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Kendrys Morales Out For Season

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | May 11, 2011 at 9:45pm CDT

Kendrys Morales will undergo a second ankle surgery and is out for the season, according to Scott Miller of CBS Sports (on Twitter). Morales' rehab had stalled, so he went to Colorado for a second opinion this week, according to Mike DiGiovanna of the LA Times. The first baseman has not played or run at full speed since last May 29th, when he broke his left ankle in a walk-off celebration.

Catcher Bobby Wilson has five games of MLB experience at first and Howie Kendrick, who is now playing left field for the Angels, has played 69 games at first. The bulk of the playing time will presumably continue to go to Mark Trumbo, the powerful rookie who has a .270/.311/.486 line with 6 homers through 119 plate appearances this year.

Morales, 27, earns $2.975MM through arbitration this year and is under team control through 2013. He hit .306/.355/.569 with 34 homers in 2009, finishing 5th in the AL MVP voting.

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  1. 5_tool_MiLB_fool

    10 years ago

    at least mark trumbo is effective…

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    • JJ

      10 years ago

      ^Sort of. Too many Ks

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      • bjsguess

        10 years ago

        More like not enough BB’s.

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        • Hermie13

          10 years ago

          +1

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        • ryankrol

          10 years ago

          Not enough for whom? He’s leading all rookies.

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          • threeeds

            10 years ago

            The rookies this season so far have been pathetic. He has 6 walks in 122 PA’s, that’s also pathetic. He can slug, yes, but his OBP is terrible so far.

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  2. wickedkevin

    10 years ago

    OUCH.

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  3. Braydon Gervais

    10 years ago

    It just keeps getting worse for Angels fans…Brandon Wood flopping, Vernon Wells…now this. Brutal.

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    • Jake B

      10 years ago

      Yeah first place sucks…

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      • bonestock94

        10 years ago

        Check back in August

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        • ryankrol

          10 years ago

          Have you been paying attention the last 10 years?

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          • bonestock94

            10 years ago

            These aren’t the ’02 Angels, I’m not convinced that they’re the best in the division in 2011. I’m not ready to crown them on May 12th, we still have nearly 130 games to go.

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            • cookmeister

              10 years ago

               they weren’t the best in the division during the regular season in ’02 as well (wild card)

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      • Braydon Gervais

        10 years ago

        If you actually think Texas isn’t going to rocket up the standings you are insane.

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    • Rabbitov

      10 years ago

      Vernon Wells is a good player, with a bad contract

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  4. Im_Sorry_its_True

    10 years ago

    This is very bad, bescause Texas has a freaking POWER HOUSE, the Angels have speed and old vetrans on the downside of their carrers, but GREAT pitching.. Hopefully Tony can wake up and get some power on that team, then you’ll see everyones AVG raise..

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    • Jake B

      10 years ago

      Angels have the best avg. in the AL, and the second best ERA in the AL. Texas’ pitching is sub par but they do have good power. Not worried about Texas.

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      • bonestock94

        10 years ago

        In a whopping ~35 game sample size

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        • bjsguess

          10 years ago

          What is the problem with sample size here? The Angels high average or the Texas pitching being poor.

          One of those was expected … the other is hardly a reach.

          The Angels can get guys on base – they just can’t drive them in. Meanwhile, Texas was operating with smoke and mirrors in the 2010 when it came to pitching.

          Still, without Morales this is a huge loss for the Angels. They REALLY needed him (what team could really afford to lose a 300/35 hitter?).

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          • bonestock94

            10 years ago

            It’s a tiny sample size

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            • TDKnies

              10 years ago

              It’s more than 1/5 of the season. I wouldn’t base the last 80% on it alone, but I wouldn’t discount it as garbage either.

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              • TartanElk

                10 years ago

                I’m glad somebody else agrees with me. We’re about 1/4 into the season. I think it’s time to drop the “small sample size” defense.

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                • bonestock94

                  10 years ago

                  So we should just concede that the Angels have the best hitters and second best pitching in the AL? I can see the pitching staying pretty good with that 1-2 punch, but the hitting just doesn’t jive with me. We’ll see how that holds up in 125+ games.

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                  • Alex M

                    10 years ago

                    This is largely the same team that had 9 .300 hitters in their starting lineup in August of ’09. What’s so crazy about them coming back from a horrific 2010?

