Halos Heaven celebrates the Angels extending Tony Reagins’s contract three years with a remembrance of the Mariners signing Bill Bavasi.
Reagins still wants to build a World Series champion:
Pressed for more specifics on his extension, Reagins, 42, would only say “there’s a comfort level from [owner] Arte Moreno and myself as far as the length of the contract goes. . . . I am honored and I appreciate deeply the confidence that Arte has shown in not only myself, but the job that we’re doing as an organization.”
Although the Angels won the American League West in each of his first two seasons and advanced to the AL Championship Series last month, losing to the New York Yankees in six games, Reagins made it clear that they have fallen short of their ultimate goal.
“Our expectation is to be the best team in baseball,” Reagins said. “So I think you have to say that settling for anything less than a world championship is something we don’t desire. We want to be the best.”
Tony’s signing of Bobby Abreu last season was one of the great moves of 2009. We should also note, however, that with injuries to three of his top pitchers, Reagins had enough depth in the minors to get the Angels through the season until Lackey and Santana returned. The trade for Scott Kazmir may prove to be another great move over the next few seasons. The extension was more than deserved.
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