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Angels Release Bobby Abreu

By Zachary Links | April 27, 2012 at 9:33pm CDT

The Angels announced that they have released veteran Bobby Abreu.  The outfielder was in the final season of his three-year contract extension with the Halos and is set to make $9MM.

The move will help pave the way for the promotion of Mike Trout, who is on his way from Triple-A, according to Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times (via Twitter).  Manager Mike Scioscia says that Trout "will play", DiGiovanna tweets, while MLB.com's Alden Gonzalez tweets that it seems that the 20-year-old will play everyday.

The slugger has been outspoken about his reduced role with the club since the offseason and there has been a great deal of speculation that his tenure with the Angels was coming to an end.  The 38-year-old was said to be warming up to his backup role at the start of the season but Jerry Dipoto & Co. were said to be "feverishly" shopping him.

The Halos appeared to have a taker for Abreu in late March when they had advanced discussions with the Indians.  The deal apparently fell apart over how much of Abreu's $9MM salary would be covered by the Angels.

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  1. James Coughlin

    11 years ago

    They should release Pujols.

    Reply
    • drumzalicious

      11 years ago

       if only they could release the contract to

      Reply
    • Lunchbox45

      11 years ago

      amazing

      Reply
  2. CAD_Monkey

    11 years ago

    Well, there go my Abreu for relief help ideas

    Reply
  3. formerdraftpick 2

    11 years ago

    I wish the Angels would release the Kraken!

    Reply
    • Matt Busche

      11 years ago

      Pretty sure that’s Jason Heyward.

      Reply
  4. Curtis Simmons

    11 years ago

    any reason given?

    Reply
    • venn177

      11 years ago

      Clubhouse cancer this year, not doing all that hot, getting paid a lot, taking playing time away from better players?

      Reply
    • TheLoLgen

      11 years ago

      Maybe to bring up that Trout guy

      Reply
      • venn177

        11 years ago

        Nah I heard it was a Salmon they caught a while back.

        Reply
      • Wilsonl

        11 years ago

        Tim Salmon, now Mike Trout?!?!?!?!

        Reply
    • Jimimc

      11 years ago

      did you read more than the headline?

      Reply
  5. BDLugz

    11 years ago

    Recall Trout?

    Reply
  6. Wes Whitenack

    11 years ago

    Should of finished the trade with Cleveland and at least got something from him.

    Reply
  7. Mike

    11 years ago

    Angels should release the entire team they suck!

    Reply
  8. Aaron

    11 years ago

    Thank you!

    Reply
  9. Jim Atkins

    11 years ago

    Reason? The guy isn’t producing and they have better options in the outfield and at DH. 

    Reply
  10. mmiller54

    11 years ago

    Just picked up Trout in fantasy. Hopefully he will be called up.

    Reply
  11. Erik Andrew

    11 years ago

    get the poison out

    Reply
  12. Thurman8er

    11 years ago

    They should fire Hatcher and make Abreu the hitting coach.  I’m serious.

    Reply
  13. jesse heiman

    11 years ago

    Think if they offered pujos to cardinals for beltre they’d bite?

    Reply
    • TophersReds

      11 years ago

      I think you’re confused. The Cards have Beltran, the Rangers have Beltre.

      Reply
    • venn177

      11 years ago

      Cardinals definitely would. Nothing like trading a player on another team to improve yours.

      Reply
  14. Cobby Box

    11 years ago

    Trout and Harper getting called on the same day, crazy times.

    Reply
  15. Hoosierdaddy92

    11 years ago

    The Tigers should pick this guy up to DH now that Delmon Young is likely to be put on the restricted list.

    Reply
    • Claud Smoot

      11 years ago

      The Tigers have better options.  Might be an okay pick up for the Jays though. 

      Reply
      • funkytime

        11 years ago

        They do?  He’d be their best table settler by a long shot.  And with Boesch and Dirks in the corners, I don’t even know who is left to DH, besides the career minor league slugger that they brought up recently.  I’d rather see Abreu hit than Don Kelly any day.

        Reply
  16. jwsox

    11 years ago

    I wonder if this ends the Trumbo at 3rd debate and gets him more t bats at 1st and DH as a back up?

    Reply
    • SoCalAngelsFan75

      11 years ago

      I think it means Wells (another Reagin’s aquisition) is on notice and better start performing or he’s next to get the axe to make permanent room for Trumbo in the OF.

      Reply
      • start_wearing_purple

        11 years ago

        I seriously doubt any team would just cut a player they owe over $60M to. 

        Of course they could always hire Reagins to take a bat to Wells’ knees and kick back some of the insurance money.

        Reply
  17. websoulsurfer

    11 years ago

    Great move by Angels. Only question is why it took so long.

    Abreu has been a malcontent since spring, isnt hitting and cant play the field.  Now his ABs can go to Trumbo. A winning move all around.

    Reply
  18. pennypincher

    11 years ago

    Sign him Cashman (to a minor league contract, even though he probably isn’t willing to do that) ! please and thank you.

    Reply
  19. caseym

    11 years ago

    Rays should pick him up to play with Matsui at AAA until we need another Outfielder / DH to replace someone on the roster in case they get hurt. Andrew Friedman has long coveted Bobby Abreu.

    Reply
  20. johnsilver

    11 years ago

    Last year it was Boston fans and David Ortiz they wanted released, but at least there was upside with him. Abreu offered -0- and especially with the DH position fully covered already with the team well before they broke camp.

    Anaheim probably should have released him before ST even began. I don’t see a team biting on him anyway, not with Damon barely getting a nibble of a contract and Vlad unemployed.

    Reply
    • dc21892

      11 years ago

      Well, serious Boston fans like me didn’t want Ortiz released. Not sure I remember an outcry for the release of Big Papi last year during one of his finer all around seasons in Boston.

      Reply
      • johnsilver

        11 years ago

         It was back around Early to mid May when Ortiz’s stat line was hovering around .150Avg and he had only a couple of HR’s. It was June before he turned it around and THEN he really caught fire, but the NE media (typically) was all over him.

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        • TheDDG

          11 years ago

          You’re confusing last year with 2010.  Ortiz had a HUGE May last year (10 HRS, .342) and hadn’t been nearly as bad in April as he had the prior two years.  Boston fans were restless in 2010 because Ortiz also had an ice-cold start in 2009, but there was virtually no discontented discussion around Ortiz last year.  

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  21. formerdraftpick 2

    11 years ago

    Japan, AAA or bust for Abreau.  If Vlad, Magglio, Lee, Matsui, Drew and Tejeda are still free agents, I can’t really see Abreu extending his career either.  

    Reply
    • johnsilver

      11 years ago

       Matsui signed a minor league deal with the Rays a few days ago and has about the exact same upside as does Abreu.. Little to none.

      Reply
  22. tycobb

    11 years ago

    This has the Blue Jays all over it!

    Reply
    • thesultanofswingandmiss

      11 years ago

      The only thing that has Blue Jays all over it is my window.

      Reply
    • ukJaysfan

      11 years ago

      Yeah, no.

      Reply
  23. Karkat

    11 years ago

    Looks like they should’ve covered how ever much the Indians wanted them too, because now they’re just on the hook for almost all of it. That team really just needs to start winning or the front office is going to have some serious problems on their hands. I thought the past couple starts for the Sox were bad, but 6-14 after spending all that money is just absurd.

    Reply
  24. Eddie Millhauser

    11 years ago

    Should have released Jepsen…

    Reply
  25. Jimmy W.

    11 years ago

    I hope bobby abreu signs with a good team hes not a terrible player right now

    Reply

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