Comments on: Continuing Trend: Wood Moves To 3b

By: Adam Cohen

Adam Cohen — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 15:29:09 +0000

Ive gotta say that the comment above me is not that realistic. Sure in hindsight you could say that the angels should have traded Kennedy away, but dont forget that they have been in the playoff race for the past couple years, teams in the playoff race generally dont trade away their veterans to make room for rookies. Also remember that at the time Kennedy was comming off a year where he was batting over .300. All in all, the move of Wood to 3b will be a great thing down the line. I believe what others believe that Aybar will be the SS of the near future. Wood moving to 3b just makes his transition to the pros easier, and sets the Angels up long term. Cabrera’s long term signing in my opinion wasnt that bad, after all the guys behind him are prospects, and you just cant rely on them completely. I dont think Aybar has completely been ready until this season, so this will be the first wasted year of his career. Just like to state again, that you dont trade veterans when you are in the playoff race, however if aybar looks that good and ready….this might be the year the Angels deal cabrera while still in the race, but i doubt it

By: Rod Sisco

Rod Sisco — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 12:02:06 +0000

The Angels , who have had one of the best pipelines of young talent coming up in recent years , seem to suffer from a combination of bad luck and bad management choices regarding those players.It was bad luck when both MacPherson and Kotchmann got hurt/sick last year, but it was bad management to not trade Kennedy to open up a spot for Kendrick. It was very bad management to sign Cabrera to a long term contract when 3 of their best prospects at the time played shortstop. They have already given Callaspo away for nothing and wasted 2 years of Aybar’s career , I hope that moving Wood to third base will be the first intelligent move that Angels’ management has made with these guys so far , but the track record makes one think not.

By: Derek King

Derek King — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 14:52:36 +0000

How dangerous does this infield look for the future? Kendrick, Aybar and Wood, with 1B being left open. With Vlad, this could be a very dangerous offense. Also, when does Wood look to break into the Bigs now that he is at 3B??

By: M.C. Antil

M.C. Antil — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 18:53:13 +0000

Consider the possibility that this move is less about Wood than it is about Aybar and Figgins. The Angels are looking down the road and I think they see Aybar as their shortstop — perhaps as early as next year. They also know that Figgins highest value lies not as a third basemen (where he is middle-of-the-pack at best), but as a super-utility guy (and there are few better at that role). All in all, a very good move that has already made the 2008 Angels one of the teams to watch.