A few observations from a day spent in Angels territory ... TEMPE, Ariz. ? With all the questions he's already fielded and hundreds more to come, Chris Iannetta might be justified in asking the Los Angeles Angels for a raise. Though Albert Pujols and C.J. Wilson signed the high-profile deals for big dollars last winter, it was the new Halos catcher who was doing the most media work on Monday morning. Iannetta, who was acquired from Colorado in a trade at the end of November, welcomed wave after wave of reporters and never once did he turn anyone away. Some of the questions Iannetta fielded were undoubtedly about his own quest to provide an offensive presence in the Angels. But many more were about the pitching staff he's lucky enough to inherit. Over the course of the season, he'll serve as a backstop for Jered Weaver, Dan Haren, C.J. Wilson and Ervin Santana, who arguably form the top rotation in the AL.
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