The December 28th, 2012 edition of daily news for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim including the Vernon Wells dilemma, new batting practice caps and much more...
The Story: The dilemma that is Vernon Wells.
The Monkey Says: It actually is a tough spot for the Angels. They obviously don't want Wells, but they kind of need him too. He is essentially the primary back-up for Hamilton, Trout, Bourjos, Trumbo and Pujols. If any of them get hurt or just flat out tank, they need someone on the bench to step up and replace them. If it isn't going to be Wells, the next best internal option is Kole Calhoun, who could be good, but is totally unproven. Personally, I'd like to see them trade Wells and then use their savings on him to sign Scott Hairston. He isn't a fielder like Wells, but he has a ton of power from the right-side and could form a nice platoon with Calhoun. Unfortunately, there really isn't a lot of options in free agency aside from Hairston, so...
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Vernon Wells,
Kole Calhoun,
Scott Hairston,
Bill James
TEAMS: Los Angeles Angels, New York Mets
TEAMS: Los Angeles Angels, New York Mets
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