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Brian Fuentes	#40 \| Pitcher \| Los Angeles Angels

Height: 6-4 Weight: 220 Throws: L Bats: L
Born: Aug 9, 1975, Merced, CA

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2008 Statistics
Period	G	GS	CG	SHO	W	L	SV	BS	IP	H	BB	ER	HR	K	ERA	WHIP
Yesterday	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00
Last 7 Days	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.0	1	1	0	0	2	0.00	2.00
Last 14 Days	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	4.0	4	3	3	2	8	6.75	1.75
Last 21 Days	6	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	6.0	4	4	3	2	11	4.50	1.33
2008	67	0	0	0	1	5	30	4	62.2	47	22	19	3	82	2.73	1.10

Career Stats
Year	Team	G	GS	CG	W	L	SV	IP	H	BB	ER	HR	K	ERA	K/9	BB/9	H/9	WHIP
2001	SEA	10	0	0	1	1	0	11.7	6	8	6	2	10	4.62	7.69	6.15	4.62	1.20
2002	COL	31	0	0	2	0	0	26.2	25	13	14	4	38	4.73	12.82	4.39	8.44	1.43
2003	COL	75	0	0	3	3	4	75.1	64	34	23	7	82	2.75	9.80	4.06	7.65	1.30
2004	COL	47	0	0	2	4	0	44.2	46	19	28	5	48	5.64	9.67	3.83	9.27	1.46
2005	COL	78	0	0	2	5	31	74.1	59	34	24	6	91	2.91	11.02	4.12	7.14	1.25
2006	COL	66	0	0	3	4	30	65.1	50	26	25	8	73	3.44	10.06	3.58	6.89	1.16
2007	COL	64	0	0	3	5	20	61.1	46	23	21	6	56	3.08	8.22	3.38	6.75	1.13
2008	COL	67	0	0	1	5	30	62.2	47	22	19	3	82	2.73	11.78	3.16	6.75	1.10
Career		438	0	0	17	27	115	421.1	343	179	160	41	480	3.42	10.25	3.82	7.33	1.24

Player Notes

January 8, 2009
Brian Fuentes will represent the United States in the World Baseball Classic, according to Yahoo! Sports.

Our View:Joe Nathan is expected to be the lead closer, but Fuentes gives the club a left-handed option.

January 6, 2009
According to Fox Sports.com, prior to signing with the Anaheim Angels, Brian Fuentes and his agent conducted discussions with the New York Yankees. "We had some serious talks," said Fuentes' agent, Rick Thurman." It didn't end up happening."

Our View:Apparently, the Yankees were interested in paying Fuentes to serve as Mariano Rivera's setup man for two years before replacing the future Hall of Famer as the team's closer, assuming Rivera would retire at that time. Sources say the negotiations broke down because the Yankees were not willing to pay Fuentes a closer's salary to be an eighth inning guy.

January 5, 2009
Keith Law of ESPN.com writes that the signing of Brian Fuentes may make the Angels better off in the future than had they retained Francisco Rodriguez as the team's closer.

Our View:Law believes Fuentes will benefit from the pitcher-friendliness of Angels Stadium. And though Fuentes throws from an unusually low arm angle, Law believes his past success against right-handed batters is no fluke and should continue.

December 31, 2008
According to ESPN.com's Buster Olney, closer Brian Fuentes' new two-year deal with the Angels will pay him $17.5 million, including $8.5 million in 2009. The deal also includes a $9 million club option for 2011 that becomes a vesting option if Fuentes finishes 55 games in 2010.

Our View:We'll have to wait to see how the Angels handle their new high-priced closer. Should Fuentes struggle, it'll be interesting to see whether management decides to give a look to Jose Arredondo, who was projected to be the team's new closer until the Fuentes deal.

December 31, 2008
MLB.com reports that the Los Angeles Angels have agreed to a two-year deal with free-agent closer Brian Fuentes. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

Our View:Fuentes, who recorded 30 saves last season for the Rockies, will be asked to fill the void left by former closer Francisco Rodriguez, who signed a free-agent deal with the New York Mets.