Apparently, Josh Hamilton was spotted drinking in a Dallas-area bar. It's his second relapse in three years. Full story found in the link.

According to Tim Kurkjian, Tsuyoshi Nishioka (middle infielder) is going to be posted by the Chiba Lotte Marines. He is 26 years old. I found the news on MLB Trade Rumors.
Nishioka's stats look good.
BA: .346
SB: 22
Runs: 121
H: 206 (most by any Japanese league player since Ichiro)

This looks intriguing, even given our middle infield surplus. What would you think about winning the bidding, signing him, and then trading either Aybar or Kendrick plus a prospect or two for a good, reliable reliever? We could easily non-tender Callaspo if we sign Adrian Beltre.

Tsuyoshi Nishioka:
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 175

Apparently, the Giants have interest in him already.

Damn. He was good trade bait.

There's no confirmation on this anywhere, but hopefully it's true. If so, I would say this has been a pretty good past 6 days for the transaction page on the Angels' website.

I'm not sure how reliable of a source Mike DiGiovanna is, but apparently, Reagins has some interest in 1B/3B/DH Hank Blalock, who was just DFA'd by the Rays.
I wouldn't really be too happy with this potential acquisition. Where would we put him? I don't think he would produce more than Napoli, Izturis/Frandsen/Wood, or Matsui.

The Rangers just traded Chris Ray (RP) and a PTBNL to the Giants for Bengie Molina.
I hope this doesn't add too much of a boost to their offense and defense.

He's sucked in the past, but he definitely has upside, so why not? He's assigned to AA.

The link above is the Arkansas Travelers' transactions page.

Also, link to the story on MLBTradeRumors:
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/06/angels-sign-daniel-cabrera.html

• The contest always will include a designated hitter no matter where it's played.
• No starting pitcher who competes for his team on the previous Sunday will be allowed to pitch in the game.
• Rosters have been increased to 34 players, by one slot designated for a position player.
• A rule will allow one position player re-entry into the game if necessitated by injury.

I have no objections towards any of these. How about you guys?

A major ESPN Baseball Tonight analyst realizes the Angels' talent and puts it into a written document. PROOF THAT THE EAST COAST BIAS IS STARTING TO CHANGE (even just a little bit)!

Well....there goes another option. Looks like Ninja is going to have to work quickly if he wants to get something done.

I came across this site while I was looking for the 2011 Free Agents List (which I did not find). It has the stats for the Angels for every spot in the batting order. In my opinion, the best spot was the cleanup spot. You can also see the stats by positions. Enjoy

Baseball Prospectus' top 25 players to build a team around. Sadly, there aren't any Angels in the top 25 though. There are three in numbers 26-50. Lackey (49),Kendrick (44), and Teixeira (38)

#'s 26-50: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/08/21/bp.pecota50/index.html

No Angels were Honorable Mentions.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/08/21/bp.pecota.hm/index.html?eref=T1