Bolick Appears to Have Made Team

He has had 16 mailing addresses during an 11-year career but it appears that utility player Frank Bolick will call Anaheim home this season.

Bolick, who has played in only 118 big league games, with Milwaukee in 1988 and Montreal in 1993, was first thought to have little chance of making the Angels. But the switch-hitter who can play third base, first and the outfield has a .320 batting average and has played solid defense.

“In my opinion, he’s made this team,” Manager Terry Collins said after the Angels’ 5-3 exhibition loss to the San Francisco Giants in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Monday. “Unless something dramatic happens in the next six days to knock him out of the mix, he’s in there.”

Bolick, 31, can provide left-handed power off the bench, but he also has some pop from the right side, as he showed when he homered in the fifth inning.

It also appears that infielder Robert Eenhoorn has locked up a bench spot and will back up second baseman Norberto Martin and shortstop Gary DiSarcina. Collins is still pondering whether to carry Eric Helfand as a third catcher behind Matt Walbeck and Phil Nevin.

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The Angels are expected to announce today that they have sold reliever Darrell May to the Hanshin Tigers of Japan’s Central League. The left-hander had a 5.40 ERA in 10 spring innings but was not expected to make the team. . . . Reliever Geoff Edsell, who had a 2.25 ERA in six Cactus League games, was optioned to triple-A Vancouver. . . . Ken Hill, the team’s most impressive starting pitcher this spring, gave up two runs on eight hits in seven innings, walking two and striking out one. Reliever Rich DeLucia gave up his first run in 11 2/3 spring innings, a game-tying homer to Barry Bonds in the eighth. The Giants scored the winning runs when Walbeck misplayed Brian Johnson’s popup in front of the plate in the eighth.