Usually, when a team sends a top prospect to the minors for more development to begin a season, it is just another transaction. For the Los Angeles Angels, such a decision is a surprise.
Robert Stephenson is dealing with yet another injury concern, as Angels manager Kurt Suzuki told reporters (including Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County
Looking around Tempe there are more quality minor leaguers in camp than in previous years. While not a deep farm system, the Angels organization does have some near MLB ready talent in the fold.
No World Baseball Classic team had a better group stage than Team Italy. But no Major League franchise's prospects stood out as much as the Angels. Whether it was Lucas Ramirez hitting two home runs against Team USA or Sam Aldegheri shutting down Team Brazil, future Angels shone brightly.
As Spring Training opens for 2026, all 30 teams have high hopes and big questions. These are the storylines to follow for each team heading into Opening Day.
Angles hurler Sam Aldegheri caught the attention of the baseball world last week when he shut down Team Brazil in the World Baseball Classic. Pitching for Team Italy, Aldegheri struck out 8 batters in 4 and 2/3rds shutout innings.
By average age, the Angels will not be among the MLB's youngest teams. That is largely due to a bullpen that is stocked full of veterans on one year deals.
Oswald Peraza entered Spring Training as somewhat of a forgotten option. Acquired last year at the trade deadline from the Yankees, Peraza underwhelmed with the Angels down the stretch and was not viewed by fans as a viable option for the team.
In walking around the team's training facility in Tempe what really stands out is just how young most of the Angels players are. Yes, there are still some veterans like Mike Trout and Yusei Kikuchi on the roster but for the most part the Angels are in the midst of a youth movement.
It makes all the sense in the world to sign a former All Star to a low salary deal and hope he rebounds. It is foolish to count on that rebound and not have any alternatives.
Roughly eight months after being drafted by the Los Angeles Angels, the team's top prospect has now pitched in a spring training game for the first time.
The 2026 MLB season is right around the corner, and it is never too early to start thinking about how it might unfold. Seemingly, every year, we have a decent handle on who should contend and who is likely to struggle, which makes looking ahead to the trade deadline inevitable.
It was no secret the Angels needed to revamp the bullpen after a disastrous 2025 campaign that saw the unit post the third worst ERA in all of Major League Baseball.
It is pretty easy to identify the Angels last few first round draft picks; primarily because they all played in Anaheim so quickly after getting drafted.
Effective payroll for the Angels is at its lowest point in years. Once you factor in the deferment of Anthony Rendon's salary over the next five years, the Angels cash outlay this year is roughly $80 million lower than in years past.
Entering camp there was a legitimate question as to who would be the fifth starter. Thus far the Alek Manoah experiment is not going well while George Klassen is impressing with his raw stuff.
The World Baseball Classic is played at a far higher level of intensity than Cactus League and even regular season games. When facing tournament favorite Team USA, there is opportunity to either shine or be on the wrong side of some tape measure shot highlights.
Last year the Angels blasted 226 home runs, good for fourth best in all of Major League baseball. Jo Adell paced the team with 37 longballs and Taylor Ward cracked a career high 36.
Last week the Angels announced they are launching their own network to broadcast their games and those of the LA Kings. At the time few details were announced but now we have more clarity.
The following article "Angels announce they will own and continue “FanDuel Sports Network” RSN" originally appeared on Sports Media Watch. The “FanDuel Sports Network” era will continue in at least one market, as the Angels have bought their existing RSN.
Heading into the Cactus League the Angels bullpen lacked an anchor at the back end. It also lacked depth in the middle innings. The team really needed Robert Stephenson and Ben Joyce to get healthy and probably needed to an an arm in the middle innings.
Most baseball fans probably hadn't heard of Najer Victor before Great Britain's latest game in the 2026 World Baseball Classic. But the 24-year-old put his name on the map with an impressive showing against the United States on Saturday.
The Los Angeles Angels promoted longtime club executive Molly Jolly to president, the team announced Friday. Currently the senior vice president of finance and administration, Jolly will start her new job on April 6.
It has been a while since the last time the Los Angeles Angels could be considered a serious World Series contender. It’s also been over a decade since they last made the MLB playoffs, and in the eyes of former Halos manager Joe Maddon, the team’s loss of its fearless aura has played a role in the decline.
The Los Angeles Angels have the longest active playoff drought in the MLB, with their previous postseason appearance coming way back in 2014. Team owner Arte Moreno recently declared that winning is not one of the objectives of the franchise.