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Breaking down the LA Angels line-up for 2018

By David Rice

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - SEPTEMBER 05: Shohei Otani of Japan bats in the first inning during the match between Japan and Colombia of the U18 Baseball World Championship on September 5, 2012 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - SEPTEMBER 05: Shohei Otani of Japan bats in the first inning during the match between Japan and Colombia of the U18 Baseball World Championship on September 5, 2012 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) /
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CHICAGO, IL – SEPTEMBER 26: Luis Valbuena
CHICAGO, IL – SEPTEMBER 26: Luis Valbuena /

The 8th spot could have multiple players filling it.

The Angels have a much stronger line-up in 2018.  With that being said the 8th spot may be a mixed bag of players depending on the day.  Luis Valbuena could find himself in this role a lot of the time when he is in the line-up.  Valbuena hit for power from the left-side  as he hit 22 last season and drove in 65 runs, the bad side of Valbuena is that he hit a platry .199 for the season and had a .294 OBP.

Valbuena will have a lot less pressure put on him this season as the Angels have a lot more offensive weapons which hopefully will allow Valbuena and possibly C.J. Cron to relax more at the plate when they are in the line-up.  Cron or Valbuena could also both be traded before the season starts, so who knows what will happen with the eighth spot of the line-up.

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