Is the Angels’ lineup already set? …

The Angels have made it clear — even though their roster configuration can do it for them — that pitching is priority Nos. 1, 2 and 3 this offseason. It has to be with only Jered Weaver and C.J. Wilson returning from the 2012 rotation and with a bullpen that blew 22 saves this past season.

That’s why the Angels never had a chance with Torii Hunter, even though the veteran outfielder was willing to give them a hometown discount. On Wednesday morning, Hunter signed a two-year, $26 million deal with the Tigers, choosing not to wait on the Angels because they continue to scrounge for pitching (most likely via the free-agent market) and couldn’t offer more than a one-year, $5 million contract to a 37-year-old coming off a career year.

Question is: Are the Angels done with the position-player half of their roster?

It’s still early, and a lot can happen, but at the very least, it looks like they very well can be.

“It’s so early in the offseason that it’s impossible to say, but the reality is we are focused on pitching,” Angels general manager Jerry Dipoto said. “Right now, our primary focus is on pitching and we’re very comfortable with the position-player club that we have.”

Here are the 13 position players I’d have slated to join the active roster if the season started today …

OF: Mike Trout, Peter Bourjos, Mark Trumbo, Vernon Wells, Kole Calhoun
INF: Alberto Callaspo, Erick Aybar, Howie Kendrick, Albert Pujols, Andrew Romine
C: Chris Iannetta, Hank Conger
DH: Kendrys Morales

And as @GBenn823 asked via Twitter, here’s how I would do the lineup …

Trout, LF
Aybar, SS
Pujols, 1B
Morales, DH*
Trumbo, RF
Kendrick, 2B
Callaspo, 3B
Iannetta, C
Bourjos, CF

* Wells can start at DH (or perhaps right field) against a lefty, which were the days Morales sat in 2012. 

The Angels would probably still deal Wells if they can find someone to kick in a little money on the $42 million owed to him the next two years, and they may look to shore other areas up to create more competition in camp. But their attention is turned almost solely to pitching, most notably Zack Greinke.

– Alden