Kendry Morales: Mark Teixeira 2.0?

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A year ago the Angels allowed Mark Teixeira to bolt town, leaving what many thought was a huge vacancy in the middle of their lineup. Doing very little in the offseason to fill that void, the Angels left the keys to first base to their solid, but unspectacular Cuban defector, Kendry Morales.

It would be his fourth time up in the big leagues and his first real shot at carving a full-time role with the big league club. Without having added any big ticket item in the offseason and from a sheer personnel standpoint, the Angels might have made one of the best (but most underrated) moves of the offseason.

Not only did they save over $21 million by slotting Morales in at first base, they...

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