Angels Decline To Offer Contract To Gordon Beckham, Two Others

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Updated: December 3, 2014

Los Angeles Angels second baseman Gordon Beckham fields a ball on the run during a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

According to Alden Gonzalez of MLB.com the Los Angeles Angels have declined to offer contracts to Gordan Beckham, Yoslan Herrera, and Wade LeBlanc.

#Angels non-tendered three players: Gordon Beckham, Yoslan Herrera and Wade LeBlanc.

— Alden Gonzalez (@Alden_Gonzalez) December 3, 2014

The Angels made the announcement of these decisions on these players last night which saved the Angels an estimated 6 million dollars.Gonzalez had this to say about the Beckham situation.

#Angels would like to work out something more affordable w/ Beckham, but they’re nonetheless in the market for (cheap) middle-INF depth.

— Alden Gonzalez (@Alden_Gonzalez) December 3, 2014

Gordon Beckham was set to make 5 million dollars in arbitration, and the Angels were not willing to pay that much. Even though 5 million isn’t much in the baseball world, it is a decent amount of money for someone who was most likely going to be a backup.

General manager Jerry Dipoto told Angels.com this about Gordon.

“We’d love to have Gordo back,” Angels general manager Jerry Dipoto said. “I think he’s a great fit. For us, it would be as a utility player — play a little second, a little third, some short. I think he knows that there would be a fit for that kind of player here. Hopefully we’re able to find a common ground now that he’s a free agent.”

We will monitor the situation with Gordon Beckham and all the other offseason Angels news!

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