by Pat LackeyFiled under: Angels, Red Sox, MLB Rumors, MLB Hot Stove, MLB Free Agency
While free agent dominoes have been falling left and right this winter, one team that's been surprisingly silent is the Los Angeles Angels. After missing the playoffs for just the second time since 2004, the Angels were expected to aggressively pursue the upgrades necessary to catch the reigning AL Champion Rangers. Instead, they sat by while Carl Crawford and Jayson Werth signed elsewhere. Owner Arte Moreno spoke to The Los Angeles Times Friday in discussing the club's offseason thus far and where they expect to go from here. He first refuted the rumor that the club made an official offer to Crawford, saying that the price the Red Sox paid for Crawford is "crazy" and noting that the total value of the contract ($142 million) is nearly as much as he paid for the Angels seven years ago ($183 million). He also said that Crawford and the Red Sox had agreed on their deal before the Angels ever made Crawford with an official offer, though the club was in contact with the player in November.
That claim is interesting given what CSNNE.com had previously reported about the Angels' pursuit of Crawford. Their account of the deal was that Angels GM Tony Reagins "fumed" after Crawford signed with Boston because he'd made an identical offer to the outfielder under the impression that it would be enough to bring Crawford to the West Coast.
All that being said, Moreno says he has a "significant offer" on the table to third baseman Adrian Beltre, which would fill a huge void in the Angels' lineup after Alberto Callapso and Kevin Frandsen manned the position mostly poorly in 2010.
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