The Angels came into 2024 hoping to compete, despite losing Shohei Ohtani to free agency, but it’s not going well so far. It’s usually unwise to pour dirt on a club’s grave so early in the season, but the odds were against them even before the 2024 campaign started. They have piled up a few losses while Mike Trout is once again facing a significant absence, narrowing whatever contention window they had.
The Playoff Odds at FanGraphs gave them a 16.9% chance of making the playoffs prior to any games being played. Now that the club is 11-20 and Trout is set to miss weeks due to surgery to repair a torn meniscus, those odds have slimmed. As of this morning, their chances of cracking the postseason are down to 2.6%. The PECOTA Standings at Baseball Prospectus are even more pessimistic, giving the Halos just a 0.3% shot.
Barring a miracle in the next few months, they are going to be deadline sellers in the months to come. There could be some speculation about Trout being available, but that’s a complicated situation. He has full no-trade protection and has said he wants to stay in Anaheim. Even if he changes his mind and wants out, facilitating a deal won’t be easy. Despite his immense talents, he actually has negative trade value right now. He is about to turn 33 years old, is making $35.45MM annually through 2030 and has frequently been injured in recent years.
The Angels would be in a tough spot, as they would likely want some notable prospect return in trading a face-of-the-franchise player like Trout, but they would have to swallow a significant portion of the deal to make that happen. On top of that, Trout’s no-trade clause means they would have to factor in his preferences, perhaps narrowing their options and reducing their leverage. Given how convoluted the factors are, a Trout trade isn’t likely to come together hastily, especially since he’s currently hurt.
On top of Trout, there are others who aren’t likely to be moved. Anthony Rendon has a massive salary and hasn’t been healthy in years. Robert Stephenson recently underwent Tommy John surgery and is out until the middle of next year, at least. Players like Logan O’Hoppe, Zach Neto and Nolan Schanuel are still in their pre-arbitration years, giving the club little reason to move them.
But that still leaves them with quite a few options that could hold appeal around the league:
Rengifo is currently hitting .326/.376/.465 this year for a 142 wRC+. That’s at least partly a mirage because he won’t be able to sustain a .377 batting average on balls in play all season. But even with a bit of regression, he’d be on track for his third straight year of above-average offense. He hit a combined .264/.315/.436 over 2022 and 2023, with a 103 wRC+ in the first of those two seasons and a 114 wRC+ last year.
Defensively, Rengifo can play all over the diamond. He has spent time at the three infield positions to the left of first base, as well as all three outfield slots. He’s not considered especially strong at any one spot, but the ability to move around will help him fit in with other clubs. The fact that he’s a switch-hitter gives him extra versatility.
Financially, Rengifo is making just $4.4MM this year and can be controlled via arbitration for next year as well. Even if a club has financial concerns due to the competitive balance tax or lack of TV revenue, he won’t break the bank.
Estévez is out to a rough start this year with a 6.23 ERA, but the numbers are good just about everywhere else. He is striking out 29.4% of batters faced on the year and hasn’t yet issued a walk. The runs are scoring at least partially due to a tiny strand rate of 48.4%. His 3.83 FIP and 2.70 SIERA point to him being the same lockdown reliever he has been in previous years.
The righty has a 4.51 career ERA but spent his entire career in Colorado until last year. He secured a two-year, $13.5MM deal with the Angels going into 2023. His first season in Anaheim saw him rack up 31 saves while punching out 27.8% of opponents, though walking 11% of them. He should be one of the better rental relievers available this summer. He’s making a salary of $6.75MM this year.
Anderson’s up-and-down career is in a bit of an upswing right now, at least in terms of results. Through six starts this year, he has a 2.23 earned run average. But with a .194 BABIP and 90.9% strand rate, he likely won’t be able to keep that up. His 4.76 FIP and 4.80 SIERA suggest regression is coming, as his 18.5% strikeout rate and 10.3% walk rate are both subpar.
