FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal reports that RHP Joel Pineiro is expected to sign a contract witht he Angels.
The Angels could use Pineiro, as they lost ace John Lackey to the Red Sox earlier in the offseason. He is expected to command a deal in the two-year, $15 million range and spurns the Mets for Los Angeles. The 31-year-old was 15-12 with a 3.49 ERA and 1.14 WHIP in 32 starts in '09 and his 60.2% groundball rate led the entire league.












