Halos pleased with progress at Winter Meetings

On MLB Tonight, Angels' general manager Billy Eppler talks about the Angels chances of contending in the upcoming 2017 seasonNATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- The Angels still haven't made a move at the Winter Meetings. But as the sun went down on Washington, D.C., and the ferris wheel by the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center lit up by the Potomac River on Wednesday night, they were moving closer.

The club is looking for a second baseman, a fourth outfielder and pitching depth and is exploring trades and possible free-agent signings to get those vacancies filled. General manager Billy Eppler said late Wednesday afternoon that the conversations he's been having since his contingent arrived…