SAN FRANCISCO -- Angels general manager Tony Reagins said the answers for the Angels' uncharacteristic bullpen struggles are "in-house."
Unfortunately for the Angels, one of those answers, maybe the only one, just went on the disabled list.
Kelvim Escobar, who represents the Angels' best hope to settle their tattered bullpen, went on the disabled list on Monday with a recurrence of the shoulder problem that cost him the first two months of the season.
The Angels' company line is that Escobar had only a mild setback, similar to one he had in April, and he'll be ready to go in a week. Since he hasn't pitched since June 6, he's eligible to come off the DL next Monday. When he does, he'll try to get the Angels bullpen righted.
Three years later Kendrick has failed to establish himself in a meaningful way at the major league level, and it could cost him his job according to the Los Angeles Times.
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The tragic death of 22-year-old starter Nick Adenhart is definitely going to be the low point of the Los Angeles Angels' season -- at least let's hope they don't have to deal with another death -- but much less significant problems are continuing to plague the defending AL West Champions. Specifically, they can't escape the injury bug.
As if the Angels didn't have enough problems this year with their tragedy- and injury-stricken pitching staff, now they've lost their best hitter. Vladimir Guerrero is going to be out indefinitely with a tear in the right pectoral.
"Obviously, short of needing surgery, this is a big blow," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "Vlad will be reevaluated in a month, and we'll see where we are with it.
"We don't have a timetable right now. We'll see how it progresses. There are some optimistic windows we're getting, and some that might take longer."
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- A series full of drama and emotion got a little more entertaining today, when Josh Beckett whistled a ball past Bobby Abreu's head, inciting a bench-clearing incident that resulted in four Angels getting ejected.
Even after it was all over and the Angels had pulled out another dramatic 5-4 victory, taking two of three in the series, there were some unhappy folks in the winning clubhouse.
"That was as flagrant as anything I've seen in this game, and it's unfortunate," said manager Mike Scioscia, who had to watch the last eight innings of the game on television after he got the boot.
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Manager Mike Scioscia had a "normal" session with the media this morning, with little talk of the tragic loss of Nick Adenhart. Instead it was back to the more mundane topics of closers and injured starting pitchers.
"We're still looking at May for those guys," Scioscia said. "If we can get them to a plateau, then we can move forward. We've been encouraged by the last couple days."
Escobar, who is still building up his arm strength after last year's shoulder surgery, has pitched in three exhibition games. He had a setback after pitching last Friday in San Diego, but now he's getting ready to get out again in a minor league rehab assignment within the next week. Scioscia said the Angels will not have him skip his rehab assignment and go directly into the rotation to fill the void left by Adenhart.
ANAHEIM -- The Angels took the field on Friday night.
All 24 of them.
The 25th roster spot, the one that belonged to Nick Adenhart before he and two friends were killed in a car accident in the early hours of Thursday morning, remained vacant as the club returned to action. Adenhart's grieving teammates played a game against the Boston Red Sox.
Considering that the Angels already have three of their starting pitchers currently on the disabled list in John Lackey, Ervin Santana and Kelvim Escobar, you can only figure the regular season can't get here fast enough. Due to the injuries to those pitchers, Joe Saunders has taken over the role of Opening Day starter, and I'll bet you can figure out where this is going.
Yes, with only five more days until the season starts, Saunders is apparently dealing with a dead arm, leaving his status for the first game of the season somewhat in doubt.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Angels general manager Tony Reagins said the answers for the Angels' uncharacteristic bullpen struggles are "in-house."
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As if the Angels didn't have enough problems this year with their tragedy- and injury-stricken pitching staff, now they've lost their best hitter. 
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