The lefty secured a three-year, $39MM deal with the Halos going into 2023. He had a 4.62 ERA through 2021 but then posted a 2.57 ERA with the Dodgers in 2022. That led to his deal with the Angels, but he regressed immediately with a 5.43 ERA last year. Though his results will likely dip a bit as the year goes on, pitching is always in demand at the deadline and the Angels could be able to eat some of his salary to get a deal done. His contract pays him $13MM annually and runs through the end of 2025.
Health has been the big question mark for Canning, but he showed positive development in that department last year. He missed the 2022 season entirely but then appeared in 24 games in 2023 — 22 of them starts — while logging 127 innings. All of those figures were career-highs. Beyond the quantity, the quality was also encouraging. He had a 4.32 ERA on the year with a 25.9% strikeout rate and 6.7% walk rate.
Unfortunately, things have backed up in 2024. Through six starts, he has struck out just 15.9% of opponents while walking 9.1%, leading to a 7.45 ERA. A 56.1% strand rate isn’t helping him, but even his 5.48 FIP and 4.96 SIERA aren’t amazing. He’ll have to get things back on track in the months to come but would have some appeal if he did. Because of the missed injury time, he’s making a modest $2.6MM salary this year and has one more arbitration season remaining in 2025.
Sandoval’s ERA is up at 5.91 this year, but the numbers under the hood are more encouraging. His 10.8% walk rate is a bit high, but he’s striking out 25.7% of batters faced and getting grounders on 47.3% of balls in play. Were it not for a .396 BABIP and 57.5% strand rate, he’d be in better shape, which is why he has a 3.17 FIP and 3.83 SIERA.
He’s a bit less of an obvious trade candidate since he’s controlled through 2026. He’s making $5.025MM this year and will have two more arb seasons before he’s slated for free agency. The Halos could hold him if they think they can compete again in that window, but his trade value will only decline going forward as his control window shrinks and his salary keeps rising.
Ward is in the same service bucket as Sandoval, meaning he has two years of control beyond this one. He’s had a bit of a stop-and-go career due to injuries but is often in good form when healthy. He already has seven home runs this year and is slashing .278/.313/.492 with a 126 wRC+. Going back to the start of 2021, he’s hit .267/.343/.453 for a 122 wRC+.
Similar to Sandoval, the Halos don’t have to move Ward, but there’s an argument for it. He’s making $4.8MM this year and will be in line for a healthy raise if he keeps hitting homers. Since his health has been so mercurial, they might be tempted to strike while the iron is hot, cashing him in for younger players if he stays healthy through July.
Moore is continuing to enjoy a nice second act to his career after moving from the rotation to the bullpen. Since the start of 2022, he’s made 125 appearances with a 2.35 ERA, 26.9% strikeout rate, 9.8% walk rate and 40% ground ball rate.
His strikeout rate has dipped to 21.3% this year, but in a small sample of 12 appearances. His 3.97 ERA is more passable than it is exciting and he’s making $9MM on the year. But every contender is looking for bullpen upgrades at the deadline and Moore will have suitors, especially since he’s left-handed.
Drury parlayed a 28-homer breakout in 2022 into a two-year, $17MM deal to suit up for the team he grew up cheering for. The first season went well, as he launched another 26 home runs last year while bouncing between multiple positions, but he’s out to a dreadful start here in 2024. He has battled some hamstring tightness and migraines while hitting just .176/.245/.235.
Those nagging injuries are surely playing a part in his struggles, as is a .209 BABIP. He could be due for a turnaround if his health and batted-ball fortune both improve. If that comes to pass, he could fit on multiple clubs around the league. He has played all four infield positions and the outfield corners in his career, so various teams could find a way to squeeze him in.
Somewhat similar to Estévez, García is allowing more runs than he seemingly deserves. He has struck out 28.3% of opponents this year while walking just 5.7% and keeping 54.3% of balls in play on the ground, leading to a 2.52 FIP and 2.38 SIERA. But a strand rate of just 39.7% has helped push some runners across the plate, leading to a 5.54 ERA.