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                    • ryankrol

                      10 years ago

                      And that 2009 team probably would have done fine without Hunter and Vladdy at all — they missed nearly 2 months a piece…

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                    • bonestock94

                      10 years ago

                      I didn’t say they couldn’t bounce back, just that those two things Jake M cited are based on a small sample size and unlikely to be maintained for 162 games.

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                  • ryankrol

                    10 years ago

                    YES! Go back and look at 2009, and then look at the current lineup.

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                    • bonestock94

                      10 years ago

                      Hey look, a million responses saying the exact same thing. The Angels have the highest BABIP in all of baseball, meaning their batting average is likely due for a regression. Your best hitter from 2009 is not gonna play. Older guys like Abreu and Hunter are…2 years older than they were in 2009. Figgins had a really good 09 and is gone (not a bad thing for the Angels though).

                      I’m not saying they’re complete garbage, just that they’re unlikely to maintain their standing in the league as the best hitting team and second best pitching. If you don’t believe me we’ll have to agree to disagree. Check back in September and we’ll see who’s right.

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              • bonestock94

                10 years ago

                I wouldn’t call it garbage…just highly unlikely to stand the test of 162 games.

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            • ryankrol

              10 years ago

              Most of the the Angels lineup is filled with the same hitters who made up that 2009 offense…

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            • ryankrol

              10 years ago

              Study Angels hitters dude.

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        • ryankrol

          10 years ago

          Look up 2009, and then look at the Angels current lineup…

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        • ryankrol

          10 years ago

          The Angels lineup is full of hitters who know how to hit — probably didn’t even need to acquire a bat in the offseason. The only thing the Angels really need to worry about is their bullpen. A move should be made there.

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  5. renegadeisback

    10 years ago

    Good job trading Mike Napoli LAA.

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    • ryankrol

      10 years ago

      Trading Mike Napoli is one of the reasons the Angels are back to the top of the AL in hitting!

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      • Lunchbox45

        10 years ago

        you are smart enough to realize that you traded Napoli for Vernon Wells right??

        and Vernon Wells is going to be around for 4 more years.

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      • bonestock94

        10 years ago

        The Vernon Wells trade might be the worst in the history of baseball. In the very least top 5.

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    • ryankrol

      10 years ago

      It was a great job! Dropped dead weight in both he and Rivera, which would have hindered the Angels’ hopes of being at the top of the AL in hitting. =-)

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  6. coolstorybro222

    10 years ago

    Hey at least he didn’t break his leg getting a game winning homerun. Oh wait.

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    • cookmeister

      10 years ago

      tool

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  7. Lunchbox45

    10 years ago

    who would have thought such a freak injury would cost him 2 years

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  8. Thurman8er

    10 years ago

    AAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! (Rational comment to follow. Currently beating head against wall.)

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    • ryankrol

      10 years ago

      And you are seriously surprised by this?

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  9. Hermie13

    10 years ago

    Remember all those getting upset about Morales as a potential non-tender guy….

    Fact is, he’s only once had over 200 at-bats in a season and only once played in as many as 60 games in a season. When healthy he can hit….but we’ll see if he can get there.

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    • ryankrol

      10 years ago

      He was there when he broke his leg!

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  10. Timothy C

    10 years ago

    Maybe this opens up the door for LAA to acquire Branyan as a cost effective stop gap.

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    • ryankrol

      10 years ago

      Nope.

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  11. Dodgerblue18

    10 years ago

    I remember being at that game where you tried to jump on home plate.. ahh memories.

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  12. LordD99

    10 years ago

    Wow. That was one damaging HR!

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  13. rfffr

    10 years ago

    I expect him to be nontendered

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  14. LifeLongYankeeFan

    10 years ago

    Jesus a walkoff celebration he breaks his ankle when he lands from jumping on home plate and he’s now going to miss almost 2 years of baseball. That sucks. Even Carl Pavano feels bad for him lol.

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  15. RepOak

    10 years ago

    Oh well. It’s about time A’s take over first place anyways!

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  16. RedSoxDynasty

    10 years ago

    Sure could use Napoli now. That Wells trade is actually getting worse for the Angels!

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  17. Matt Galvin

    10 years ago

    Mike Trout? Atkins? Crede?

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  18. Mario Saavedra

    10 years ago

    And all because that celebration of a walk-off GS… tragic.

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