The lobster reach around. PB's favorite move.

The Angels have extended Trout. 6/144.5, full no-trade. Covers 3 free agent years, free agent at age 29. So, he did not necessarily give up a mega contract if he keeps it up till then, and locks up a perfectly respectable AAV despite having 3 arbitration years left.

I think its a win-win, Angels keep him around, Trout gets insurance without really sacrificing much if anything, and Trout could still cash in if he reaches his potential.

Trout could have gotten much more IMO. He sold himself short. Although he will only be 29 by the time this is up, so he will likely get another big contract if he is any good then. I wonder if the contract is heavily incentive laden

If you do the math, I'm not so sure that he gave up a lot.

I think he gets 60MM in arbitration, then what is his AAV in the first 3 years of FA? 30? That would be 150. Even if its 35, then that means he left a grand total of roughly 20MM on the table in the next 6 years.

In exchange for that 20MM, he buys security in case he declines or gets hurt, and a ton of security in case he gets a career-threatening injury, and he still lands in free agency at the young age of 29.

Duncan, alnorth or anyone else- what's the deal with John Lamb? Any hope for him?

As I recall, there were reports stating that his velocity was coming back and that there's a chance that he rebounds a bit closer to his prospect status pre-surgery.

He looked pretty rough I the one start I saw him have, but you never know what a pitcher is trying/was told to do during a ST game. It will be interesting to follow him in the minors this year.

The only thing I have to add is that at this point I'm not going to get excited about Lamb until he at least looks like he's conquering AAA.

More Trout contract details: $5MM signing bonus ($2MM now, $3MM before October 15). For the 6 years: $5.25M, $15.25M, $19.25M, $33.25M, $33.25M, $33.25M.

Trout also gets tickets to a suite for 20 Angels home games a year starting in 2015.

edit: if you are wondering why bother with a signing bonus, he is signed for only a mere $1MM in 2014, so he'd understandably want more for this season.

With Lamb, it all comes down to where he can get his velocity and maintain his velocity.

If he can maintain 91-92 MPH while being able to touch 93-94, like he was pre-injury, he has a chance to contribute as a starter.

If he can't maintain that over 100-120 pitches, it doesn't work. He needs the separation beteween his fastball and his very good changeup to be a workable guy.

Was cruising google images for a new fbook cover photo and I came across this gem:

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6...rypo1_1280.jpg

'Los checking Dye's oil?

Hot.

Simply adorable. Like puppies.

Infante (elbow) expected to start Opening Day

Omar Infante (elbow) will meet the Royals in Detroit and is expected to start on Opening Day.
Infante remained behind in Arizona while the team traveled to Milwaukee to get some more work in, and the extra time seemed to help. Pedro Ciriaco will also make the Opening Day roster, so it's obvious the Royals don't plan to push Infante too hard too soon. Still, it's good news that the second baseman will be on the field when the season starts.
Source: Andy McCullough on Twitter
Mar 29 - 5:18 PM

Very nice. Now you just need to find some images of the Damon/Joe Vitiello/Michael Tucker group.