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Hector Carrasco was designated for assignment earlier this week. The Angels have ten days to either trade him or give him his out right release. And because I majored in economics and know the laws of demand and supply, I would imagine it will be the latter. Even though the Angels will most likely be eating his multi million dollar contract and getting nothing in return, we must focus on the positives. Simply put: addition by subtraction.

To replace Hector the "gas can" Carrasco, the Angels brought up right handed Chris Resop from the AAA club in Salt Lake City. After throwing a scoreless inning in relief on tuesday night, the skipper Mike Scioscia had this to say, "In spring training and in the first month of the season it looked like he was searching for something. He pounded the zone, and you can see his stuff is there. We're very excited about him."


Forget that Mike's entire comments seem to have an implicit sexual reference, it's obvious that Resop is an upgrade over Carrasco and at a cheaper price [no puns intended]. When asked about what he liked most in Resop, Scioscia responded, "that his last name isn't Carrasco."

Scioscia also iterated that Resop has the stuff to be a potential closer and also the mound presence to fill in during pressure situations. While his role is still unclear, his versatility seems to be his biggest asset to the team. Scioscia ended the interview with this, "the most difficult thing with Resop won't be where we decide to pitch him, but how to replace Carrasco. Hector was one of a kind. It's not often a guy of his calibar comes along and just knows how to wave the white flag so efficiently and effectively." Mike has considered passing the flag to the next kin, Darren Oliver.