The Angels solidied their rotation by dealing their gold glove shortstop. Cabrera is now gone and while he’ll be missed, the Angels have several options at shortstop. It looks like Mike Scioscia mentioned Erick Aybar and Macier Izturis to fill in the spot in 2008 but the heir apparant has to be Brandon Wood. I’d love to see Wood pan out as a major leaguer and have him playing next to Howie Kendrick for the forseeable future.
And the extra pitcher means the Angels are closer to trading for Miguel Cabrera. They were shutout of the Alex Rodriguez sweepstakes but Cabrera would be a very solid consolation prize. It just looks like the Marlins are looking for young pitching so having Garland as an option means the Angels shouldn’t miss a beat.
