David Fletcher will be joined in the middle infield by whoever emerges from a five-man battle including Matt Duffy, Tyler Wade, Luis Rengifo, Andrew Velazquez and Jack Mayfield.
TEMPE, Ariz. — The only thing that’s certain about the Angels’ middle infield combination is that David Fletcher is going to be there.
Angels fans who were still holding out hope for Carlos Correa or Trevor Story had to come back to reality this weekend. Correa agreed to a deal with the Minnesota Twins and Story with the Boston Red Sox. Manager Joe Maddon said it’s too early to make judgments about which way they’ll go, but he is content with the choices.
Given that, the safest option is probably to have Fletcher at shortstop and Duffy at second, with Wade as a backup. They could still have one of the other three, although that would also depend on whether they keep five or six outfielders. Whatever the Angels decide, they don’t believe there needs to be one answer. Each of the players has said he’s comfortable bouncing around to a different role each day.
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