No extension talks for Calhoun, Richards

ANAHEIM — With each day that passes, Kole Calhoun and Garrett Richards get a little bit more expensive for the Angels.

Calhoun, a Gold Glove Award-winning right fielder, will be arbitration-eligible for the second of four times this coming winter. Richards, who has established himself as one of the game’s premier starting pitchers, is three seasons away from free agency.

This is usually around the time teams and players begin negotiating contract extensions, capitalizing on the perfect balance between future uncertainty for the player and a comfortable track record for the organization. The Angels aren’t there with Calhoun and Richards just yet, partly because their new general manager, Billy Eppler, is still familiarizing himself with the group.

“We’re just in that period where I think everybody is just feeling everybody out, in general,” Eppler said. “We’re getting to know our player personnel, getting to know our coaching personnel, them getting to know me, and just letting time take …

continue reading in source mlb.mlb.com