What if the Angels took a starter such as Ervin Santana and coupled him with Kotchman to acquire Teixeira -- Arte Moreno having to dig deep to sign Teixeira to a long-term deal?
Now how do you like the Angels' chances of going into Boston -- Lackey, Garland, Weaver and Saunders ready to throw for a lineup featuring Guerrero and Teixeira?
Just once it would be nice to read a Shaughnessy column after a Boston team lost to one of our teams.
I PREDICTED the over/under on the number of runs the Rockies scored against Dodgers pitching in the first two games would be 16 -- taking the over.
The Rockies scored 20.
ANDRUW JONES has gone seven for 45 with no home runs and four RBIs while striking out 20 times since July 4. In hitter-friendly Coors Field, he's one for seven with four strikeouts.
What are the odds of GM Ned Colletti finding someone better? Unfortunately, the odds of him finding someone worse are probably better.
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T.J. Simers can be reached at t.j.simers@latimes.com. To read previous columns by Simers, go to latimes.com/simers.
