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Last updated 12:30 PM PDT January 5, 2009.
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An all-new entry about the dawn of the Angels minor leagues in 1961.
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Rafael Rodriguez
Rafael Rodriguez struck out nine in eight innings when the Kernels hosted the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers on June 1, 2005.

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The Minor League Game of the Week
June 1, 2005 ... The Cedar Rapids Kernels go into extra innings against the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. Click Here to listen.
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Click Here for the latest Angels winter leagues stats.

ESPN.com
Angels' Farm System Needs Help

MinorLeagueBall.com
John Sickels' Top 20 Angels Prospects for 2009

MLB.com
Angels to Conduct Tryout Camps in Virgin Islands

MLB.com
Angels Sign Two-Year Deal with Reliever Brian Fuentes


Prospect Reviews

FutureAngels.com
2008 Top 10 Prospects

BaseballAmerica.com
Top 10 Prospects Report

MinorLeagueBall.com
Top 20 Angels Prospects for 2009

MLB.com
Angels' Organizational Review

Final Stats

MiLB.com
Bees Finish with 84-60 Record

MiLB.com
Travs Finish with 62-78 Record

MiLB.com
Quakes Finish with 67-74 Record

MiLB.com
Kernels Finish with 72-66 Record

MiLB.com
Owlz Finish with 52-23 Record

MiLB.com
Tempe Angels Finish with 39-17 Record

News and Features

MLB.com
Yankees Reach Agreement with Mark Teixeira

MLB.com
Angels, Not Milwaukee, Will Get Yankees' 1st Round Draft Pick

Orange County Register
Reagins: Adam Dunn Won't Be an Angel

Los Angeles Times
Reagins: Manny Ramirez Won't Be an Angel Either

MLB.com
Angels Re-Sign Juan Rivera to Three-Year Contract

MLB.com
Bobby Jenks Open to a Return to the Angels

MLB.com
Pittsburgh Pirates Negotiating with Chris Bootcheck

Los Angeles Times
Padres GM: Angels Asked About Jake Peavy and Adrian Gonzalez

Los Angeles Times
Angels Sign Matt Palmer, Luis Figueroa and Chad Blackwell to Minor League Contracts

Kernels.com
Kernels Receive Johnson Trophy for Best Minor League Baseball Franchise

MLB.com
Angels Lose Darren O'Day (Mets), Robert Mosebach (Phillies) and Miguel Gonzalez (Red Sox) in Rule 5 Draft

MLB.com
Padres May Want Brandon Wood, Nick Adenhart and Kevin Jepsen for Jake Peavy

Orange County Register
Texas Rangers Sign Former Angels First Round Draft Pick Joe Torres

MLB.com
Francisco Rodriguez Signs with New York Mets


2008 Amateur Draft

Baseball America
Angels' 2008 Draft Review

Baseball America
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Angels Buck Conventional Wisdom in 2008 Draft

MLB.com
Angels Sign Top Draft Pick Tyler Chatwood

MLB.com
Angels Select Redlands' Tyler Chatwood with First Draft Pick


Riverside Press-Enterprise
Tyler Chatwood Named San Bernardino Area Player of the Year

Orange County Register
Angels Will Ask Tyler Chatwood to Pitch

Northwest Florida Daily News
Ryan Chaffee Selected by Angels in Third Round

Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Angels Choose Zach Cone with Supplemental Third Round Pick

Dothan Eagle
Troy Trojans Beau Brooks, Buddy Boshiers Will Sign with Angels


Lincoln Journal-Star
Angels' 5th Round Pick Khiry Cooper May Return to Nebraska Football

Shreveport Times
Angels Drawn by Khiry Cooper's Athleticism

LeagueLineup.com
Angels Will Assign Josh Blanco to Tempe Rotation

Panama City News-Herald
Angels Snag Will Smith in 7th Round

Tacoma News Tribune
Angels Call Christian Scholl in the 8th Round


Tulsa World
Oklahoma Prep Star Nick Farnsworth Chosen in 9th Round by Angels

Visalia Times-Delta
Former Tulare Star Gabe Jacobo Selected by Angels in 10th Round