Angels have a desirable dilemma: Aybar or Izturis for shortshop?

With the season opener 10 days away, neither Erick Aybar nor Maicer Izturis has emerged as a clear-cut favorite for the shortstop job, and the Angels couldn’t be happier.

Both have looked so sharp this spring that all those questions about how the Angels would replace Gold Glove award-winning veteran Orlando Cabrera, who was traded for pitcher Jon Garland in November, have been replaced by a new one:

How is Manager Mike Scioscia going to pick a starter between these two?

“They’re playing great baseball right now,” Scioscia said. “Nothing has happened that really gives us a better look if one guy is playing over an another, and that’s a great position to be in.

“You don’t want to have this thing solved because one guy isn’t playing well or a guy at another position gets hurt,” forcing you to move Aybar or Izturis to second or third.

Whatever defensive yips Aybar had in the Dominican winter league, where he made 17 errors in 58 games, they have not followed him to Arizona.

Aybar, 24, has displayed excellent range to his left and right, quick feet, soft hands and a strong throwing arm, and the better he plays, the more confident and comfortable he seems.

Wednesday against Oakland, Aybar went behind the second base bag to field Mike Sweeney’s fourth-inning grounder, spun around and threw to first for the out.

In the fifth, Aybar dived to his left to smother Donnie Murphy’s grounder and flipped to second to start a double play. In the sixth, he back-handed Sweeney’s shot to the hole and fired a laser to first.

As an added bonus, the switch-hitter has shown some pop at the plate with three home runs, tying him with Vladimir Guerrero and Torii Hunter for the team lead.

Izturis, 27, has been a little less flashy but every bit as consistent, showing good range, a good arm and an ability to turn the double play.

A valuable utility player for the last four seasons but an everyday shortstop in the minor leagues, Izturis, also a switch-hitter, is considered the better offensive player, and he’s batting .400 with four doubles and a triple this spring.

And his decision to bypass winter ball in Venezuela to focus on a program to strengthen his legs appears to have paid off –Izturis, who spent 13 weeks on the disabled list because of hamstring problems in 2006 and 2007, hasn’t had any injury issues this spring.

Neither Aybar nor Izturis has made an error in exhibition play. Scioscia would prefer a starter emerge, but the way the two are playing, it’s appearing more likely that they will split the job.

“They’ve been unbelievable this spring,” second baseman Howie Kendrick said. “I’ve played with both, and they’re both great defensive players, and they’re swinging the bat well.

“It’s great for the team. It’s going to be interesting to see who the coaches decide on. Either way they go, they know they’re going to have a lot of confidence in either guy.”

mike.digiovanna@latimes.com