Escobar, 33, is coming off a solid offensive season in which he batted .314/.375/.415 with nine homers and 56 RBIs in 139 games, while spending all of his time at third base. He is owed $7 million in 2016 and has a club option for another $7 million in '17.
Prior to that, Escobar was a shortstop -- most notably with the Braves -- but he can also play second base. The Angels have Johnny Giavotella at second and prospects Kaleb Cowart and Kyle Kubitza for third.
Gott, 23, throws an upper 90s fastball and posted a 3.