The Los Angeles Angels will have to make an interesting decision on David Murphy's club option for 2016.

Murphy carries a $7 million option and the Angels have long been searching for a left-handed hitter to face right-handers, but they are in a unique financial situation.

The Angels have eight players accounting for nearly $130 million toward next season's $189 million luxury-tax threshold -- Albert Pujols, Jered Weaver, C.J. Wilson, Mike Trout, Huston Street, Erick Aybar, Joe Smith and Josh Hamilton.

"I would love to be here," Murphy said, "but I'm not going to stress about it. I know what's supposed to happen will happen. I have no control over it. All I control is going out there and playing the best that I possibly can."