He’s a 37-year-old veteran and won’t fetch a huge return, but each contender needs bullpen help. He’s making just $4.25MM on a one-year deal and has a decent track record. Since the start of 2021, he has a 3.77 ERA, 23.8% strikeout rate, 7.3% walk rate and 55% ground ball rate.
Cimber had a pretty solid run in 2021 and 2022, pitching over 70 innings in each of those seasons with a combined ERA of 2.53. He only struck out 18.8% of batters faced in that time, but he only walked 5% of them while his submarine delivery helped him produce a 47.9% ground ball rate and lots of weak contact.
He was hurt for a lot of 2023 and his ERA shot up to 7.40 when he was on the mound. The Angels took a shot on a bounceback which has mostly gone well so far, as Cimber has a 3.14 ERA this year. His 11.1% walk rate is uncharacteristically high, as he’s never finished a season above 7.8% in that department. If he can shake off the rust and rein in his control, perhaps he’ll be back in 2021-22 form in the months to come. He’s making just $1.65MM this year and could fit in the budget of any club.
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The Angels could also push further, depending on what their long-term plans are. Reid Detmers and Jo Adell haven’t yet reached arbitration yet, but they will this coming winter. Adell has struggled so much over the years but is in good form so far this year, which may tempt the Angels to listen to offers on him now in case he turns into a pumpkin. He’s slashing .290/.338/.565 for a 152 wRC+, with his 26.5% strikeout rate a big improvement compared to previous years.
Parting with Detmers could be painful since he seems to be breaking out this year. He has a 3.12 ERA, 26.6% strikeout rate, 7.2% walk rate and 44% ground ball rate. With three more years of control beyond this one, there’s no rush to move him. But if the club is planning a significant rebuild, those years might be wasted in Anaheim. If they decide to pull the trigger, he would fetch a haul.
Trading Adell at this point would be a head scratcher.
I think the concern would be a repeat of Vladdy Jr. What if this is the only impactful season Adell has while under Angels control. This might be the only window to trade him for some sort of value.
On the other hand, if this is the start of a long stretch of excellence, they’d be fools to trade him.
The sensible/cautious approach would be to hold and hope for the best. (and maybe give the Jays a call and find out what techniques/teachings/instructors they’re using with Vlad and keep Jo as far away from that as possible)
I think those thoughts are exactly what could limit the potential return for him as well. You waited this long, your fans watched him develop from the start, let the kid play and give them someone to root for. Of course, that’s just the emotional argument.
All he needed was some coaching. When he was first called up the team was going nowhere. Everyone was swinging for fenses. Brandon Marsh was same but as soon as he was traded to Philies he started hitting and cut k’s. Adell is finally getting proper coaching and he is hitting. As long as he has someone constantly reminding him that homeruns are byproduct of swing to contact he will be good.
I saw a game where Adell hit a homer, then played a ground ball in RF like a little leaguer. Oh, well. It was just one game.
Over the years I’ve seen that dude have some absolutely horrendous, overmatched at bats. I really had absolutely zero confidence in him. Great to see his talent shining through.
The Angels core needs to be Ohoppe, Neto, Detmers, and Adell. All else are trade bait.
I love Trout, but much like Mickey Mantle, his muscle mass is more short term football than long term baseball. His body will continue to break down.
And I think he’s too smart to approve a trade. The only teams that could afford him (and where he’d want to go) are like the Yankees and Phillies. Either franchise would need to trade good prospects, so the first time he’d get injured, they’d roast him in the media. I think he knows that. Stanton is a poster boy for this (also a big body).
The Halos need to release Rendon, trade what they can, focus on their core, and hope for anything from Trout.
Why release Rendon while he contributes when healthy? His contract is a sunk cost at this time and he plays hard when healthy. No use cutting him.
I understand that logic, but it’s a mindset of trimming the fat. Trust me that nobody in that organization is a fan of Rendon and his antics. The Angels are better off with an open roster spot. It’s not like he’s tearing the cover off the ball. He’s average at best. Cut bait and focus on the future (for once).
Good points. Great article here on this. The other side of the coin is what appears to be lack of a strategic plan, poor player development and an almost impossible record of a bottom-5 ranked farm system for over 15 years.
That is why NOT trading Ohtani last year and getting some pieces back, in hindsight, looks really bad.
Correct. The lack of self awareness at last year’s trade deadline is mind boggling.
According to Bob Nightengale:
“The Tampa Bay Rays were among the teams who were aggressively seeking Shohei Ohtani at the trade deadline, and were willing to offer three of their top 10 prospects, including top prospect Junior Caminero.”
We can only speculate who the other two might have been, but surely they would have been helpful for a depleted Angels farm system:
mlb.com/prospects/2023/rays/
Additionally, the misguided trade for Giolito cost them dearly.
Traded 20 yr catcher Edgar Quero, currently slugging .507 at AA.
Traded lefthanded starting pitcher Ky Bush, currently with a 1.27 ERA at AA,
Not good judgement at all.
Yep. And that is why Arte Moreno will go down as one of the worst owners in sports. He drove this organization into the ground by cost cutting and hiring his non-baseball college buddies.
The Angels can easily pull 3M fans a year and the OC has a ton of money to buy Angel gear. But he got butt hurt over losing out on the corrupt Anaheim deal and will drive this org further down. The fans, the Halo legacy, and the sport of baseball deserve better.
The Angels were in the hunt right before Minasian made a flurry of awful trades. If they had helped their team, there was a chance that Ohtani would have resigned.
As I keep saying the ineptitude of the Angels is a two headed monster.
So don’t trade him when he’s struggling because he has no value, now don’t trade him because he’s playing fairly good because they need him. Which is it? The whole point was to wait until he had some value before moving him, right?
I mean, I don’t know what the angels want, lol. I understand your logic. Where I’m coming from, is that he’s a young guy you’ve been patient with and finally playing well; does it make sense for them to deal their young players? Ones that they have equity invested in? Are they all in on this season? Are they full on rebuilding? I sincerely doubt it, either way.
One thing I will say in defense of trading him is that I think he only has one season of arb left, which could make the contract extension talks interning in 2026, with his up and down career. Maybe you cut bait and get what you can, idk
No need to trade Adell, Neto, O’Hoppe or Schanuel. Everyone else though should be up for grabs– that includes Detmers and Moniak. They need to get prospects and draft well for the next three years– starting with this draft and the 8th pick. Do it. You have the 4th worst record and it looks like it might get worse.
Just dont trade trout
He’s off to such a good start this yr
Something fishy about this comment….
Trout got 867 ops
Cant trade him for the world
Injured yet again out 6 weeks
gcg27: I’m not sure, but I think there’s a hidden message in this article. It seems MLBTR is once again waiting for Trout to be traded which I hope never happens. They probably already have the article ready to go. Just fill in the team and the players going to the Angels.
You cant trade trout! He has 142 ops+! He’s off to a good start do not trade him. Not after such a good start
Huh? He played less than four weeks and will be out for at least two months. He turns 33 in August. Let’s live in reality for once, shall we? He’s played only half the games available the last few years. I love him and it’s sad, but it needs to be done if it can be?
Doesn’t a grave already have dirt on it? Asking for a dead friend.
Good. The answer will be going to that friend.
A grave is a hole in the ground that has a body or casket in it. The expression refers to ‘putting dirt on the grave’ to fill in the hole and finish the process of burial.
To put dirt on the grave is to declare something over and done.
Thanks for the explanation. Otherwise I wouldn’t have realized that a body in a grave is usually already dead. But you never know, because sometimes people are put in graves while they are still alive.
When writing, you should always ask yourself — what is the metaphor? It’s for making a logical analogy.
Interesting enough you have never heard of any of the players on the list. That is the power of having an asterisk ring I guess eh?
Um, what?
Profoundly confused franchise.
Profoundly idiotic owner.
If Moreno is hurt by your insult he can always rub some money on it and feel a lot better.
He won’t read my comment, he’s too busy turning his franchise into a dumpster fire and counting his money.
Notice how I said pretty much the same thing.
Profoundly idiotic owner.
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This feels like a rite of spring. Every winter, the Angels sign someone 30+, which many Angel fans applaud. But in a couple of months, they call Moreno & Minasian idiots for the signing.
… profoundly confused franchise. It’s worse than just the owner, though he is a significant contributor to the dysfunction.
“The Angels would be in a tough spot,…”
As you point out, they already are. And have been for years.
Does Minasian take the special bus to work? He needs to be outfitted with a protective helmet. Moreno’s greed rivals Gordon Gecko.
I think you are a little early with this idea
At the deadline, they will be buyers
On 2-27-2024 I dreamnt the movie title, remember the titans
This means that under a united Washington team, the angels will win the World Series in 2024
Still only 6 games out, and they haven’t even played well
Hopefully the angels past history of 4.5 basebal, will come to an end this year
They will play better without trout, just like ohtani
Sorry, that was not a dream but some powerful shrooms
“On 2-27-2024 I dreamnt the movie title, remember the titans
This means that under a united Washington team, the angels will win the World Series in 2024”
Couldn’t have said it better myself.
you’re not fooling anyone with this burner account, Mr GM 🙂
The sad thing is… raising this question is not too early. They need to be active now and look for opportunities to move everyone not named O’Hoppe, Neto, Schanuel and Adell. Everyone. No need to wait till the deadline if the price is right. Teams will surrender prospects to compete now. Taylor Ward alone could bring back a serious haul. Low contract, great production and he’s still under control for several years.
Angels need to cut the fat and over bloated and non-performing
They need to put money into farm system development than aging players who play out their contract year to get payday
Arte, being a billboard man, is against that concept-he wants immediate gratification
They’ve needed to do this for the last decade. Unfortunately the road to good intentions has a road block named Moreno– otherwise known as deadman’s curve.
If they were smart they would of trade anyone of value before the opening pitch.
Hardly anyone that has a positive value. lol
Not true at all. It astounds me how so many fans don’t understand trade value. Ward has big value. Moniak has value as a lefthanded hitting power CF. Regnifo. Drury. Thaiss. Estevez. Moore. Sandoval. Canning. Detmers. Anderson– all have trade value. This group nets at least 15 prospects on top of this year’s draft that has them drafting 8th with a supplemental pick. Pour money into the international draft. They can turn this around in three-years if they stick to a plan.
As long as Minasian is the GM, it doesn’t matter who they trade. He’ll get a pile of crap back wrapped with a pretty ribbon.
Agreed. People love to pile on Arte, and while he has a lot to do with the team’s failures in recent years, Perry has done a fairly poor to mediocre job. His biggest offseason signing, Robert Stephenson, is out for the season. And brought in junk relievers that everyone knew weren’t going to pan out (Garcia, Cisnero, Kolarek). He did virtually nothing to try to replace Ohtani’s depature by signing a legit bat and arm… and there were plenty of options this offseason. The only solace is this will be Perry’s final season with the Angels.
People like you ARE THE PROBLEM. Don’t pile on Arte? Really? He gave Ohtani away for nothing and without making him an offer. Moreno admits the reason was to exploit as much international revenue as possible. How is that good stewardship of the franchise?Ohtani would have brought back most of the Dodger’s farm system two-years ago. Even last year at the deadline they were offered the #6 prospect in baseball from Tampa along with three other prospects and Moreno said no. Moreno sets the budget and it was he that refused to sign a DH or any starting pitching. I’m not a fan of Minasian, but he’s operating with both his hands tied behind his back. Stop making excuses for Arte. He has been at the helm of this loser for a decade. GMs and managers have come and gone and all have failed– Moreno is the common denominator.
You can pile on both! Can’t you?
After losing Ohtani, You really think Arte said no to Imanaga?
Arte has dons a lot to destroy the infrastructure of this franchise, and Minasian has done his fair share as well.
Is there a worse run franchise out there than the Angels? How many bumbling moves and signings have they made, or not made, in the last 3-4 years. Truly dumbfounding.
Pittsburgh and Florida are possibly worse
Colorado and Oakland come to mind.
I think Colorado takes the cake. There is no hope in sight whatsoever. Oakland has some interesting young talent, and are playing surprisingly well, as the rest of their division plays surprisingly bad.
I didn’t know that acknowledging Oakland’s record was allowed. It won’t last very long, but they are a model organization compared to PT, FL, LAA, the Rox, and quite a few more.
White Sox are a mess
Is there a worse owner? How is it possible to be 3 1/2 games behind Oakland?
Time for Mike to DH full time, just to get him to the end of that contract
Why? So Mike stands around all day, gets on base and runs.
You’re much more like to pull a muscle that way than keeping loose playing defense.
Mike is simply too fast and too big.
Who could the Angels trade?
How about Perry Minasian. To whoever needs a shellshocked, befuddled GM.
With Shohei gone and Trout out again it might be time to tear it down to nothing and rebuild. Astros and Os have recently shown what can be if done right. 4 really bad seasons instead of 4 mediocre seasons can change the entire direction of the franchise
Well, 4 good drafts will do it regardless of seasons. Lots of great players don’t go to the first pickers.
Yet no team spends less on scouting than Arte. They could have top 3 picks in consecutive drafts and still manage to muck it up. Zero faith in this organization until the owner sells.
Angel sadly have no scouting and development. That is why Minasian is drafting players that can come up in very short time.
Part of the lack of development is the refusal to let the kids play in the minors. Schanuel & Neto have 261 combined minor league ABs, and 17 AAA ABs. Adell had a 43/10 K/W in AAA, with -0- HRs, in the PCL, and the Angels thought that was more than enough training.
And how many teams have shown what can be if not done right. The Astros and Orioles are the exception to the rule, not the rule. Besides, asking your fans to continue to pay for 4 years while we wait for high draft picks to develop is just scummy.
Every team in the majors has made the postseason since the Angels last went. That means that they have drafted in the top half of 9 straight drafts. What do they have to show for it? All that draft capital and so little return. Meanwhile, the Dodgers draft near the bottom and have consistently generated major leaguers to the point of being able to trade for Betts, Darvish, Machado, T.Turner, Scherzer and others. They have also turned organizational cast offs like J. Turner, Taylor, Muncy and K.Hernandez into viable starters or better.
Point being, you can try and tank to load up but you still have to get the right bodies and there’s also an argument to be made that if you can parse through the scouting data and identify the correct players and then also develop them, you can skip the tanking altogether.
There’s not much to tear down. Half of their lineup is filled with youngsters, so you can argue that they are rebuilding.
With the rule changes preventing one team from collecting #1 picks, duplicating what Baltimore, and before them Houston did is no longer possible. Teams will just have to draft better.
Might be? It’s been that time for the past 10-years.
I’m surprised the entire roster wasn’t listed. It should be.
Trade the owner
Wonder if Estevez is a candidate for the Cubs to take a chance on? It could be he’s just not interested in losing any more after the Rox and Angels. Cubs have tons of prospects and he shouldn’t cost much and he’s in their price range for relievers. Let’s make a deal Monty!
Hoyer doesn’t like relief pitchers.
Estevez is bad. After a good first half last season he was awful in the second half and has continued looking shaky this season.
They should’ve traded Trout this past off season, it could’ve changed this team around, he’s always hurt, they would’ve gotten multiple players
Only way you get CC anything at all is pay 70 percent of his deal.. just see if any suckers will take on while contract for couple packs of chewing gum.. unlikely though
Even in the off season, teams already knew he was injury prone. Teams also weren’t spending on big contracts this winter. Ask Snell and Montgomery, and Bellinger, and Chapman how easy it was to get a team to give out a long term, high $ contract. No team was giving away multiple top prospects for the 2nd highest contract in MLB history.
There’s still time. If Trout comes back and is hitting, a team making a playoff run is going to take a chance on Trout– especially the Phillies, who could exchange a top pitching prospect and the Angels would eat $10M a year on his existing deal. The Phillies would roll the dice at $26M a year for Trout who could put them over the top.
It doesn’t make sense to trade him. The Angels would need to pay the majority of his contract, and even then, teams will be reluctant to fork over their top prospects for him.
And from an attendance standpoint, you’d be trading away the only reason fans show up to the stadium. It’s a lose-lose situation.
hate to say this…but even as a baseball fan I totally lost interest in this story. I know they’re a lot of Angels fans out there – but it’s hard to care what happens to this team after such a string of horrible seasons with a high payroll and coming from a big market
but good luck to you fans I hope someday Anaheim gives you something to root for
I’m predicting Trout ends as a Dodger for the stretch run( money is no object to them )
and he can stay in LA
maybe he can get into a playoff game and win one this year
They should have started the full tear down last deadline with Ohtani and many others. The haul that could have been gained last year would have been astronomical and set their franchise up for a decade. I will never in a million years understand not trading Ohtani.
My interpreter lost a lot of money betting they would trade Ohtani at the deadline
Obviously Rendon. Dude loves the game, plays the right way, super durable, and is a perennial All-Star.
Apparently his “massive salary” prevents him from being moved, as if teams never pay down contracts to move players. The biggest problem is he hasn’t played anywhere close to a complete season in years. So durable he is not.
I’m pretty sure that was sarcasm Sheldon.
Thanks for the clarification, Buster.
This article assumes that Moreno will allow Minasian to start a rebuild or to at least make rational moves that are good for the long term health of the franchise. This is a foolish assumption.
What the Angels should do and what the Angels will do are rarely the same.
Minasian is not close to smart enough to have a lead a successful rebuild.
Despite after spending more than a hundred million dollars, and four years of trying, he still can’t build a bullpen.
Minasian has to go. M
(Gary Oldman “Everyone!” gif)
Doesn’t matter much what they do as long as it’s not what they’ve been doing. Have to listen to all offers with no one being untouchable
I know the Angels aren’t good but a 0.3% chance of making the postseason? I doubt that any club has less than a 1 in 300 chance after a month. Even 2.6% is a bit too low probably. But how can I question the statistical gods of fangraphs & pecota?
Angels trade predictions this year:
Trout, Andersen, Drury, Rengifo, Sano, Moore, Estevez, Ward, Garcia, – time to ensure 3 straight seasons of last place / high draft pick slots Orioles style
That still won’t help. They’ll draft busts and trade for players that won’t pan out. It’s the Angels way.
if history repeats itself… they’re going to go for it LOL
Can we trade Moreno for a bag of baseballs?
Fastest way back to the top
I know a fairly recent Cy Young winner who pitched 7 and a third scoreless in Mexico last sunday that they could sign right now for the league minimum…
asking your fans to continue to pay for 4 years while we wait for high draft picks to develop is just scummy.
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As opposed to what? This is the 9th year of being below .500. Would you prefer to be a 75-win team every year, FOREVER, or suffer thru a couple of .400 seasons before becoming competitive?
There’s no doubt in my mind that I want to compete occasionally.
Reid Detmers is really the only decent SP on the team that teams would want. RP side, Hunter Strickland seems like the best option. The rest of that pen is a mess.
The Angels should be shopping Mike Trout.
Trout and money for torkelson
Clean out the whole house and start over.
Start off with the owner & GM.
All of those named are trash and wouldn’t get a bucket of Big League Chew back. Package the entire 40 man roster for a new jumbo-tron and pull 26 guys up from single A and let them have fun. It won’t make any difference in the standings and at least they’d be interesting to watch for a while.
Hear me out Angels fans, our teams just played at the Big A and we’ve had some interesting trades over the years.
Phillies get: Patrick Sandoval, Matt Thaiss
Angels get: Cris Sanchez, SerAnthony Dominguez, Garrett Stubbs
Just here for the drama.
Pass the popcorn
.0.3% ?! So THERE IS A CHANCE? Woooo hoooooooo!