ed ▁taking ▁the ▁loss . ▁ ▁We aver ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁Nick ▁A den hart ▁P itch er ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁award , ▁named ▁after ▁Jer ed ' s ▁team mate , ▁for ▁best ▁pitch er ▁on ▁the ▁Ang els ▁ro ster . ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁We aver ▁reached ▁a ▁deal ▁with ▁Ang els ▁management ▁for ▁a ▁$ 4 . 2 6 5 ▁million ▁sal ary ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁season ▁to ▁avoid ▁going ▁into ▁arbitr ation . ▁During ▁Spring ▁Training , ▁he ▁added ▁a ▁two - se am ▁fast ball ▁to ▁his ▁re per toire ▁after ▁instruction ▁from ▁team m ates ▁Scot ▁Sh ield s ▁and ▁Jo el ▁Pi ñ e iro . ▁After ▁the ▁departure ▁of ▁John ▁L ack ey ▁to ▁the ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x ▁through ▁free ▁ag ency , ▁there ▁was ▁some ▁uncertainty ▁over ▁who ▁would ▁assume ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁club ' s ▁ace . ▁Many ▁expected ▁that ▁position ▁to ▁be ▁filled ▁by ▁We aver , ▁who ▁said , ▁" S ure , ▁I ' d ▁love ▁to ▁have ▁that ▁role . ▁But ▁I ▁really ▁don ' t ▁like ▁to ▁think ▁about ▁it . ▁I ▁just ▁try ▁to ▁improve ▁every ▁year , ▁and ▁this ▁year ▁is ▁no ▁exception ." ▁We aver ▁was ▁the ▁Ang els ' ▁Open ing ▁Day ▁st arter , ▁be ating ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Tw ins ▁at ▁Angel ▁Stadium ▁on ▁an ▁ESP N ▁national ▁broadcast . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 6 , ▁despite ▁not ▁having ▁been ▁initially ▁selected ,