Orange County Register

Commenter TJ has made a passionate — and thoroughly misguided — case on this blog that letting Garret Anderson leave as a free agent last winter was the biggest mistake of Angels GM Tony Reagins’ first two years in the job …. and somehow led to the Angels’ loss to the Yankees in the ALCS last month.

If the Angels wanted to go retro, now would certainly be the time. Anderson is one of 12 players from the Angels’ 2002 World Series team that are free agents this winter.

OF Garret Anderson

C Bengie Molina

C Jose Molina

LHP Scott Schoeneweis

LHP Jarrod Washburn

RHP Brendan Donnelly

OF Darin Erstad

2B Adam Kennedy

3B Troy Glaus

RHP Troy Percival

3B Chone Figgins

RHP John Lackey

It wouldn’t even cost that much to re-assemble the 2002 team — only three of these players are Type A free agents (Bengie Molina, Lackey and Figgins) plus two Type Bs (Anderson and Glaus).

You could probably lure Scott Spiezio, Brad Fullmer and Alex Ochoa out of retirement as well.

Not sure Reagins could keep his job very long with that roster, though.

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