Confusion Over Out of Options Players

Wood is going to get his shot, I highly doubt Bulger or Stokes goes back to SLC and we need spare outfielders more than spare catchers considering the depth we have behind the plate.

Thanks for doing that ground-work. That is a useful post – for me anyway. I shared in your confusion and am ignorant of any other credible source.

So, Wilson and Evans are ‘on the bubble’. Possibly Stokes, if he fails to bring his best stuff to ST.

Starting 9, plus Izzy/Mathis/Willits
Starting 5, plus Fuentes/Rodney/Shields/Jepsen/Bulger/Stokes….

… leaves you with just 2 spots to fill. Makes zero sense to carry 12 pitchers on a staff with 5 good starters, especially if you want to keep Palmer’s arm stretched out to be the 6th man in case of injury. If bullpen injury, then Thompson makes the squad; if rotation injury, then Palmer.

Wilson is a good enough player that you don’t want to gratuitously lose him, especially given the fragility of the catching position. Give him a first baseman’s glove in Spring Training & he’s good to go. Evans we need because the outfield is old and he seems poised for a little Davanon-style run.

If options weren’t an issue, maybe you’d keep Sandoval instead, but Conger needs to start in AAA this year, so there’s nowhere else for Wilson to go.

will be sporting in spring training this year?

I’m pulling for Terry Evans… I’d rather see him make the team than most, if not all of the retreads left out there on the FA market.

It’s extremely possible we lose stokes. If he doesn’t cut it as a reliever the Angels will cut him and just accept the fact that they traded GMJ for 4 million dollars.

Evans and Willits will be reserves, Wilson will be let go.

Next year Evans and Stokes will be let go, in favor of Pettit and Thompson

Is that our only backup IF is Macier. If he is day-to-day, and one of Wood, Aybar, and Kendrick goes down, we have nobody to play those positions. I think a second IF backup (Sandoval?) would be more valueable, than a third catcher or sixth outfielder.

Over Bulger, Stokes and Wood. Hmm.

is no more.

Former Halos now playing elsewhere include:
Cabrera
Callaspo
Figgins
Rodriguez
Kennedy

There were legitimate reasons to move each of them, but, yes, we’re thin on the infield if an injury strikes. Most teams, however, don’t have adequate backups. The A’s don’t even have a backup SS listed on their ESPN depth chart page. The Mariners backup is listed as Cliff Pennington. The Rangers have Khalil Green, but he may be through. At least Izturis can play at a high level. I’d take Izzy over any of them.

Is it Wood? Kendrick? Automatic FA pickup?

The Angels pick up Darin Erstad.