MLB Trade Rumors: Is Callaspo Trade Just the Beginning for the Angels?
On Thursday, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim acquired Kansas City Royals infielder, and former Angel farmhand, Alberto Callaspo. So? For months, Angels fans sat fidgeting in front of computer monitors and television screens, desperate for news that their team pulled off some sort of trade to make up for the loss of Kendry Morales, to make up for the failure of Brandon Wood, or just to make up ground on the Texas Rangers. It didn’t matter, as long as the organization showed some interest in its own future. But this move is far from what most expected, and even further from what they had hoped. Callaspo is basically a light-hitting utility infielder with good speed, a decent glove, and a little pop. Any Angel fan worth his salt could name three guys like that on the current roster, and at least two more in the minors. What’s most perplexing is that there is certainly no shortage of holes on the big club’s roster, but Callaspo doesn’t fill any of them. The Angels still need an everyday
