ANAHEIM – Last winter Jerry Dipoto had a short shopping list. The former Angels general manager had a club that had just won 98 games and was not losing any significant free agents.
Dipoto, in fact, did not sign a single major league free agent, and the most established major leaguer he acquired in a trade was Matt Joyce.
Billy Eppler’s first winter as the Angels’ GM is likely to be much different.
After an 85-victory season that came up a game short of the playoffs, the Angels figure to have a busy winter trying to retool the roster.