With the Angels out of the postseason picture, much of September will be about seeing what several youngsters can do for the club, especially in the rotation, while also setting their sights on what they need to do this offseason to get back on track.

There are many questions remaining about what the Halos must to do to get back to the postseason for the first time since 2014, and with that in mind, here’s this week’s Angels Inbox:

The decision whether to exercise Kole Calhoun’s option will be among the first the front office will make this offseason, and will set the tone for what it hopes to accomplish. The Angels have a $14 million club option or a $1 million buyout, but it’s a complicated call based on Calhoun’s performance, his standing in the locker room and the club’s obvious need for pitching.

In a vacuum, bringing back Calhoun makes sense because he’s hit for power this year, setting a career high with 28 homers, and still provides adequate defense in right with his strong arm. And as an eight-year veteran, he’s one of the leaders in the clubhouse. But the Angels do have other options in the outfield, including the underrated Brian Goodwin, who could take over in right in the short term until top prospect Jo Adell is ready to take over at some point in 2020.

Saving the money that would be used on Calhoun and instead spending it on pitching could make more sense for the Angels, but the decision will not be an easy one. And even if they do decide to use that money on arms, they can’t afford to strike out on top pitching targets like they did last offseason.

This is another option, but a much more complicated and an incredibly unlikely one, as Justin Upton has a full no-trade clause as part of the five-year, $106 million extension he signed before the 2018 season. He's still owed $21 million in 2020, $23 million in '21 and $28 million in '22, bringing that total to $72 million over three years. And given that he struggled with injuries and performance this year, that contract would difficult to move even if Upton didn’t have full no-trade rights.

Jose Rojas followed up a solid Spring Training with an impressive season at Triple-A Salt Lake, batting .295/.362/.580 with 31 homers, 39 doubles and 107 RBIs in 125 games. He also has some versatility, seeing action at second, third, first and left field.

But Rojas is not on the 40-man roster and wasn’t among the first wave of callups by the Angels when rosters expanded on Sunday. The Angels’ 40-man roster is full and it doesn’t appear likely that Rojas will join the team this September.

It would’ve been a nice reward for Rojas to get a taste of the Majors, but now the Angels must decide this offseason if he’s worth protecting from the Rule 5 Draft. Rojas was a 36th rounder out of Vanguard University in nearby Costa Mesa in 2016, so if the Angels don’t add him to their 40-man roster, he could get selected by another team.

Given that Rojas is 26 and the Angels do have some infield depth, especially after the emergence of David Fletcher and Tommy La Stella, there’s a chance they leave him exposed to the Rule 5 Draft. If he remains with the organization, he gives them infield depth and an intriguing bat that has seen him hit .293/.350/.503 in 410 Minor League games.

Like Rojas, two-way player Jared Walsh absolutely raked in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League, batting .325/.423/.686 with 36 homers, 30 doubles and 86 RBIs in 98 games at Salt Lake. Walsh, though, is a September callup and is considered more of a prospect than Rojas and is ranked as the club’s No. 22 prospect by MLB Pipeline. Walsh has had trouble carrying that success over to the Majors thus far, however, hitting .237/.275/.289 with two doubles and two RBIs in 15 games with the Halos this season.

Complicating things is that Walsh can only play first base, as the Angels moved him away from the outfield once they started experimenting with him as a pitcher last season. And with Albert Pujols entrenched at first base -- his contract runs through the 2021 season -- it’s tough to find consistent playing time for Walsh. Matt Thaiss also remains in the mix at first base, as it remains unclear if he can stick at third base after seeing time there this season.

Walsh will get some playing time in September, but Justin Bour is also on the roster and the Angels’ only series left against a non-contending team is against the White Sox this weekend, so they figure to play their regular lineup most games. There’s not much more Walsh can do this year, but next season he has to continue to produce at Triple-A and hope that an opportunity opens up at first base.

His ability as a pitcher makes him intriguing, but he also has to continue to develop in that area -- right now the Angels only see him as an option in emergency situations.