Angels sign Abreu; Nats, Dunn; Tejada lied; more

The Angels (I refuse to type their full name) signed Bobby Abreu for about 5 million.

I really like this move for the Angels. Abreu, 35 in March, is a career .300 hitter. Last year, he hit .296 with 20 Home Runs and 100 RBIs in the AL East. A move to the weaker and less competitive AL West will certainly improve those numbers. He has not hit under 100 RBIs for a season since 2002, and should prove an integral part of the lineup for the Angels. That being said, he is no Mark Teixera, and Angels fans should not expect him to be.

The Washington Nationals signed Adam Dunn

Bold prediction: This will ultimately prove irrelevant. The Nationals, in order to compete in the NL East, need to improve pitching. Wasting money on a guy who has a career hit-to-strikeout ratio of 3:4 is beyond insane. Not only that, this is a man who struggles to hit his weight (275, according to the Nationals' Roster), and has had more errors than outfield assists four times in his eight year career. I suppose the upside for the Nationals is that Dunn is only 29, and is pretty much guaranteed to get to 40 Home Runs. Still, that upside is not enough for me to justify this signing.

Miguel Tejada lied before Congress.

Is it just me or are these congressional hearings the baseball version of McCarthyism? Not that I don't mind when certain players who shall remain nameless get what they deserve.
Tejada pled guilty to lying about whether or not he knew whether or not there were other players involved with PEDs. It's very unlikely he'll face the maximum jail time of one year.

Andruw Jones signs a minor league deal with the Rangers

Good. I'm glad Andruw did swallow his pride and sign a minor league deal. This is a very good deal for the Rangers, as they get a low-risk high-reward player in Andruw Jones. If he does make the team, that would be a mixed blessing for the already packed OF of the Rangers. On the one hand, they'd have to send someone down. On the other hand, Jones, who presumably would return to great defensive form, would be able to play CF and give Josh Hamilton a few days off or a turn at DH.