According to Jon Heyman’s tweet and Mark Feinsand’s confirmation over the last few hours, Hideki Matsui is now an Los Angeles Angel of Anaheim. He signed a 1 year contract for $6.5 million. While I knew this was going to happen — Matsui leaving — it still is a sad event.
You know, this is the second year in a row that the Angels signed a Yankees free agent. Last year Bobby Abreu was signed by the Angels right before Spring Training and had a decent year. I wonder how Godzilla will fare out West?
Oddly enough, Hideki Matsui will be at Yankees Stadium when they raise the banner and hand out the World Series rings as they Yankees host the Angels for their first homestand April 13-15th. Expect a standing ovation.
The real question is, now that Matsui is out of the picture, who’s left to DH? Johnny Damon, Carlos Delgado, Mike Jacobs, Juan Miranda? Who knows…Now that Cashman blew the pooch, it’s his to fix.
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