3 players who still haven't earned a roster spot

2) Player who still hasn't earned a roster spot: Mickey Moniak

Mickey Moniak is in a very similar situation as Adell. He's a former top prospect that hasn't panned out at the big-league level at all. I expect Moniak and Adell to fight for a starting spot or bench spot but neither deserves to make the Opening Day roster in my eyes.

Moniak was the first overall pick in the 2016 MLB Draft by the Phillies. He was supposed to be their center fielder of the future and just never seemed to pan out.

Moniak finally had a good spring this past season and was slotted in as the Phillies' Opening Day center fielder this season. Unfortunately, he fractured his right hand after being hit by a pitch right before the season was going to start.

This knocked him out of action for over a month, and the outfielder didn't play his first big league game this season until May 30th.

At the time the Phillies were struggling and searching for a spark plug but Moniak struggled mightily. He had just six hits in 46 at-bats as a Phillie this season with only one extra-base hit (a double) and two RBI. He drew just three walks and struck out a whopping 25 times in 50 plate appearances.

Moniak was traded to the Halos by the Phillies at the deadline in exchange for Noah Syndergaard. I liked this trade for the Angels because Syndergaard was on a one-year deal so the Angels had to get something for him at the deadline and as a former number-one overall pick Moniak does have some upside.

Moniak homered in his second game as an Angel and had four hits in his first 14 at-bats, but then, he was hit by another pitch after trying to lay down a bunt and fractured his finger. He ended up missing another month of action.

Moniak slashed .174/.192/.326 in 47 September plate appearances and seemed to have lost all of the momentum he gained after the trade. He drew just one walk with 20 strikeouts in those at-bats.

Moniak is another guy who's shown some raw ability and might be a good player one day but strikes out way too much and doesn't get on base nearly enough.

I still like the trade the Angels made but if they want to compete, Moniak hasn't proven that he's ready to produce at this level quite yet.

3) Player who still hasn't earned a roster spot: Michael Stefanic

The Angels have a ton of middle infield depth. David Fletcher is on a long contract and is a great contact hitter and an elite defender when healthy. Luis Rengifo broke out this past season and hit 17 home runs for the Angels. Livan Soto hit .400 in 55 big league at-bats and was a real spark plug. I'd like to see him on the roster in some capacity even as a utility infielder.

With those three players healthy, there just isn't enough room for Michael Stefanic. The 26-year-old has shown a great ability to hit for average and get on base in the minors. He has a career .313/.396/.431 slash line in 322 minor league games. For him to make his way up the organizational depth chart and even make the big leagues after being undrafted is a remarkable feat.

Stefanic was given a chance to produce two separate times for the Angels and just didn't come through. He was called up on July 3rd and had seven hits in his first 18 at-bats. After that, he had no hits in 24 at-bats and was sent down. When called back up in September he had five hits in 19 at-bats but wasn't playing consistently.

Overall, he slashed .197/.279/.230 with no home runs or RBI. He had two doubles and drew five walks in 69 plate appearances.

Livan Soto is also a contact-oriented hitter who did produce in his limited sample. I'd expect Stefanic to come up at some point, but there're just too many infielders ahead of him on the depth chart for right now.