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 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 2019 season saw the Angels deploy the Opener quite a bit after the Opener had been used a handful of times in 2018. The Opener was often used for RHP Felix Pena’s starts and for a handful of LHP José Suarez’s starts. So, how did the Openers perform? Openers RHP Cam Bedrosian 1 Inning Pitched 1 Walk 2 Strikeouts …

With the Angels now a whopping 13.5 games out of a playoff spot, the focus is now on 2020. Griffin Canning has already been shut down for the season and the Angels are ranked #12 in the 2020 draft order. We’ll look at which Angels minor leaguers could play a big role in 2020. We’ll also look at who will …