| Tuesday, October 27, 2009 |
| News: Despite the fact that he'll be heading into the fourth year of a five-year, $50 million contract, Matthews Jr. wants to leave the Angels, the Los Angeles Times reports. |
| Analysis: "I don't expect to be back; it's time to move on," Matthews Jr. said Tuesday. "I'm ready to play for an organization that wants me to play every day. This organization has other plans, and that's OK." Matthews has $23 million remaining on his contract and a partial no-trade clause, so the club will likely have to eat some salary to move him. |