Who's on Third? Angel options going forward:

youth ands if it doeswnt work replace next yr… let wood have his 550 abs

not great with the glove, and he’s getting up there, but boy is he a great pinch hitter.

Because he would be cheap, but Izzy and Sandoval is our back up.

However, maybe Q should be re-signed as an insurance policy. After him maybe Beltre? Honestly I have no other doable alternatives. Beltre would surely be expensive, and would further block Brandon Wood. I guess roll with Wood and hope for the best?

That Wood is ready for his shot at the show. He’s done everything he needed to do and has nothing left to prove in the lower levels. To think he’ll fail just because others have isn’t exactly fair. He’ll be fine.

Wood’s big HR against the Yankees this season? it was a day game and I can’t remember if it was a game-tying or go-ahead bomb, but it got me excited for the future. Wood isn’t Figgins, but he will be a valuable piece in our lineup

Even though we have less need of a backup 1Bman, since Wood can play there. I for one would be happy with Brown or Sandoval, since we need to save what money we can for front-line talent.

that we are talking about Jamey Carrol for the utility role?

Izturis is a good backup, and we have options if Wood falters. There always seems to be a decent 3b available come trade deadline too, of course that is worst case scenario.

No discussion of Adrian Beltre or other full time 3b candidates unless Wood is packaged to Toronto for Halladay. I’ve hated reading some of these rumor articles from d-bag Rosenthal that allude to the Angels having a hole at third. Does he have a clue about the club? Wood was a top prospect who simply needs at least a half season to prove himself, Izturis is more than capable, and Sandoval/Brown have had solid MiLB careers, making them excellent 3rd or 4th options.

if it doesn’t workout then go after somebody. But he deserves what Aybar got and Aybar turned out to be a stud and I think Wood is gonna do the same.

resign adam kennedy, which also gives lackey some incentive to resign. these dudes are crazy competitive. haha i loved that oakland brawl way back when…

duh.

There are a few major league hitters like Wood. They had their opportunities. Mark Reynolds, Ryan Braun immediately come to mind. Wood is more gifted then Reynolds as a complete hitter, with a shade less power but much better defensively. Braun is the better complete hitter but Wood shares every bit the power Braun has and is more gifted defensively.

I’m tellin’ you guys, in 150 conscutive games, Wood will bat .270 with 35+ HR’s and very good defense. In 3 or 4 years we’re going to have the AL HR champion.

Obviously Brandon Wood is the #1 candidate at this point and it is his job to lose. But can we trust him implicitly with a .559 OPS at the major league level?

Yes.

You have to give the kid consistent AB and a spot in the lineup. The circumstances through which you’re analyzing him are patently unfair and misleading.

he needs a season—again, I’ll say it: Troy Glaus wasn’t the guy we remember when he first came up. A kid needs to get his swing adjusted, he needs the AB.

Give him a chance. Don’t be wondering what time the undertaker can show up.

You need to look at the fact that those ABs have been spread out over the last 3 seasons in bunches of 15 here, 20 a month later, and then 35 or so at the end of the season.

In 2008 he had semi-consisten playing time in September and started producing with some HRs and RBIs. He needs some time to get going offensively. You know who else needs that? Mark Teixiera, Kendry Morales, and Bobby Abreu (at least last year) to name a few.