After signing Aaron Hicks, do Angels still have room for Jo Adell?

Aaron Hicks watches his three-run home run for the Baltimore Orioles in the playoffs against the Texas Rangers on Oct. 8, 2023. The Angels signed veteran outfielder Aaron Hicks to a one-year, $740,000 deal on Monday, giving them some insurance in case of injury to a starter and pushing erstwhile top prospect Jo Adell even further to the margins entering a make-or-break season. General manager Perry Minasian said during a video call Monday that “as currently constructed, we still have room for everyone,” but it’s rare for teams to carry five outfielders on their 26-man roster, so new manager Ron Washington might have to choose between Hicks and Adell for a bench spot. “He’s a switch-hitter who can play all three outfield spots, and he played really well for Baltimore after the move from New York,” Minasian said of Hicks. With the injuries we’ve had in the outfield, we wanted to make sure we have quality depth there.” Barring the signing of a primary designated hitter, the Angels will rotate Trout, who has played only 237 games in the last three seasons, and perennially hobbled third baseman Anthony Rendon, who has played 148 games in three years, through the DH spot, opening up more starts for a reserve outfielder such as Hicks.