« Carroll: Andruw Jones, Mark Teixeira Rumors | Main | Foulke Close With Indians »

Angels Sign Shea Hillenbrand

Ken Rosenthal reports that the Angels have signed Shea Hillenbrand to a one-year deal.  ESPN adds that the contract includes an option for 2008.  RotoWorld has the dollars: $6MM in 2006 with a $6.5MM vesting option for '08.  Should the Halos use him at first base, it could indicate a trade of Casey Kotchman or Kendry Morales is on the horizon.

Hillenbrand, 31, hit .277/.313/.451 in 530 ABs between the Blue Jays and Giants this year.  His 21 homers were a career high.  By comparison, the average American League first baseman hit .280/.352/.467 in 2006. 

Hillenbrand's reunion with John Gibbons won't occur until the Angels face the Blue Jays on August 14th.



TrackBack

TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.typepad.com/services/trackback/6a00d834515b9a69e200e553f078278834

Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Angels Sign Shea Hillenbrand:







Lijit Search




Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner









NAVIGATION

Site Map
Forums
Archives
Feeds by Team

MLBTR INFO

Advertise
About
Commenting Policy
Privacy Policy

CONNECT

Contact Us
Widget
Twitter
Facebook
Rss Feed


Partner of USA TODAY Sports Digital Properties. MLB Trade Rumors is not affiliated with Major League Baseball, MLB or MLB.com.