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Tuesday, August 17, 2004

Rundown

Because a day without blogging is like a day without air, I bring you the rundown:

Molina not fat, just big-boned:
Bengie Molina broke his media boycott on Saturday when he took time out to explain his injury woes:
"When I went to spring training, I went very, very prepared," said Molina, noting that he had spent eight weeks during the off-season working exclusively on his legs because he was coming off surgery on his left wrist and had been asked to refrain from upper-body workouts. "I was ready to play the whole season."
He went on to explain the reasoning behind his media boycott:
"You're telling the fans I'm overweight when I bust my butt all winter trying to get ready for the season," Molina told a gathering of reporters in the Angel clubhouse. "Now the fans are going to see it a different way. That's what hurt the most."
We've heard this before from people in the Angels organization- weight doesn't matter. We heard it with Bartolo Colon and now Molina. But I just can't help but notice that the two largest men on the Angels' roster have both suffered nagging injuries this entire season- whether it be Colon's back and ankle or Molina's hammys. I think it is pretty clear that Molina's weight is a problem and will continue to be a problem in the future unless dealt with.

I understand that Bengie is never going to be a thin man- them's the cards he's been dealt. But one look at his brother's offseason transformation proves that at the very least he can be fit. These guys are both swimming in the same end of the gene pool, so what's the cause of the substantial weight difference between the two?

His excuse that a wrist injury kept him from performing upper-body exercises, thus causing him to report overweight, is absolutely ridiculous. How does a wrist injury keep you from jogging over the offseason? From eating right?
Washburn throws with no pain
Jarrod Washburn reported no ill effects after a short throwing session on Saturday. He will travel with the team on this roadtrip with the hopes of getting in a bullpen session, meaning his return could be sooner rather than later.
Trumbo signs
The Angels have signed 18th-round pick Mark Trumbo out of Villa Park HS. Trumbo will recive a huge bonus of $1.425 million- a record for a non draft-and-follow prospect drafted below round ten. Good to see Arte is still willing to splash the cash.

The Angels plan to convert the right-handed pitcher to third base in order to utilize his powerful bat, which has been compaired to Troy Glaus by many scouts.

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