Angels Official Website: Dipoto eyes open market with freed-up payroll

[AngelsWin.com]

By trading away Mark Trumbo, the Angels gained two young, controllable left-handed starters while clearing about $4 million in payroll. Now they can really hit the free-agent market.

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[Chuck]

Excellent!

[red321]

I wouldn't mind seeing them take a run at Corey Hart. Veteran bat coming off some injuries who can probably be had for a reasonable price. Play a few games at the corner OF position, DH, and backup at 1b. He'd be a solid pickup.

[maximus p]

I wouldn't mind seeing them take a run at Corey Hart. Veteran bat coming off some injuries who can probably be had for a reasonable price. Play a few games at the corner OF position, DH, and backup at 1b. He'd be a solid pickup.

Read that he had knee surgeries on both knees.  True?  Concern?

[Tyler]

Wait till Infante signs, shop Kendrick.

[Docwaukee]

Wait till Infante signs, shop Kendrick.

Aybar.  I'd shop Aybar.  Teams that need a SS:

Boston (they are talking about Boegaerts to 3b and trading middlebrooks)

KC

Pittsburgh

 

 

Aybar to Boston for Lackey.  Sign Hart.  Wait till the end of the offseason and see who's left to help the pen. 

[Mark68]

Read that he had knee surgeries on both knees.  True?  Concern?

Sure there's concern. That's why he should be relatively cheap. Although he's stated he would give the Brewers a discount if they want him back.

[Tyler]

Hoping Infante signs with the Yankees today. For some reason I think Brandon Phillips ends up in Toronto.

 

Then we can trade Kendrick to the Royals and get Colon and Ventura.

[Angelsjunky]

I have a feeling it will be Garza.

[Blarg]

If we don't shop anyone for trade and just focus on one more pitcher the team is ready for the season. Girardi yesterday said he was not concerned with having a DH simply because he can rest a regular once a week by slotting them as the DH.

 

It makes sense in many ways simply because there are very few guys that are competent at being a DH so why invest in a position in the batting order only with no greater reward.

[mtangelsfan]

Ha ha, I remember how pissed everyone used to be at Sosh because he never had a regular DH.  He would use the DH in exactly the way Girardi described and peeps would go nuts.

[Inside Pitch]

If we don't shop anyone for trade and just focus on one more pitcher the team is ready for the season. Girardi yesterday said he was not concerned with having a DH simply because he can rest a regular once a week by slotting them as the DH.

 

It makes sense in many ways simply because there are very few guys that are competent at being a DH so why invest in a position in the batting order only with no greater reward.

 

Agreed....  It's not like DH's are the beasts they were in the 90s anyway -- they are now a .700 OPS hitter.   Grant Green, Shuck, Lucho, Cowgill, warm body #21 could all rotate through the DH spot depending on match-ups and the hot hand.   If they do sign someone to DH, I'd love for it to be a guy like Delmon Young to a 1 mil deal.

 

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/y/youngde03.shtml

Edited December 11, 2013 by Inside Pitch

[arch stanton]

Girardi is being diplomatic about saving the DH spot for Jeter. I really think we need a RH bat as a 4th OF along with a LH bat as DH/1B.