Many people thought the Los Angeles Angels should have acquired a bigger bat at the trade deadline when the team traded for left fielders David Dejesus, Shane Victorino, and David Murphy in separate trades. Victorino is a free agent, and DeJesus has a $5 million dollar club option and a $1 million dollar buy out clause if the Angels decide to not pick up his option (they most likely won’t based on a .125 batting average after he was acquired). Most people figured the Angels would pick up David Murphy’s $7 million dollar club option, being that he played pretty well down the stretch with the Angels.
Los Angeles Angels decline $7 million option on David Murphy leaves left field up in the air
