After the Los Angeles Angels traded veteran second baseman Howie Kendrick to the Dodgers in a three-ream trade that netted the Angels young lefty Andrew Heaney, the immediate question was who was going to replace Kendrick at second base.
The Angels acquired four second basemen during the off-season and the least thought of candidate, Johnny Giavotella came out of the Spring Training fray as the starter. Other than a four-week stretch where Giavotella was on the disabled list with fourth cranial nerve palsy, he held the spot the rest of the season finishing with a .