5. 1B Kendry Morales

6. DH Juan Rivera

7. 2B Howie Kendrick

8. C Mike Napoli

9. SS Erick Aybar

The Angels finished 10th in the American League in runs scored last season and finished with the lowest run differential (plus-68) for any 100-win team in history. They hope Abreu can offset some of the production Mark Teixeira and Garret Anderson provided, and they will be relying on the further development of young players Kendrick, Aybar and Napoli and the emergence of Morales and, possibly, 3B Brandon Wood. Wood will get a chance in the spring to win the third base job, pushing Figgins into the left field mix or into a roving utility role. After the worst two-month start in his career last year, the Angels are looking for Guerrero to rebound with a healthier knee and the motivation of playing in the final year of his contract.

C Jeff Mathis

INF/OF Robb Quinlan

INF Maicer Izturis

OF Reggie Willits

INF Sean Rodriguez

The Angels figure to alternate at two positions again this year -- shortstop and catcher. The time-share arrangement at shortstop proved necessary last season as neither Erick Aybar nor Izturis could avoid the injury bug for the second consecutive season. With Kendrick also prone to hamstring pulls, Rodriguez could be an important reserve. At catcher, Mathis has proved to be the more dynamic defender. But Napoli's pop (20 home runs in only 227 at-bats) will be impossible for an offense-starved Angels team to ignore.