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Five MLB teams that need to get aggressive

By Nathaniel Reeves

Oct 2, 2014; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Nationals general manager and president of baseball operations Mike Rizzo watches during baseball workouts at Nationals Park. The Nationals will play the San Francisco Giants Friday in Game 1 of the National League Division Series. Mandatory Credit: H.Darr Beiser-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 2, 2014; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Nationals general manager and president of baseball operations Mike Rizzo watches during baseball workouts at Nationals Park. The Nationals will play the San Francisco Giants Friday in Game 1 of the National League Division Series. Mandatory Credit: H.Darr Beiser-USA TODAY Sports /
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September 30, 2015; Anaheim, CA, USA; Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout (27) rounds the bases after he hits a solo home run in the third inning against the Oakland Athletics at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
September 30, 2015; Anaheim, CA, USA; Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout (27) rounds the bases after he hits a solo home run in the third inning against the Oakland Athletics at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports /

4) Los Angeles Angels 

The Angels find themselves in a bit of a difficult position heading into 2016. While Los Angeles is clearly in a win-now situation as long as Mike Trout is in his prime, it has a lot of money tied up in ineffective veterans and a few clear holes to fix on its roster.

Los Angeles has done a nice job shoring up its infield by adding Andrelton Simmons and Yunel Escobar over the past few weeks. However, Escobar came at the price of excellent reliever Trevor Gott, potentially creating another weakness, and it’s going to take a few more improvements to beat the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers in the competitive AL West

One of the Angels’ biggest weaknesses is left field, so Los Angeles was a logical landing spot for Heyward. Now that Heyward is off the board, the Angels need to aggressively move on to other options.

Los Angeles’ farm system is severely depleted at the moment, so a trade likely won’t be possible. Fortunately for the Angels, this outfield class has plenty of depth, so they could still get a top player.

The Angeles are expected to be in the mix for Yoenis Cespedes, Justin Upton and Alex Gordon. If Los Angeles can’t add one of those three, it could mean another prime year of Trout with no playoff appearance.

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