Snow Has Been Through This Before

Darin Erstad plays a few triple-A games at first base. Vancouver callup Chris Pritchett starts Friday night’s game against the Minnesota Twins.

J.T. Snow has heard the rumblings--that the Angels are exploring first-base alternatives because they may trade him--and it’s as if he’s back in the spring of 1994, when he came so close to being sent to the New York Mets he could practically hear the planes buzzing over Shea Stadium.

“I’ve been through all this before, and it does no good to worry about it,” said Snow, who has underachieved this season (.254, 15 homers, 62 RBIs) after a superb 1995 (.289, 24 homers, 102 RBIs). “I stopped trying to figure these things out years ago. You’ll just drive yourself crazy.”

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The Angels claimed utility infielder Robert Eenhoorn (Yankees) and left-handed reliever Darrell May (Pirates) off waivers, and the two will join the team today. To make room on the 40-man roster, pitcher Mark Langston (strained right knee) was transferred from the 15-day to 60-day disabled list, and reliever Mark Holzemer, who spent nine years in the Angel organization, was designated for assignment. . . . The Twins will honor retired outfielder Kirby Puckett in a pregame ceremony tonight.