36-year old lefty swinging Bobby Abreu played in 152 games for the Angels last season and he was 165 of 563 (.293 avg, .825 OPS) with 96 runs scored, 15 homers, 103 RBIs and 30 stolen bases. Abreu made 8 errors in 126 games in RF last season while showing slightly above average range. Abreu had 10 assists last season out of RF as he still has a strong throwing arm. Look for Abreu to have another solid year in 2010 as he has shown no signs of slowing down.

28-year old switch hitting Reggie Willits played in 10 error-free games in RF last season while showing average range. Look for him to get in a few games in RF for the Angels in 2010.

31-year old righty swinging Juan Rivera didn’t have any errors in 7 games in RF last season but he showed poor range. He did have 1 assist while in RF showing off his cannon attached to his right shoulder. Rivera will be the starting LF for the Angels in 2010 so he won’t get much P.T. in RF this year.

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE RF IN 2010: B+

34-year old righty swinging Torii Hunter is one of the best all-around CF in baseball and the Angels need him to stay healthy in 2010. Hunter played in 119 games for the Angels last season and he was 135 of 451 (.299 avg, .873 OPS) with 74 runs scored, 22 homers, 90 RBIs and 18 stolen bases. Hunter still has 30/30 potential if he can stay healthy enough to play in 145+ games in 2010. Hunter only made 1 error in 115 games in CF last season while still showing good range. Hunter does get challenged on the bases as he only had 2 assists last season.

28-year old switch hitting Reggie Willits will backup Hunter in CF in 2010. He played in 49 games for the Angels last season and he was 17 of 80 (.213 avg, .493 OPS) with 16 runs scored, 6 RBIs and 5 stolen bases. Willits has a career batting average of .265 with a .675 OPS in 295 games in the majors so expect him to rebound with the bat in 2010. Willits played in 6 error-free games in CF last season for the Angels while showing slightly below average range.

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE CF IN 2010: B+

The Angels finally gave 31-year old righty swinging Juan Rivera a full time job in 2009 and he ran with it. Rivera played in 138 games for the Angels last season and he was 152 of 529 (.287 avg, .810 OPS) with 72 runs scored, 25 homers and 88 RBIs. Rivera not only was a good hitter as he was a solid fielder in 2009 as well. Rivera played in 124 games in LF last season and he made 2 errors while showing good range. He also had 10 assists while playing LF showing off a very strong throwing arm.

28-year old switch hitting Reggie Willits will likely be the Angels’ #4 OF in 2010 so he will likely get some P.T. in LF in 2010. He played in 27 error-free games in LF last season for the Angels but he showed pathetic range. Willits is a natural CF so look for him to improve his defense in 2010.

35-year old lefty swinging Hideki Matsui will be the full-time DH for the Angels in 2010 but he would like to play a few games in LF. It will be interesting to see if the Angels grant him his wish or not.

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE LF IN 2010: B

35-year old lefty swinging Hideki Matsui was signed to replace Vladimir Guerrero over the winter. Matsui will be a full-time DH for the Angels who need him to stay healthy. Matsui played in 142 games for the Yankees last season and he was 125 for 456 (.274 avg, .876 OPS) with 62 runs scored, 28 homers and 90 RBIs. The most important thing is to keep Matsui healthy because in his 5 years that he played in 140+ games he has averaged 92.2 runs scored, 24.6 homers and 104.6 RBIs. This guy is Mr. Clutch as he almost always seems to come through with runners on base.

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE DH IN 2010: A

24-year old righty swinging Brandon Wood heads into spring training as the starting 3B for the Angels. He will have to play well this spring to keep the job heading into April. Wood played in 18 games for the Angels last season and he was 8 for 41 (.195 avg, .560 OPS) with 5 runs scored, 1 homer and 3 RBIs. Wood also whiffed 19 times for the Angels last season and that is way too many. Wood also played in 99 games in AAA-ball last season and he was 113 for 386 (.293 avg, .910 OPS) with 65 runs scored, 22 homers and 72 RBIs. Wood didn’t make any errors in his 9 games at 3B with the Angels and he is a natural shortstop so he should be able to handle the hot corner defensively.

29-year old switch hitting Maicer Izturis will be Wood’s main competition at 3B but the Angels probably prefer him to be the super utility man in 2010. He played in 5 games at 3B for the Angels last season and he didn’t make any errors while showing slightly below average range.

32-year old righty swinging Robb Quinlan will back up Wood at 3B and Morales at 1B in 2010. Quinlan played in 54 games for the Angels last season and he was 28 for 115 (.243 avg, .614 OPS) with 13 runs scored, 2 homers and 14 RBIs. The Angels think that Quinlan will bounce back as he has a career .281 batting average with a .734 OPS. Quinlan made 1 error in 9 games at 3B for the Angels last season while showing poor range.

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE 3B IN 2010: D+