Fifteen years ago the Angels had a solid third baseman in Troy Glaus. He had a very good glove, strong arms and could hit for power to the tune of 35-45 home runs per season. Since Glaus walked away via free agency after the 2004 season the Angels had a void to fill at the hot corner.
For five seasons Chone Figgins who was more of a middle infielder manned the hot corner admirably for the Angels. His arm and glove were adequate and he was a catalyst wherever Mike Scioscia put him in the line-up however he was not your prototypical third baseman.