The Los Angeles Angels have quite a few players that could achieve some milestones in their careers in 2020. The milestones listed may not all be big numbers, but they are definitely a significant achievement to the player and their families. 1B Albert Pujols Albert Pujols, has had quite the career and has hit 656 career Home Runs and if …
The American League West has had quite the off-season as far as signings/trades and we are not evening talking about the sign-stealing scandal involving the Astros. Now that Spring Training has begun it would be a great time to look at the additions and subtractions each team in the AL West has had. Not every minor league deal has been …
The Angels held their first full-squad workouts this week and that means Spring Training has arrived. The Angels play their first 2 games this Saturday as they have a split-squad against the Chicago White Sox and Kansas Royals. Now is a good time to look at the two most intriguing battles to look for this Spring. The first battle is …
The Angels have announced 19 players have been invited to Spring Training. The players include 8 Pitchers, 5 Catchers, 3 Infielders, and 3 Outfielders. Starting Pitchers RHP Matt Ball Ball is a 25-year-old right-handed pitcher, who has both started and pitched out in relief. He had a solid year in Double-A as a Starter and struggled in Triple-A as a …
The Angels and Dodgers were not able to come to an agreement on a deal after the Dodgers had problems with their other trades with the Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox. The Angels have acquired 1x All-Star Outfielder Joc Pederson, RHP Ross Stripling and a minor leaguer from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Infielder Luis Rengifo and …
The Angels’ bullpen has some really good arms, and to some, is an underrated bullpen. The bullpen held up quite nicely to begin the season in 2019′, but later ended up being taxed due to the starting pitchers not being effective and injuries. Let’s take a look at who will be returning to the bullpen. Bullpen Options Luke Bard Bard …
The Angels have acquired RHP Matt Andriese from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for minor league RHP Jeremy Beasley. Matt Andriese, is a 30-year old pitcher who was drafted in the 3rd round of the 2011′ draft out of the University of California, Riverside by the San Diego Padres. Andriese has appeared in 5 seasons in the big leagues while …
The Los Angeles Angels have avoided arbitration with 8 of the 9 players that were arbitration-eligible for the 2020 season. The players that they avoided arbitration with are pitchers Andrew Heaney, Cam Bedrosian, Dylan Bundy, Hansel Robles, Keynan Middleton, Noe Ramirez and hitters Max Stassi and Tommy La Stella. LHP Andrew Heaney and the Angels settled at $4.3MM. Andrew Heaney …
The Angels have signed left-handed hitting Catcher Jason Castro to a 1-year deal worth $6.85M. Jason Castro was a 1st round draft pick by the Houston Astros in the 2008 amateur draft out of Stanford University. Castro has played in 9 seasons in the majors, while playing for the Houston Astros (2010, 2012-2016) and the Minnesota Twins (2016-2019). He is …
The Angels have signed RHP Julio Teheran to a 1-year deal worth $9M. Teheran, 28, is coming off a season in which he went 10-11 with a 3.81 ERA in 33 games across 174.2 innings with 162 Strikeouts. He has pitched in 9 seasons in the big leagues and all have come with the Atlanta Braves. The Braves signed Teheran …
