The Atlanta Braves have selected left-hander Robert Fish from the Los Angeles Angels organization in the Rule 5 draft.
The 23-year-old Fish has been used mostly as a reliever over six minor-league seasons with the Angels and gives the Braves another left-handed option out of the bullpen. He was acquired during the winter meetings in Dallas.s the winter meetings concluded Thursday, the A's watched the division-rival Los Angeles Angels sign three-time NL MVP Albert Pujols and left-hander C.J. Wilson for a staggering $331 million. That's nearly five times more money shelled out for two free agents than the A's spent on their entire 2011 payroll, which was approximately $67 million.C.J. "I Hate Oakland" Wilson has also now reportedly signed with the LAAAAAAA as well. Go Rangers!
Yes, the best player in baseball now resides at the stadium about seven miles from my house. And the reaction is predictable from around the blogosphere. Angels fans are, well, thrilled. Ranger fans, not so much. Me being a glass is half full type of person (my wife would say I'm lying through my teeth on that one), I look at it
this way. Pujols is allegedly 32 and his contract would run through his 42 birthday.Albert Pujols flirted with the Miami Marlins and their grand uniforms. The St. Louis Cardinals were in discussions until late yesterday. But it is an American League team, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, who have swooped in with the ridiculous offer of 10 years, 250 to 260 million,
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