10. Ervin Santana has to be healthy, so he can return to his form of 2008, which was rarely seen last season when he pitched hurt. Santana has the stuff to be an All-Star again, and he has the makeup; remember when he couldn't win on the road? He took care of that, and I think he will be fine in the upcoming season as well.
10位サンタナ 2008年の状態に戻ることに期待
9. Brandon Wood has to come through, but the most difficult task might be convincing Manager Mike Scioscia that he's the best option to replace Chone Figgins at third base. The manager has already made noises about Maicer Izturis at third and in the leadoff role. Wood can also play short and first, but it's a third his big minor-league bat projects to help the most.
8. Erick Aybar might lead off; he might not. But what he has to do is to continue to play championship-caliber defense at shortstop, as well as improving as a threat on the basepaths. Heck, if walks a few more times, it might silence some of his critics who don't appreciate above-average defense at a vital position.
8位アイバー 守備でも頑張って批判者を黙らせろ
7. Bobby Abreu just has to be himself for another season or two. The right fielder is still an OBP maven, and a good influence on his younger teammates in their approach. He was the best free-agent bargain in baseball in 2009. The Angels need him to be the best re-signing bargain in 2010 and beyond, but he appears capable.
6. Fernando Rodney, right, was good at saving games in Detroit, despite a high ERA and walk rate. The Angels will need him to improve on those last two counts, and also perhaps set up Brian Fuentes by pitching the eighth inning. Or, Mikie Scioscia could mix and match his closers, like Bobby Cox did in Atlanta with Rafael Soriano and Mike Gonzalez.
6位ロドニー 防御率と四球率の改善がんばれ
5. Brian Fuentes has to pitch better, period, whether he's still the closer, or is used as a setup man, which he did well in Colorado. His MLB-leading 49 saves should not be trivialized, as his critics are fond of doing. They are the ones who think his every blown save is the end of the world. And they get overly excited by A-Rod's bandbox home run, likely an out anywhere else.
4. Hideki Matsui was a better DH than Vladimir Guerrero last season. Matsui was also MVP of the World Series. He should fill the No. 4 spot in the Angels order, and take some of the heat off Torii Hunter, Bobby Abreu, Kendry Morales and Juan Rivera. No, Matsui doesn't do the first-to-third thing very well, but every time Guerrero did it, it was a potential train wreck. One station-to-station guy won't gum up th works.
4位松井 エンドランがんばれ
3. Torii Hunter just has to stay healthy, and then everything will be fine in center field, and the clutch-hitting department, too. It took the Angels two tries to get it right with a free-agent in center; now they just have to hope Hunter lasts until young Peter Bourjos is ready to move him over to a corner spot.
2. Kendry Morales doesn't have to be Mark Teixeira, although the Cuban switch-hitter did a very good impression last season. Morales looked more comfortable the more he played; he got much better against lefties when Mike Scioscia stopped trotting Robb Quinlan out to first base. Morales was fifth in the MVP voting for a reason; he's for real.
2位モラレス 本気だ
1. Jered Weaver has to emerge as the Angels' No. 1 starter, because Roy Halladay, Jake Peavy and Cliff Lee aren't coming to Anaheim except as vistors, and John Lackey has joined the enemy. I've been writing for weeks that Weaver is entirely capable of doing this. My goal is not to make Scott Boras' job any easier - he does fine on his own - but I believe his client will be fine as a No. 1.