Zack Greinke
Will David Freese be back manning the hot corner for the Angels? (USATSI)

The Angels are said to be making some progress to bring back David Freese, a solid third baseman with a penchant for the big hit.

Freese has made sense from the start for them, and the sides have been in touch ever since the team decided not to extend him the $15.8-million qualifying offer.

Freese had 14 home runs, 56 RBI, a .257 batting average and .743 OPS in 2015. He has a career OPS plus of 112.