So I guess the Halo's will exercise the option on Huston Street, but probably let Sean Burnett go (that's a bit of a sad story).
The only free agent worth keeping is Jason Grilli - MacDonald, Thatcher and Buck are expendable.
Garret Richards is the only arb eligible player that will cost a little bit of money. Considering it was a leg injury, now might be a good time to lock him up long term with the money the team gets back with the Vernon Wells deal finally expiring. Yes, he made $18.5m this season.
That puts payroll at about $160m giving Dipoto about $20m to find a real third baseman, even though both Beckham and Freese are signed for 2 more years. Maybe add a lefty to the pen?
Anybody want to take Hamilton off our hands? Surprisingly, the Angels only have for free agent signings on the roster - everyone else came up through the system or was acquired via trade. Unfortunately, three of them cost a fortune and underperform: Pujols, Hamilton and Wilson. I like the Joe Smith deal still.
