Knuckle Curve » damion_easley http://www.everyjoe.com/knucklecurve Major League Baseball News from Spring Training to the World Series Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:46:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Angels Sign Hunter http://www.everyjoe.com/knucklecurve/angels-sign-hunter/ http://www.everyjoe.com/knucklecurve/angels-sign-hunter/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:32:10 +0000 Geoff Young http://www.knucklecurve.com/angels-sign-hunter/ Post from: Knuckle Curve

]]> Serious catch-up mode here. Free agent center fielder Torii Hunter has signed with the Angels. The deal is 5 years, $90 million, which is just nuts for a 32-year-old with a career OBP of .324. Hey, at least it’s not my money.

(Guest blogger TD — thanks, bud! — covered this transaction while I cavorted about the Pacific and was similarly unimpressed.)

I don’t really see how the Angels were even players here given that they threw $50 million at Gary Matthews Jr. last winter to play Hunter’s position. Matthews had a nice little Damion Easley type season, which isn’t bad, but which also isn’t worth $10 million a year.

Presumably Hunter’s presence pushes Matthews to a corner outfield spot, reducing the latter’s value even further. I guess the good news, if you’re an Angels fan, is that the franchise has plenty of dough and can afford to be a little careless at times. Best hope it doesn’t happen too often, though.

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