2009-02-12T20:23:44-05:00 <div class="photo_container image_right" style="width: 300px;"> <div class="photo"><img title="Bobby Abreu" src="http://i.cnn.net/si/fannation/abreu-angels.jpg" alt="Bobby Abreu" width="298" height="337" /></div> <div class="photo_attributes" style="text-align:right;">Bobby Abreu is headed across the country to the Angels.<br /></div> <div class="photo_attributes" style="text-align:right;">Getty Images</div> </div> <p>Free agent outfielder <strong>Bobby Abreu</strong> has signed a one-year deal with the Angels, SI.com has learned. The deal is worth $5 million and also includes incentives.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<br />Abreu, who turns 35 next month, joins an accomplished group of outfielders with the Angels that starts with <strong>Vladimir Guerrero</strong>, <strong>Torii Hunter</strong> and <strong>Juan Rivera</strong>, who unlike Abreu are all right-handed hitters. <strong>Gary Matthews Jr.</strong>, another Angels outfielder, is a switch-hitter.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br />Abreu is the only player in major-league history with 200 home runs, 300 stolen bases, a .400 on-base percentage and a .300 batting average (<strong>Barry Bonds </strong>and <strong>Rickey Henderson</strong> hit the first three marks but don't have the .300 career batting average). However, he was caught in a tight outfield market flush with strong hitters. <strong>Manny Ramirez</strong><strong></strong> and longtime Angel <strong>Garret Anderson</strong> have yet to sign.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br />For the Yankees last year Abreu hit .296 with 20 home runs and 100 RBIs. He is a solid defensive right fielder whose one perceived flaw, a reluctance to go near the wall, became an issue last year, especially in the media.&nbsp;</p> Angels sign Abreu to one-year deal 2009-02-11T09:18:54-05:00 66 2009-02-11T09:28:53-05:00 1 7 10 2009-02-12T18:22:06-05:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/441/903/thumb/c79188c71622d12f23c2a7392163f4e4.jpg 112 CA Hubba25 Beverly Hills 442343 65 Simple: Yankees like to over pay &amp; the angels don't. Considering the angels record vs. the yankees over the last 5 years (or more???), I would say that cheaper is working better for the Angels. - You don't think they overpaid for Matthews? Get a clue! 4321575 2009-02-12T20:23:44-05:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/314/27/thumb/Sasha_Vujacic_pleads_for_a_call.jpg 1168 CA Laker4life playboy mansion 31527 You don't think they overpaid for Matthews? Get a clue! 66 one guy over paid...yankees have the whole team over paid. get a clue! 4322390 2009-02-12T18:22:06-05:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/441/903/thumb/c79188c71622d12f23c2a7392163f4e4.jpg 112 CA Hubba25 Beverly Hills 442343 65 Simple: Yankees like to over pay &amp; the angels don't. Considering the angels record vs. the yankees over the last 5 years (or more???), I would say that cheaper is working better for the Angels. - You don't think they overpaid for Matthews? Get a clue! 4321575 2009-02-12T00:16:53-05:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/164/310/thumb/First_Day_.jpg 41 CO Protonm Colorado Springs 164610 60 I can only hope this trade is a precursor for future moves. The numbers (money/stats) notwithstanding, this is not what the Angels need. AT ALL. Lemme see, ANOTHER outfield bat when the infield can't hit 11 **** total?! Am I the only one not seeing this? It's better than the rumored Jermaine Dye signing, but it still makes no sense at all. The Angels need a big infield bat to make up for losing Tex and Kotchman last year. Now they'll go with Figgins, Izturis, Kendrick, and Morales--2008 total combined HR total of ten. TEN! TEN FRICKING HOME RUNS! That must inspire fear throughout the AL West, dontcha think? Too bad for Reagins that Dunn signed today--he could have picked him up too. Not too late to grab Dye either. I think the goal should be to start seven outfielders--screw the actual positions. &quot;Hey Mike, you're a great Skipper--figure THIS ONE out, huh.