From Peter Gammons (ESPN):
Angels manager Mike Scioscia says Matthews “isn’t comfortable” with his role as a fourth outfielder, but despite rumors that the Angels may try to work something out with the Yankees, the contract will be difficult to move.
If you ask me, Gary Matthews Jr. isn’t a very enticing CF option. He would offer more power than Gardner or Melky, however, that’s about it (he would be a better defensive player than Melky, but I’m not so sure that he would top Gardner). Gammons also notes that the Yankees — along with Boston and Houston — are interested in Mark Teahen.
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I wouldn’t touch Matthews, and neither would Cash. This is idle speculation on Peter’s part. Teahen, on the other hand, would be a good fit.
I’m not looking at the numbers, but I think Teahen’s defense is terrible (especially if he were to play 3B). Either way, though, I’d take Teahen as a bench player and he still has some upside to make a trade worth it.
He is on and off defensively (another reason I hate defensive numbers- they show huge fluctuation from year to year). He would be a nice fit on the bench being that he can play third and was being tried at 2B, and can play corner outfield. That way, you dont need to carry Melky, you just have Teahen instead, along with Berroa, Molina, and Swisher on the bench.
Never been a fan of G. Matthews and as for Teahen…I wouldn’t go for it.