This week the Los Angeles Angels announced that they had signed outfielder Josh Hamilton for $125 million for 5 years. Last year Hamilton batted .285 with 43 homeruns and 128 RBIs. He will play in the same outfield as Mike Trout, who won the Rookie of the Year award this year, and came close, very close to winning MVP. The rookie put up miracle numbers, batting .326 (second best in the league), hit 30 home runs, stole 49 bases, with 99 RBIs and a .963 OPS. That, and the four home runs he robbed to mark as some of the best highlight plays of the season. Jared Weaver went 20-5 last year for LA, striking out 142 batters in his 188 2/3 innings last year. Hamilton will also be reunited with former Texas teammate CJ Wilson, who will be in his second year with L.A. Wilson went 13-10 in 34 starts with the Angels last year, a little dissapointing for him. But LA will be loaded with talent next year, and I'm not just talking the Angels. The Los Angeles Dodgers have just signed Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin who is 98-52 lifetime with the Korean Baseball Organization and pitcher Zack Greinke, who went 15-5 last year while splitting time between the Brewers and the Royals. 2011 Cy Young Award and Pitching Triple Crown winner Clayton Kershaw is likely to return to the Dodgers next season. Kershaw went 14-9 last season with two shutouts. So, maybe we might even see an all-Los Angeles World Series next year. What do you think?
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