Arbitration-eligible players to shape Halos’ 2015 payroll

The Angels opened last season with a franchise-record $154.5 million payroll. If they don’t make another change to their Major League roster this offseason — a likely scenario at this point — they project to open 2015 with a payroll of roughly $145 million, down from last year but still the third largest in club history. This month will have a major say in that exact total, as the Angels aim to come to terms with eight arbitration-eligible players.