By Associated Press Los Angeles Angels slugger Albert Pujols has gone on the disabled list with a foot injury that could end his season. …read more
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Weaver twirls gem, dominates Twins once again
By William Boor Jered Weaver threw eight scoreless innings and led his team to a 1-0 victory over the Twins on Wednesday afternoon. Albert Pujols hit an RBI single in the first inning. …read more
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Halos ride Weaver's gem, three homers past A's
By William Boor Jered Weaver held the A’s scoreless on four hits while striking out eight over 6 2/3 innings and Albert Pujols, Erick Aybar and Mike Trout each homered as the Angels opened the second half of the season with a victory over the American League West leaders. …read more
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Rested Angels roll against Torii's Tigers
By William Boor The Angels looked like a team who had just enjoyed a rare two-day break when they erupted late for an 8-1 victory over the Tigers on Friday night, with Albert Pujols, Mike Trout and Peter Bourjos combining for seven RBIs from the top three spots in the lineup.
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Pujols' walk-off double completes comeback victory
By William Boor Down to their final out, the Angels rallied for two runs in the ninth and came back to beat the Astros, 5-4, on Saturday on Albert Pujols‘ walk-off two-run double, snapping their losing streak at five games.
From: http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_04_13_houmlb_anamlb_1&mode=recap_home&c_id=ana
Drive to always improve keeps Pujols in top tier
By Richard Justice To the people who know Albert Pujols best, it’s not his strength or quickness or even his plate discipline that dazzles them. When his teammates and managers talk about him, they almost always begin with some example of his relentless work ethic, attention to detail and commitment to improve. …read more
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SurePayroll Fantasy Index Returns as MLB Season Opens
By Business Wirevia The Motley Fool
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SurePayroll Fantasy Index Returns as MLB Season Opens
Payroll company applies business value metrics to fantasy baseball
GLENVIEW, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– SurePayroll Inc., a leader in providing online payroll to small businesses nationwide, today released the SurePayroll Fantasy Baseball Payroll Index infographic. The index uses a statistical analysis that compares 2012 average values for fantasy baseball position players and pitchers. The index suggests which players could be undervalued based on their fantasy cost per fantasy points. This is the third in a series of infographics by SurePayroll that started with fantasy football last year. Understanding the importance of keeping down costs to small businesses, SurePayroll wanted to apply that philosophy to popular fantasy sports.
It’s easy to identify big money sluggers like Albert Pujols, Miguel Cabrera and Matt Kemp, or rising stars like Mike Trout, but in fantasy baseball, it’s often the names you haven’t heard of that win your league. That’s why SurePayroll’s index narrows down those lesser known players who won’t cost you much in fantasy dollars, but still deliver value, similar to how businesses find ways to be more efficient while spending less.
“You can’t afford to have to pay for the big names at every position in fantasy baseball,” said SurePayroll Vice President of Marketing Scott Brandt. “If you spend too much going after stars, it will deplete your payroll and you won’t have enough left to fill out a solid team. We enjoy picking an all-value team, because working with small businesses, providing value is what we’re all about.”
Some of SurePayroll’s picks this year include a middle infield of Arizona Diamondback Aaron Hill and Washington National Ian Desmond, outfielder Carlos Gomez of the Milwaukee Brewers and relief pitcher Kenley Jensen of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
“As anyone who plays fantasy knows, not all your sleepers are going to work out, but we’ve had some nice successes with our indexes in football and basketball,” Brandt said. “Baseball is such a statistical game, we’re feeling confident about our ability to predict this year’s unsung fantasy heroes.”
See the infographic of the SurePayroll Fantasy Baseball Index on the company’s blog for the company’s predictions on who will be a steal in fantasy baseball this season.
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Angels look to replace Torii's leadership by committee
By Alden Gonzalez Torii Hunter was a special type of player who could lead both on and off the field, and the Angels don’t necessarily have one particular player who can do what he did for the team. They’ll look to a number of players, including Josh Hamilton and Albert Pujols, to emerge as leaders in 2013. …read more
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Pujols happy for countrymen in Classic
By Alden Gonzalez In an ideal world, Albert Pujols would’ve played for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic this spring. But clearly, he needed to be with the Angels to recover from offseason surgery on his right knee. And even if he wanted to take part, Classic officials wouldn’t have secured his contract anyway. …read more
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Pujols on track to play first base within the next week
By AJ Cassavell Even with all the speculation about when Albert Pujols‘ knee will be fully healthy and when he’ll be able to play in the field, Angels manager Mike Scioscia said the timetable for his star first baseman is relatively clear in his mind. According the Scioscia, Pujols is nearly ready at the plate and will play in the field within the next week. …read more
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No one sure what to expect from post-prime Pujols
By Anthony Castrovince Still hobbled five months following right knee surgery, Albert Pujols is no sure thing to be ready to play first base on Opening Day. Will the veteran slugger rebound from a down first year in the AL or decline further in 2013? …read more
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Pujols (knee) says he'll be ready for opener
By Associated Press Los Angeles Angels slugger Albert Pujols told the Los Angeles Times that he’ll be ready for Opening Day. …read more
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Pujols still has healthy appetite for success
By Alden Gonzalez Angels slugger Albert Pujols has won two World Series, three MVP Awards, and signed one of the largest contracts in history. Yet, something keeps pushing the future Hall of Famer. …read more
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Pujols unlikely to play in games before mid-March
Angels first baseman Albert Pujols, recovering from arthroscopic surgery on his right knee, may not be getting into Spring Training games until mid-March. …read more
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Big Three poised to help one another thrive
By Alden Gonzalez A historic rookie year set a high bar for Mike Trout, but he’ll have help from Josh Hamilton and Albert Pujols, who in turn will be energized by their young teammate. …read more
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Watch Hamilton speak at Halos camp live on MLB.com
By AJ Cassavell Angels first baseman Albert Pujols and outfielders Josh Hamilton and Mike Trout are scheduled for a 1 p.m. MT news conference, marking their arrival at Spring Training for a 2013 season full of hope for Halos fans. …read more
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Top 10 lineups: Angels the cream of the crop
By Anthony Castrovince While the Tigers, Cardinals and Brewers will also field elite offenes this year, the Angels, led by Mike Trout, Josh Hamilton and Albert Pujols, have the best lineup in the Major Leagues as the season approaches.
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Pujols likely out of Classic; teammate Aybar in
By Alden Gonzalez Erick Aybar was the lone Angels representative when provisional rosters for all 16 World Baseball Classic teams were unveiled on MLB Network on Thursday, setting the speedy shortstop up to play for his native Dominican Republic for the first time. It doesn’t look like teammate Albert Pujols will be joining him.
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