Joyce plans on heading to the Dominican Republic to play for about a month. He's only played winter ball once, in Mexico in 2008, following his first season in the Majors.
It's an unusual decision for an eight-year Major League veteran. Then again, of those eight seasons in the big leagues, Joyce doesn't think he's had one like 2015.
"I don't know if I've ever felt like I've failed so much," Joyce said, the day after the Angels were eliminated from postseason contention on the last day of the season. "I think this was the most frustrating year, day in and day out, just coming to the field and failing.