A cadre of top-flight outfielders remains on the free-agent market, including Yoenis Cespedes, Justin Upton, Chris Davis and Alex Gordon.
However, with the Angels' payroll already hovering within $4 million of the $189 million tax threshold Moreno is reluctant to cross, he said, "We're probably going to be out. We're talking to them. The numbers are big. It really gets down to economics."
Moreno made his comments to the Los Angeles Times and Orange County Register prior to serving as grand marshal of the annual Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade.