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 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 Los Angeles Angels have signed 2019 World Series Champion 3rd Baseman Anthony Rendon to a 7-year deal worth $245M along with a no-trade clause. After missing out on top free-agent Starting Pitchers RHP Gerrit Cole (Yankees), RHP Stephen Strasburg (Nationals), and RHP Zack Wheeler(Phillies), the Angels went after the top position player on the free-agent market. Rendon is coming …
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 …
At 5’10” and 165 lbs., 21- year old Venezuelan Luis Rengifo has had a topsy turvy professional career the last two seasons. His career started when he was signed out of Venezuela by the Seattle Mariners in 2014 when he was just 16 years old. In August 2017, the Mariners traded him. The M’s acquired pitcher Ryan Garton and catcher …