&quot; 4310353 2009-02-12T17:29:28-05:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/314/27/thumb/Sasha_Vujacic_pleads_for_a_call.jpg 1168 CA Laker4life playboy mansion 31527 I can only hope this trade is a precursor for future moves. The numbers (money/stats) notwithstanding, this is not what the Angels need. AT ALL. Lemme see, ANOTHER outfield bat when the infield can't hit 11 **** total?! Am I the only one not seeing this? It's better than the rumored Jermaine Dye signing, but it still makes no sense at all. The Angels need a big infield bat to make up for losing Tex and Kotchman last year. Now they'll go with Figgins, Izturis, Kendrick, and Morales--2008 total combined HR total of ten. TEN! TEN FRICKING HOME RUNS! That must inspire fear throughout the AL West, dontcha think?Too bad for Reagins that Dunn signed today--he could have picked him up too. Not too late to grab Dye either. I think the goal should be to start seven outfielders--screw the actual positions. "Hey Mike, you're a great Skipper--figure THIS ONE out, huh." 64 Help me out here? Why are you worried about big bats in the infield again? The Angels had Teixeira &amp; they still lost to Boston. I wouldn't call Kotchman (12hr with angels) a consistent threat, so who cares about a freaking infielder who can hit HR&quot;s? Table setters create runs too, right? The angels have Abreu, Vlad, and Hunter &amp; Napoli who all hit over 20 HR's. Naps had 49 RBI???s (in only 78 games), Vlad had 91, and Torre 78 &amp; Abreu had 100. That's not huge, but with our pitching &amp; division it should be enough to get to the post season. The post season 9 out of ten times the team on a roll always wins with or with out depth at the plate. As other people have said if it isn't working over the first half the angels have enough pieces to make a big trade in mid season. 4321014 2009-02-12T02:14:23-05:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/441/903/thumb/c79188c71622d12f23c2a7392163f4e4.jpg 112 CA Hubba25 Beverly Hills 442343 62 You think every time Abreu he looks at Gary Matthews Jr. he feels sick to his stomach that he makes more money than him? Abreu for $5mil is disgraceful. He's worth at least $12 or $13. I guess the value of RBI's and scoring runs is down this year? 4310348 2009-02-12T17:08:54-05:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/314/27/thumb/Sasha_Vujacic_pleads_for_a_call.jpg 1168 CA Laker4life playboy mansion 31527 You think every time Abreu he looks at Gary Matthews Jr. he feels sick to his stomach that he makes more money than him? Abreu for $5mil is disgraceful. He's worth at least $12 or $13. I guess the value of RBI's and scoring runs is down this year? 63 Simple: Yankees like to over pay &amp; the angels don't. Considering the angels record vs. the yankees over the last 5 years (or more???), I would say that cheaper is working better for the Angels. 4320745 2009-02-12T02:14:23-05:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/441/903/thumb/c79188c71622d12f23c2a7392163f4e4.jpg 112 CA Hubba25 Beverly Hills 442343 62 You think every time Abreu he looks at Gary Matthews Jr. he feels sick to his stomach that he makes more money than him? Abreu for $5mil is disgraceful. He's worth at least $12 or $13. I guess the value of RBI's and scoring runs is down this year? 4310348 2009-02-11T10:02:44-05:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/752/77/thumb/brock-lesnar.jpg 75 TX the realist Dallas 75577 2 that's a crowded outfield in anaheim of los angeles 4297889 2009-02-12T01:54:18-05:00 31 CA onepercentofone Palmdale 516705 that's a crowded outfield in anaheim of los angeles 61 Angels do a great job of rotating the DH position, plus I have no doubt Vlad may soon be relegated to that position soon. 4310344 2009-02-12T00:16:53-05:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/164/310/thumb/First_Day_.jpg 41 CO Protonm Colorado Springs 164610 60 I can only hope this trade is a precursor for future moves. The numbers (money/stats) notwithstanding, this is not what the Angels need. AT ALL. Lemme see, ANOTHER outfield bat when the infield can't hit 11 **** total?! Am I the only one not seeing this? It's better than the rumored Jermaine Dye signing, but it still makes no sense at all. The Angels need a big infield bat to make up for losing Tex and Kotchman last year. Now they'll go with Figgins, Izturis, Kendrick, and Morales--2008 total combined HR total of ten. TEN! TEN FRICKING HOME RUNS! That must inspire fear throughout the AL West, dontcha think? Too bad for Reagins that Dunn signed today--he could have picked him up too. Not too late to grab Dye either. I think the goal should be to start seven outfielders--screw the actual positions. &quot;Hey Mike, you're a great Skipper--figure THIS ONE out, huh.