Angels Close to Two Year Deal with Alberto Callaspo

[GA16Angels]

8:45pm: The two sides will formally exchange figures tomorrow, Gonzalez tweets. The veteran still has to travel from Venezuela to take his physical.

8:41pm: Callaspo's deal is essentially done, pending a physical, an industry source tells Gonzalez (via Twitter). The third baseman's two-year deal pay him nearly $9MM.

8:34pm: Alberto Callaspo has a two-year proposal on the table from the Angels, an industry source told MLB.com's Alden Gonzalez. Callaspo is in his final year of arbitration and is set to hit the open market after the 2013 season.

Signing the third baseman to a multi-year deal will give them a stopgap until top prospect Kaleb Cowart is ready to take over. The 29-year-old is represented by Eric Goldschmidt.

Sounds like a good deal. He'll be a good stopgap.

[vladdy#27]

8:45pm: The two sides will formally exchange figures tomorrow, Gonzalez tweets. The veteran still has to travel from Venezuela to take his physical.

8:41pm: Callaspo's deal is essentially done, pending a physical, an industry source tells Gonzalez (via Twitter). The third baseman's two-year deal pay him nearly $9MM.

8:34pm: Alberto Callaspo has a two-year proposal on the table from the Angels, an industry source told MLB.com's Alden Gonzalez. Callaspo is in his final year of arbitration and is set to hit the open market after the 2013 season.

Signing the third baseman to a multi-year deal will give them a stopgap until top prospect Kaleb Cowart is ready to take over. The 29-year-old is represented by Eric Goldschmidt.

2 years/10M would be good for us

[GA16Angels]

Beat You!!

[ciaban]

why? screw that, Luis Jimmenez is ready to go!

[vladdy#27]

@JeffFletcherOCR: Alberto Callaspo's 2-year deal worth $8.975 million, pending a physical. #Angels

That's a good deal for us

[vladdy#27]

Beat You!!

why? screw that, Luis Jimmenez is ready to go!

It's still good to have depth, Jimenez isn't a sure thing

[BigGuy951]

Smart move. I'm pretty confident that he will perform a lot better than he did last season.

[natepro]

I am definitely okay with this. And hopefully, it ends the Trumbo@3B talk once and for all.

[vladdy#27]

I am definitely okay with this. And hopefully, it ends the Trumbo@3B talk once and for all.

I thought the Morales trade did that

[S.P.]

Now we can trade Cowart for a 2 moth rental in July.

[FalconsNation02]

Good signing. Cheap, great D, puts the ball in play at the plate, and a good clubhouse guy. Good value

[fresh prince]

The type of meh moves that bring rings

[RaiderNation24]

Solid for the Halos on all fronts. His defense at 3B is more important than his bat in the lineup, which isn't even a concern given his ability as a contact hitter.