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Ken Rosenthal Names 1 Team In Play ‘For A Number Of Free Agents’
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The Los Angeles Angels missed the postseason for a 10th straight season after finishing with a record of 63-99 and last in the American League West.
Since 2009, the Angels have made one postseason appearance, which resulted in them being swept in the American League Division Series.
The tough stretch comes despite having one of the best players in MLB on their roster, Mike Trout, although his injury issues have been a bit of a problem.
It appears the Angels are trying to be aggressive this offseason as they have acquired a few notable players including pitcher Yusei Kikuchi, outfielder Jorge Soler and catcher Travis d’Arnaud.
MLB insider Ken Rosenthal recently revealed what he expects from the Angels for the rest of the offseason.
Rosenthal appears to believe that the Angels are committed to trying to get the team back to a competitive level in 2025.
While some people think the Angels should have taken a step back and started a rebuild, it doesn’t appear that is the route they want to take.
Rosenthal said he expects the Angels to make some moves with the weeks remaining in the offseason, and they will likely need more help if they want to compete for an AL West title.
The Angels haven’t won the division since 2014, which was the last year they made a postseason appearance.
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Analyst Says 1 Rumored Pete Alonso Destination ‘Doesn’t Make Sense’
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The Los Angeles Angels took last place in the American League West after finishing with a record of 63-99 and missing the postseason.
After missing the playoffs again, the Angels have failed the make the postseason for ten straight seasons as the struggles of the team continued in 2024.
The Angles have made a few moves this offseason including signing left-handed pitcher Yusei Kikuchi, trading for outfielder Jorge Soler and signing catcher Travis d’Arnaud.
Reports have indicated that the Angels may be interested in pursuing free agent first baseman Pete Alonso, but MLB Analyst Kevin Frandsen doesn’t believe the move would make sense.
The #Angels are reportedly considering Pete Alonso.@KevinFrandsen is skeptical about the fit between the two sides.#RepTheHalo
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— MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM (@MLBNetworkRadio) January 4, 2025
Frandsen mentions that when the team is built around Nolan Schanuel, Mike Trout, and Jorge Soler, the addition of Alonso just wouldn’t make sense.
Schanuel plays first base for the Angels and came into the league in 2023.
In 2024, Schanuel played 147 games for the Angels where he batted .250 with 13 home runs, 54 RBIs, and a .706 OPS.
With Schanuel only 22 years old and Alonso 30 years old and wanting to sign a large contract this offseason, Frandsen doesn’t believe it would make sense for the team.
In 2024 with the Mets, Alonso played in 162 games where he batted .240 with 34 home runs, 88 RBIs, and a .788 OPS.
The Angels appear to have their first baseman of the future, and it will be interesting to see how hard they pursue Alonso this offseason.
Although injuries have been an issue for the Angels in recent years, their lineup on paper could make them a team to watch in 2025.
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Angels Are Reportedly Doing Their Homework On One MLB Free Agent
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The Los Angeles Angels have not fared well in recent years and in 2024 they finished last in the American League West with a record of 63-99.
After missing the playoffs for a 10th straight season, the Angels need to add some talent if they want to be competitive in 2025.
The Angels have made a few acquisitions this offseason, including starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi, outfielder Jorge Soler and catcher Travis d’Arnaud.
Though these players could be helpful, they don’t have the talent to turn around an organization, but the Angels could be interested in a bigger-name free agent who is still available.
The @Angels are reportedly doing their homework on Pete Alonso – would he be a good fit?
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— Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) January 3, 2025
The 30-year-old first baseman debuted with the New York Mets in 2019 and has played all six seasons of his MLB career with the organization.
While most people believe Alonso will end up re-signing with the Mets, the Angels reportedly are at least giving him a look and could potentially pursue him.
Alonso is known for his home run power but is also a leader in the clubhouse and could form a powerful 1-2 punch with a healthy Mike Trout.
In 2024, Alonso played in all 162 games and batted .240 with 34 home runs, 88 RBIs and a .788 OPS.
The Angels haven’t won a division title since 2014, and they will need to add some pieces if they want to seriously compete for the AL West crown in 2025.
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Analyst Believes 1 MLB Team Will Stay Aggressive This Offseason
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The Los Angeles Angels have been one of the worst teams in Major League Baseball over the past few years as they haven’t made the playoffs since 2014.
Last season was no different as they finished with a 63-99 record, which left them in last place in the AL West.
The Angels appear to be trying to turn the tide thus far in the offseason as they already have made plenty of moves.
MLB analyst Sam Blum revealed his thoughts on how the Angels will approach the rest of the offseason.
The Angels have made more moves so far this offseason than any other MLB team.
Some free agent signings include Kyle Hendricks, Travis d’Arnaud and Kevin Newman, and they traded for Jorge Soler and Scott Kingery.
Those frequent moves continued as the biggest free agent to date, pitcher Yusei Kikuchi, signed a three-year deal worth $63 million.
Blum said he believes the Angels will remain active, but he thinks it will include trades more so than signing free agents.
