Where Are The Angels Heading and What They Should Do

Along with many Angel fans over the Vlad years, I have been a proponnet of them doing something either in the off-season or at this time of year, the All Star Break.  By doing something, I mean either a top signing or a trade to fill in a hole.  This year's surprising and late free agent signing was Bobby Abreu. I liked this signing initially because I had been a fan of this classy and polished ball player.  I read differing accounts of what his signing could do for and against the team - his patience at the plate would help our younger hitters but his defensive liabilities would cost the team some games. At this point, I think that it's safe to say that we have gotten all the positives of Abreu with minimal negatives.  His patience at the plate is a shining example to our younger hitters, especially Aybar and Itsuris, and helps Mickey Hatcher, our hitting coach, by showing them what patience at the plate truly means.  On the other hand, his few defe...