"Matt Holliday is not coming. Jason Bay might be coming. John Lackey and Chone Figgins are not coming back -- not together, anyway.

Those were the highlights of the state of the Angels address delivered by owner Arte Moreno on Thursday, after baseball's owners concluded their meetings here.

The free-agent shopping season opens today, with owners citing an uncertain economic forecast in suggesting players might linger on the market well into the winter. Yet Moreno left one thing absolutely certain: The Angels have no interest in outfielder Matt Holliday, perhaps the best position player available in free agency.

"He is not going to be an Angel," Moreno said. "We are not looking at Holliday at all."

Moreno did not elaborate, but he did say the Angels would look into signing outfielder Jason Bay, in part because of his "great bat and great makeup."

The same qualities could be attributed to Holliday, but he is represented by Scott Boras and Bay is not. After Moreno tried to retain first baseman Mark Teixeira last winter, the negotiations with Boras left the owner displeased with the agent, according to sources within the organization who were not authorized to discuss the issue publicly.

Moreno identified a power bat, a starting pitcher and a reliever as the Angels' primary off-season needs."