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Angels Notes: Cordero, Pujols, Haren, Santana

Here's the latest from the Big A...

• With the closer market quickly shrinking, Francisco Cordero could "fall in [the] Angels' laps," reports ESPN Los Angeles' Mark Saxon. 
• Albert Pujols will have trouble living up to his massive contract on the field, but Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times examines how Pujols' arrival has impacted ticket sales, merchandise sales and the overall value of the franchise.
• MLB.com's Alden Gonzalez looks at what it might cost the Halos to lock up Dan Haren and Ervin Santana to contract extensions.  The team has options on both pitchers ($15.5MM for Haren, $13MM for Santana) for 2013.  Haren will be 32 in September and, as durable as Haren has been, I'd argue the Angels should wait until this season is through before exploring an extension.  A source tells Gonzalez that the Angels haven't discussed a new contract with Santana yet.
• Also from Gonzalez, he reports that GM Jerry Dipoto declined to comment on the status of Erick Aybar's extension talks.  LAA has already signed one infielder (Howie Kendrick) to a multiyear deal this week.

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