&quot; 4310353 2009-02-11T22:48:56-05:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/650/784/thumb/burnsy729-bobb.jpg 9 MA Over Analyzers Randolph 651424 57 My prediction is Bobby Abreu will prove to be the most productive free agent signing this season. .291 avg 28 homers 117 rbi 23 sb and all star defense 4309549 2009-02-12T00:05:31-05:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/314/27/thumb/Sasha_Vujacic_pleads_for_a_call.jpg 1168 CA Laker4life playboy mansion 31527 My prediction is Bobby Abreu will prove to be the most productive free agent signing this season..291 avg28 homers117 rbi23 sband all star defense 59 we hope you are right. 4310265 2009-02-11T10:04:32-05:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/151/601/thumb/_Rolls-Royce-Phantom-Black-1-lg.jpg 49 NY JayJay11208 Brookyn 151901 3 The Mets need to sign Garrett Anderson...thin outfield plus he can bat from the right side, where they lack 4297955 2009-02-11T23:59:42-05:00 3 CA Lkshow2000 Long Beach 435989 The Mets need to sign Garrett Anderson...thin outfield plus he can bat from the right side, where they lack 58 Garrett is a left handed hitter, not a switch hitter. Mets fans are about as smart as their team. 4310190 2009-02-11T22:48:56-05:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/650/784/thumb/burnsy729-bobb.jpg 9 MA Over Analyzers Randolph 651424 57 My prediction is Bobby Abreu will prove to be the most productive free agent signing this season. .291 avg 28 homers 117 rbi 23 sb and all star defense 4309549 66 <div class="photo_container image_right" style="width: 300px;"> <div class="photo"><img title="Bobby Abreu" src="http://i.cnn.net/si/fannation/abreu-angels.jpg" alt="Bobby Abreu" width="298" height="337" /></div> <div class="photo_attributes" style="text-align:right;">Bobby Abreu is headed across the country to the Angels.<br /></div> <div class="photo_attributes" style="text-align:right;">Getty Images</div> </div> <p>Free agent outfielder <strong>Bobby Abreu</strong> has signed a one-year deal with the Angels, SI.com has learned. The deal is worth $5 million and also includes incentives.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<br />Abreu, who turns 35 next month, joins an accomplished group of outfielders with the Angels that starts with <strong>Vladimir Guerrero</strong>, <strong>Torii Hunter</strong> and <strong>Juan Rivera</strong>, who unlike Abreu are all right-handed hitters. <strong>Gary Matthews Jr.</strong>, another Angels outfielder, is a switch-hitter.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br />Abreu is the only player in major-league history with 200 home runs, 300 stolen bases, a .400 on-base percentage and a .300 batting average (<strong>Barry Bonds </strong>and <strong>Rickey Henderson</strong> hit the first three marks but don't have the .300 career batting average). However, he was caught in a tight outfield market flush with strong hitters. <strong>Manny Ramirez</strong><strong></strong> and longtime Angel <strong>Garret Anderson</strong> have yet to sign.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br />For the Yankees last year Abreu hit .296 with 20 home runs and 100 RBIs. He is a solid defensive right fielder whose one perceived flaw, a reluctance to go near the wall, became an issue last year, especially in the media. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br />Abreu represents a nice replacement for <strong>Mark Teixeira</strong>, the Angels free-agent first baseman who signed with the Yankees, Abreu's old team. The Yankees decided against offering Abreu arbitration since he made $16 million last year and could have matched mark that in the arbitration process, based on his consistently excellent numbers, so no draft choice is attached to an Abreu signing.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br />The Abreu agreement might put a little extra pressure on the Dodgers to re-sign Manny Ramirez, as he was believed to be their top fallback position in case Ramirez winds up going to the Giants or elsewhere.</p> 49261 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/100/64/thumb/Heyman_Jon.png 0 NY Jon Heyman New York 10084