In Search For An Outfielder – Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

In Search For An Outfielder – Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

So far, we have identified the following outfielders as possible targets for the Mets:

                Atlanta – Reed Johnson

                Arizona – A.J. Pollock

Baltimore – Nolan Reimold

                Boston – Jerry Sands

                Chicago Cubs – Brett Jackson

Chicago White Sox - Dayan Viciedo

Cincinnati – Chris Heisey

                Cleveland – Thomas Neal -

                Colorado – Dexter Fowler

Detroit – none

Kansas City - none

Pittsburgh – Jose Tabata

We now move on to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim… who have eight (8) outfielders (far too many) on their 40-man:

                Peter Bourjos – righty –  pre-ARB -

                Kole Calhoun – lefty –  prospect

                Scott Cousins – lefty –  pre-ARB -

                Josh Hamilton – lefty – $32,400mil thru 2017 -

                Mike Trout – righty –  pre-ARB

                Mark Trumbo – righty –   pre-ARB -

                Vernon Wells – righty –  $24,643mil thru 2014 -

                Travis Witherspoon – righty –

Wow… you’re obviously not moving Hamilton or Trout out of the outfield and no one is touching Wells’ contract. Trout did a little DHing with Albert Pujois last season (yeah, they got him too), but he seems to have successfully made the conversion from first base to the outfield. Now, where do you play him? They just traded for Calhoun so what about Bourjos (.220)? And I didn’t even get to Witherspoon who will never find an opening on this team. Obviously, Bourjos is more reachable, but the Mets need the bat of Trumbo.

Mets target:  Mark Trumbo – 18^th rounder in 2004… ya never know… 32-HR, 95-RBI in 2012… will be 27-years old…

Here’s the problem…  this team doesn’t need anything. Offer Flores-Familia and see what happens.