Los Angeles: I'm in the land of Kobe who is on the front of the sports section everyday! Amazingly with no NFL team to give him competition, its the hollywood celebs and Kobe's world. But the Angels are making a move to create their own star.
The Angels pulled off their second stunner of the week late Wednesday night, signing free-agent center fielder Torii Hunter to a five-year deal that is believed to be worth about $80mill.
Of course, Kenny Williams was actively chasing Hunter as a "must have" and the Angels seemed to be set in center field with Gary Mathews Jr. But Tony Reagins, the Angels rook g.m. placed a call late last night for a surprise deal.
The Angels, who have been searching for a power bat to protect Vlad Guerrero in the lineup, were in trade talks with the Marlins for Cabrera. Hunter, who has won 7 gold gloves will play center and Matthew will most likely move to left with Anderson pushed to D. H.
Hunter, 32, hit .287 with 28 hr's and 107 rbi's last year. The signing was the second major move for the Angels this week. On Monday, they traded shortstop Orlando Cabrera for the Sox John Garland. Looks like the Sox got hit twice this week, while the Angels made solid investments in attempting to compete with Boston.
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