Former Angels fall-out Josh Hamilton was signed to be the long-awaited, but that went down as perhaps one of the worst signings in MLB history as Hamilton never played well enough as he battled injuries and drug addiction. After Hamilton, the likes of Matt Joyce, Raul Ibanez, Shane Victorino, David DeJesus filled the gap. Or rather, failed to fill the gap.
This season, Daniel Nava and Craig Gentry were set to share time, but injuries to both forced the Angels to take the path of putting numerous prospects in left field, including Todd Cunningham, Rafael Ortega, Ji-Man Choi, Shane Robinson, and, the most promising of them all, Nick Buss.