Some players he mentioned they would be willing to deal include Tyler Anderson, Taylor Ward and Luis Rengifo.
Blum also said the Angels would be willing to deal some of their top prospects but would need a big name in return, such as Garrett Crochet or Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
The Angels have won one World Series title in franchise history, and they will need to make some more major acquisitions if they want to contend in 2025.
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Former MLB GM Really Likes What 1 Team Has Done So Far In Offseason
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The Los Angeles Angels finished the 2024 season with a record of 63 wins and 99 losses which resulted in them missing the playoffs for the tenth straight season.
With their last American League West title and playoff appearance coming back in 2014, the Angels have struggled for the past decade.
Losing Shohei Ohtani to the Los Angeles Dodgers and Mike Trout battling injuries hasn’t helped the Angels, but they are already making moves this offseason.
Former MLB General Manager Steve Phillips revealed his thoughts on the Angels signing catcher Travis d’Arnaud.
“I really like what they’ve done so far,” Phillips said.
D’Arnaud signed a two-year deal worth $12 million with the Angels as he comes over from the Atlanta Braves.
In 2024, d’Arnaud played 99 games where he batted .238 with 15 home runs, 48 RBIs, and a .739 OPS.
Phillips points out that d’Arnaud was a part of a tandem at catcher in Atlanta along with Sean Murphy.
Now that he is a part of the Angels organization, d’Arnaud could potentially be involved in another catcher tandem with Logan O’Hoppe.
Phillips likes the leadership qualities that d’Arnaud possesses and points out his ability to come up with the big hit when his team needs it the most.
D’Arnaud is a 12-year veteran of the league and will give the Angels a seasoned catcher while also allowing them to use him as the DH to keep his bat in the lineup on days O’Hoppe catches.
The Angels have had a good start to the offseason, and it will be interesting to see if they make more moves as the offseason continues.
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1 Key Player Could Miss Start Of Season For Angels
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The Los Angeles Angels missed the postseason for a 10th straight season in 2024 after finishing with a record of 63-99.
Recent history hasn’t been kind to the Angels as they haven’t made the playoffs or won the AL West since 2014.
With the loss of superstar Shohei Ohtani, and superstar Mike Trout dealing with a variety of injuries, the Angels need their young guys to step up.
One Angels player who has done just that is Zach Neto, although the team received some tough news regarding the shortstop’s status for the start of the 2025 season.
“Zach Neto had shoulder surgery this week. He tried to rehab but still felt some issues. Perry Minasian said he might miss the start of the season. Didn’t specify beyond that,” Jeff Fletcher of SoCal News Group wrote on X.
Neto is 23 years old and played his second season with the Angels in 2024.
In his first season as a full-time starter, Neto batted .249 with 23 home runs, 77 RBIs and a .761 OPS in 155 games played.
The Angels have not had a winning record since 2015, and they have regularly been out of playoff contention early in seasons.
Neto was one of the few bright spots for the Angels in 2024, and they hope he will be ready shortly after next season gets underway.
The Angels have won one World Series title in franchise history, back in 2002 when they were known as the Anaheim Angels.
It will be interesting to see if the Angels are aggressive in free agency this offseason in an attempt to get their roster back to a more competitive level.
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Insider Calls Mike Trout’s Season-Ending Injury ‘Bad For Everybody’
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On April 30, the Los Angeles Angels placed star outfielder and three-time AL MVP Mike Trout on the 10-day injured list with a left knee meniscus tear.
He had surgery and was expected back at some point later in the season.
Unfortunately, just when he was closing in on a return, Angels general manager Perry Minasian announced Trout would miss the rest of the season with the injury after suffering a few setbacks along the way.
Executives, managers, coaches, fellow players and, of course, fans, have all expressed their disappointment after hearing the news.
The generational talent has been showered with support but is devastated by the news.
As analysts discussed on “MLB Now,” no one benefits from Trout being out for the season.
No one.
“It’s bad for everybody,” insider Jon Heyman said.
Heyman added that it’s especially bad for Angels fans, who lost Shohei Ohtani to the Los Angeles Dodgers in free agency before the start of the campaign, and now Trout to injury again.
Over the past five full MLB seasons, Trout has finished on the active roster once, in 2022.
He has been limited to 266 out of a possible 648 games over the past four years due to multiple injuries.
The Angels hope the 11-time All-Star can be ready to return for a full spring training in 2025, but this is devastating news for everyone who follows the team. In addition, as Heyman said, he has six years and more than $200 million remaining on his contract.
Now, fans again won’t be able to watch arguably the best player of his generation until next season.
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Angels Place Potential Trade Piece On Injured List
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The Los Angeles Angels are one of the worst teams in the American League, and, as a result, they are expected to be sellers with the trade deadline approaching at the end of the month.
One of the players they could flip to get a nice package of prospects in return is infielder Luis Rengifo, who is having the season of his life with a .315 batting average, 36 runs scored and 22 stolen bases.
Rengifo, however, has landed on the injured list with a wrist injury.
