The Angels came to Spring Training with the hope of answering questions to their rotation. The original projection for a 2020 Angels rotation was roughly… Shohei Ohtani (when he returns healthy) Andrew Heaney Dylan Bundy Julio Teheran Griffin Canning And a sixth starter among the options of Dillion Peters, Matt Andriese, Jaime Barria, Jose Suarez, or Patrick Sandoval Griffin Canning’s …
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 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 …
The Angels 2019′ season saw their pitching staff as a whole log a team ERA of 5.12. That ERA was the third-highest total in club history with only the 1994′ (5.42) and 1996′ (5.86) teams having a higher ERA. However, there was a big difference between the 2019 team and those other teams. This Angels staff had only 1 pitcher …
The Angels rotation has been decimated by tragedy, injuries, and underperformance. The rotation heading in to spring training was expected to feature LHP Andrew Heaney, LHP Tyler Skaggs, RHP Matt Harvey, RHP Trevor Cahill, and the 5th spot featuring either RHP Jaime Barria or RHP Felix Pena. Andrew Heaney ended up missing some time due to an injury and the …
Griffin Canning made his major league debut against the Toronto Blue Jays in front of an announced crowd of 38,797 at Angel Stadium. 300 of those fans were from South Orange County where Canning grew up. Canning played for Santa Margarita High and even played against Joey Gallo’s Las Vegas Bishop Gorman High School team. Joey Gallo was the Texas …
The Halos are rolling the dice on bringing up top prospect Griffin Canning in hopes that he will help stabilize a struggling starting Halos rotation that has rarely had any starters go past five innings to begin 2019. Canning will make his debut against the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday (Ohtani Rookie of the Year Sweatshirt Night) in Anaheim. Trevor …
The Arizona Fall League’s East/West game, a contest that showcases the some of the best prospects across the MLB, took place last week igniting a conversation around which major league team has the most workable prospects going into the offseason. The Angels have just three prospects in MLB Pipeline’s Top 100, but there are a few more names that Angels …
