If you were a fan of the Angels’ 2013 rotation, you could acquire a big chunk of it for a fraction of what the team paid four years ago.
Jered Weaver, C.J. Wilson, Joe Blanton and Jerome Williams, who made 102 starts in Anaheim while commanding $35.5 million in salary in 2013, are still available as free agents just days before pitchers and catchers report to spring training.
You want big-name players with big-money pedigrees?
Sluggers Ryan Howard and Justin Morneau, along with pitchers Tim Lincecum, Jake Peavy and Jonathan Papelbon — who have combined for two most valuable player awards, three Cy Young awards, 19 All-Star game selections and $605 million in career earnings — are there for the taking.