WOW! That is one big market team out of the running which hurts Holliday. I am not buying the limited $12 million the Angels have to spend on improving the club but I am buying them not being in the Holliday sweeps. If I were the Angels, re-signing Lackey would be priority #1.Angels owner Arte Moreno said today that he could envision his team pursuing Jason Bay — but not Matt Holliday — in the event that his team's prominent free agents sign elsewhere.
"We are not looking at Holliday at all," Moreno said. "He is not going to be an Angel."
As for Bay, the owner said, "You have to look at Bay. It's a great bat. (He) has great makeup."
Moreno estimated on Thursday that he has roughly $12 million to spend on improving the club.
If Bay is willing to take a back-loaded contract, it's possible that the Angels could afford him.
Moreno said he would like to bring back John Lackey, Chone Figgins and Vladimir Guerrero but acknowledged that it's unlikely the Angels can afford all three.