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Chattin’ About Zack With Halo Hangout

Colin Bennett — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 23:12:04 +0000

We’re quite a ways removed from the now-infamous deal with the Angels that sent 2009 Cy Young winner Zack Greinke to the City of Angels (or one of its suburbs, at any rate) in return for three top-tier prospects.

But let’s be honest with each other – we’re still not over it. I wanted to know a little bit more about how the Angels fans felt about the deal. And who has their finger on the pulse of Angels Nation better than the staff of Halo Hangout, our own Fansided Angels blog?

NO ONE, that’s who.

Editor MJ Llyod was kind enough to help me on my path to closure.

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Better Know a (Future) Brewer: Ariel Pena

Colin Bennett — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 18:19:53 +0000

And now, the gripping conclusion of Better Know a (Future) Brewer, where we shed light on the three prospects brought to the Brewers farm system by way of a Zack Greinke trade to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. In our final installment, we look at right-handed pitcher Ariel Pena. Ariel Pena leaves many people [...]

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Life after Zack Greinke

Benjamin Orr — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 17:06:44 +0000

Well, as of lately, it became more and more apparent that Zack Greinke’s Milwaukee Brewer days were coming to a close. The few teams that had a heavy interest in him were the Atlanta Braves, the Texas Rangers and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. In the end, the Angels won, sending shortstop Jean Segura and two Double-A pitchers in Ariel Pena and Johnny Hellweg to the Brew Crew. From what I’ve heard from the Angels’ side, they apparently gave up way too much for a rental player in Greinke, but hey, that benefits us right? Now our focus is how does our rotation rebound from this? Obviously Mike Fiers has been pulling more than his fair share of the weight. Yovani Gallardo’s season has had its ups and downs. Randy Wolf has been below average all season, getting tagged sometimes for five or more runs a game. Shaun Marcum had another setback in his bullpen session last Tuesday, so his return is up in the air. The last piece of the rotation, Marco Estrada, just does not look comfortable in that role. So going into next year, how do the Brewers piece this rotation together? (more…)