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The Angels added outfielder Jeremy Moore to their 40-man roster Friday night, giving the club a full 40 players on its roster.
On the day for major league teams to set their 40-man rosters in preparation for next month's Rule 5 draft, the Angels didn't make a transaction on Friday, leaving their roster set at 39 players:
| Angels 40-Man Roster | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player | 2011 Age* | 2011 Salary |
| Pitchers (18) | ||
| Trevor Bell | 24 | team control |
| Jason Bulger | 32 | team control |
| Ysmael Carmona | 26 | team control |
| Bobby Cassevah | 25 | team control |
| Dan Haren | 30 | $12,750,000 |
| Kevin Jepsen | 26 | team control |
| Scott Kazmir | 27 | $12,000,000 |
| Michael Kohn | 25 | team control |
| Anthony Ortega | 25 | team control |
| Matt Palmer | 32 | team control |
| Joel Pineiro | 32 | $8,000,000 |
| Fernando Rodney | 34 | $5,500,000 |
| Francisco Rodriguez | 28 | team control |
| Ervin Santana | 28 | $8,000,000 |
| Rich Thompson | 26 | team control |
| Loek Van Mil | 26 | team control |
| Jordan Walden | 23 | team control |
| Jered Weaver |
28 | arb eligible |
| Catchers (5) | ||
| Ryan Budde | 31 | team control |
| Hank Conger | 23 | team control |
| Jeff Mathis | 28 | arb eligible |
| Mike Napoli | 29 | arb eligible |
| Bobby Wilson | 28 | team control |
| Infielders (10) | ||
| Erick Aybar | 27 | arb eligible |
| Alberto Callaspo | 28 | arb eligible |
| Kevin Frandsen | 29 | arb eligible |
| Maicer Izturis | 30 | $3,100,000 |
| Howie Kendrick | 27 | arb eligible |
| Kendry Morales | 28 | arb eligible |
| Andrew Romine | 25 | team control |
| Freddy Sandoval | 28 | team control |
| Mark Trumbo | 25 | team control |
| Brandon Wood | 26 | team control |
| Outfielders (6) | ||
| Bobby Abreu | 37 | $9,000,000 |
| Peter Bourjos | 24 | team control |
| Torii Hunter | 35 | $18,000,000 |
| Chris Pettit | 26 | team control |
| Juan Rivera | 32 | $5,250,000 |
| Reggie Willits | 30 | arb eligible |
| *age is as of June 30, 2011; salaries per Cot's Contracts | ||
The Angels have $81.6 million committed to nine players next season, and have a whopping nine more players eligible for raises through arbitration.
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At the end of the day on November 19, any Angels player who signed with the club before December of 2007 has to be on the 40-Man Roster or is eligible for the Rule 5 draft. This draft takes place at the conclusion of the Winter Meetings and allows minor leaguers on the bubble to gain new life in the major leagues with a new club.
In preparation for this date, the Angels still have a slot remaining, with their 40-Man roster holding tight at 39 players. Earlier this month pitcher Bobby Mosebach was removed from the roster when he was outrighted to the minors. He was replaced on the roster by pitcher Ysmael Carmona. The Angels also activated Chris Pettit and Kendry Morales from their stays on the 60-Day disabled list.
In the December 2008 draft, the Phillies drafted Mosebach from the Angels, but returned him before the season began.
While this is the sum total of their moves so far, it may not be the end of their activity. 2010 saw injuries to two former top prospects Anthony Orega and Freddy Sandoval. These two would be the most likely outrighting candidates if a current eligible Angels minor league player is seen as a risk of being drafted away in December. In addition to Carmona, Loek Van Mil, the bounty in August's Brian Fuentes trade to the Twins, is the only member of the team's 40-Man Roster who has not played in the major leagues.
With nine players facing arbitration hearings and five catchers taking roster spots, the current group of 39 might not change much before Friday's deadline, but they will likely be quite different on the date of the next great roster firming up: Opening Day.
Jeremy Moore Is Angels 40th Man
The Angels made a late addition to the 40-Man roster before Friday’s deadline, adding Left Fielder Jeremy Moore as the 40th member of their 40-Man roster.
Moore was the team’s 6th round pick in the 2005 draft, taken 193rd overall. Born in June of 1987, he would have been eligible for the Rule 5 Draft in December had Friday’s move not been made.
Halos Heaven minor league correspondent Rghan (Ryan Ghan) recently pegged Moore’s 2010 campaign as the 15th best prospect performance by an Angels minor leaguer this season (link to article), noting about Moore’s park-adjusted 133 OPS+:
If beefing up minor league outfielders gives us anything to read into this situation, tea-leaf-wise, it may be that Carl Crawford just took a step away from Anaheim’s future.
Nov 20 1:22p by Mat Gleason - 0 comments