Money ain’t
everything when it comes to getting to the World Series. The Los Angeles Angels
of Anaheim spent $154,546,500 this past year on salaries. Detroit spent
$163,635,500. Both represent close to double what the Mets spent this past
season. Both are now out of the playoffs.
Teams that
spend money like this usually don’t look to clear contracts, but there will be
changes on these teams and not all of them will come via free agency. The
Angels proved that one more great starter could have been the difference here
and paying all that money to Josh Hamilton and Mike Trout to play in your outfield just may not be
enough. A perfect trade partner for the Mets could be Kole
Calhoun, the 28-year old right fielder that graduated to the starting
lineup this season with a stat line of: 493-AB, .272/.326/.450/.777, 17-HR,
58-RBI (also 6-E in 54-G).
As in the
case of the aging Tigers, one has to assume that Jose Iglesias will be back at
short, which would expose Andrew Romine to a
possible trade; however, he did little to impress this past season (.227). It
looks like Torii Hunter is retiring so the
Tigers may also be looking for a new starter in their outfield. And, can you
really excite a team about a young pitcher when they already have the last
three Cy Young pitchers on their staff?
No, if there’s
a target team here, it would be the Angels and Calhoun would make a nice
addition.
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