“A wrist injury interrupts Luis Rengifo’s career year,” Talkin’ Baseball tweeted.
Rengifo suffered the injury on Wednesday against the Oakland Athletics. He fouled a ball off his right arm near his wrist and had to leave the game.
The Angels sent him for X-rays, which didn’t show any fractures, but an MRI showed inflammation in the area, and the team placed him on the 10-day IL. There is still no word on how long he actually will be out, but the injury comes at the worst possible time with the trade deadline quickly approaching.
Even if he is recovering, teams should be lining up for Rengifo’s services, as he is not expected to be sidelined for too long.
He has some pop (12 doubles, six homers this season) and can play multiple infield and outfield positions, making him a versatile piece for any contender.
It doesn’t make sense for the Angels to keep him, as he is relatively close to free agency and they aren’t expected to contend in 2024, or in 2025, for that matter.
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The Angels Recently Held A Notable Team Meeting
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The Los Angeles Angels are one of the worst teams in baseball.
By record (26-41), the Angels are better than just five squads in the whole league.
If this were an isolated event, fans wouldn’t be so worried.
However, the team hasn’t made the postseason since 2014.
Since that year, they have had some star-level players, including the Mike Trout – Shohei Ohtani pairing from 2018 to 2023.
The organization is flawed from top to bottom and it has been proven time and time again.
After their mediocre play this season, manager Ron Washington said that there was a team meeting on Wednesday to clear up some stuff related to the squad.
“Angels manager Ron Washington said they held a team meeting today to go over things they’ve been seeing recently and to bring some accountability. He said four players spoke and he also gave a brief speech,” team insider Rhett Bollinger tweeted.
Accountability is a must in every aspect of life, not just professional sports.
In that sense, the exercise should start at the top, from the ownership to the front office, to the coaching staff and then the players.
However, since there is a lack of accountability at the top, there haven’t been any advances for almost a decade.
Players hold part of the blame, yes, because they are the ones on the field.
There are people who put them there, though.
They also have to own up to their failures and come up with better strategies to show improvement.
So far, the Angels look like non-contenders and nobody knows when they will be really competitive again.
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The Angels Are Dealing With A Familiar Problem
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Do you remember when the Los Angeles Angels were actually off to a decent start in the first couple of weeks of the season?
Well, that wasn’t going to last, not with their current roster, without Shohei Ohtani, and now with an injured Mike Trout.
At the moment, they are fourth in the AL West with a mediocre 11-19 record.
Even the 14-17 Oakland Athletics have been better than them, and it’s only a matter of time before the 10-19 Houston Astros surpass the Angels in the standings.
The problems are the same as always: Ohtani is gone, they were overly dependent on Trout, and the pitching is just not good enough.
Oh, and they are the same dysfunctional franchise they have been since Arte Moreno took over as the owner.
In other words, nothing has changed for the Angels.
The bullpen has been particularly atrocious.
“The Angels bullpen currently has the highest ERA (5.61) in the Majors,” MLB writer and researcher Brent Maguire tweeted.
It’s impossible to go anywhere with a bullpen that is allowing a 5.61 ERA.
No lead would be safe under those circumstances, and no game can be kept close.
It’s simply unfathomable.
The Angels’ pitching staff as a whole has a 5.08 ERA as of Wednesday afternoon.
Only the Colorado Rockies, at 6.05, have been worse.
For starters, their closer Carlos Estevez has a 6.23 ERA.
In fact, the Angels have multiple relievers (and starters, for that matter) with an ERA over 6.00.
With that being the case, and seeing how they will be without Trout for at least more than a month, there are many losses in the Angels’ short-term future.
The long-term outlook is actually not much better.
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Mike Trout Announces Position Change With Angels
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The Los Angeles Angels quietly had a nice little offseason for themselves by bringing in Jorge Soler, Kyle Hendricks, Yoan Moncada, Travis d’Arnaud, and Kenley Jansen, and there is reason for excitement in SoCal for the first time in a while, even though Anthony Rendon is already on the 60-Day IL again.
As nice as the offseason has been, none of it matters unless future Hall-of-Famer Mike Trout can stay healthy, and he recently announced a position change that should help him do just that.
MLB Network shared a clip of Trout doing some press prior to Monday’s Spring Training work.
Trout announced that he will be moving to right field full-time this season, saying, “I like it. We’ll try it out. See where it goes. I just want to be on the field…I’m with it.”
Trout added that he’ll talk to former teammate and current Special Assistant to the General Manager Torii Hunter when he gets to camp since he made the same change to accommodate Trout playing center field back in the day.
Trout hasn’t played in more than 140 games in a season since 2016 and hasn’t played more than 82 games in four of the last five years, so keeping his bat in the lineup is the No. 1 priority for the Angels this season.
It’s a shame how much of Trout baseball fans have been robbed of due to injuries in recent years, but he says he is healthy and feeling good in camp, so hopefully playing right field with some designated hitter mixed in can help him play his first full season in a long time.
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