009 Giants bullpen. 

What does everyone think about Justin Hedrick?  Could he be a potential important piece in a future Giants bullpen?  What kind of stuff does he have?

I just saw on the ESPN News ticker that the Angels had acquired Mark Teixeira, but I can't find anything about it at ESPN or the MLB.com website.  Has anyone else seen this?

Either I am crazy and saw something wrong (which is possible) or this is very fresh and has yet to have an article written about it.  If I am wrong, I apologize and ask for everyone's forgiveness. 

If this is true, I think this finally pushes the Angels over the edge and makes them the odds-on favorite to win the WS.

I sure wish he would stop being so wild!  He has a great fastball, but he just loses command of it sometimes.  It is almost as if he does not trust his fastball and thinks he needs to nibble or something.  Still, I can't take 3-1 counts to every single batter in the 9th inning much longer....I might have a heart attack (and I'm only 22!).

I personally have not been impressed with Brian Wilson's secondary pitches.  I thought he had a good curveball, but I don't see him throw it often.  He does not seem to possess a great secondary pitch to complement his fastball like Gagne had with his changeup or Robb Nenn with his slider.