Offseason Primer - Part 4: The Hot Corner

By Jonathan Northrop - Angelswin.com Columnist This is the fourth part in a seven-part series. The previous three parts can be found here:Part One: Intro and Catcher Part Two: First Base and Designated Hitter Part Three: The Middle Infield There's No Glausing Over It: A Troublesome Recent PastAs I mentioned in Part One, recent history for the Angels has been particularly problematic at catcher and third base. Both positions carry, for different reasons, a patina of infamy. At catcher you have the Saga of Mathis and Napoli, at third base you have a position that has been unstable for nearly a decade. A decade, you say? Wasn't Troy Glaus an Angel through 2004? Let's dial back to the end of the 20th century. Troy Glaus was part of a very promising generation of young third basemen that included Scott Rolen as the elder statesman (the NL Rookie of the Year in 1997), followed by Eric Chavez, Fernando Tatis, Adrian Beltre, and Aramis Ramirez--all making their debuts in 1997 or...