OC Register 18 hours ago
Angels narrowly avoided the luxury tax
The Angels final 2023 payroll was within $30,000 of the $233 million threshold for the luxury tax. As recently as last month general manager Perry Minasian said they were too close for him to know the results without MLB's final calcuation.
OC Register 19 hours ago
Free-agent pitchers the Angels could target as the Winter Meetings begin
The Angels need pitching, and they don’t seem to have enough in their farm system to warrant a trade for a top arm, so free agency is their most likely route
OC Register Dec 2, 2023
Report: Angels retain Ray Montgomery as bench coach
The move would help fill out a key piece of Angels manager Ron Washington’s staff.
OC Register Nov 30, 2023
Shohei Ohtani honored as baseball’s top DH for 3rd straight season
Ohtani, who is currently a free agent, hit .304 with 44 homers and an OPS of 1.066 in 135 games as the Angels’ DH in 2023. He is the second player ever to win the award three years in a row. David Ortiz won it five consecutive times.
OC Register Nov 28, 2023
Angels to hire Steve Karsay as bullpen coach
Karsay, who pitched parts of 11 seasons in the majors, also served as the Milwaukee Brewers’ bullpen coach for three seasons.
OC Register Nov 26, 2023
Angels sign lefty Adam Kolarek
Kolarek, 34, has pitched parts of seven seasons in the majors, with a 3.62 ERA over 165 games. He pitched mostly in Triple-A in 2023, with a 3.80 ERA in 46 games.
OC Register Nov 21, 2023
Angels hire Barry Enright as pitching coach
Enright, who pitched at Pepperdine and later for the Angels in 2012 and 2013, is new manager Ron Washington's sixth coaching hire
OC Register Nov 21, 2023
Colleagues believe new Angels manager Ron Washington gets the most out of players
Washington is revered throughout baseball as an instructor and leader, according to former players and executives who worked with him in Oakland, Texas and Atlanta.
OC Register Nov 18, 2023
Angels add hitting coach Johnny Washington
The Long Beach native, the Chicago Cubs' assistant hitting coach the past two seasons, brings the Angels coaches hired to five under new manager Ron Washington
OC Register Nov 17, 2023
Alexander: Shohei Ohtani is a worthy MVP, if you discount the ‘value’ part
The Angels’ futility as a team evidently doesn’t matter when it comes to “Most Valuable Player” consideration.
OC Register Nov 15, 2023
Hoornstra: In hiring Ron Washington, Angels demonstrate what’s old is new
Revered throughout baseball as a leader and teacher, Washington, 71, brings a commanding presence, ageless energy and a wealth of experience to a franchise mired in a playoff drought.
OC Register Nov 15, 2023
New manager Ron Washington promises Angels’ focus will be to ‘run the West down’
Washington, 71, recalled that the Angels were “the top dog” in the division when he began managing the Rangers in 2007, and they overtook them to reach the World Series in back-to-back seasons.
OC Register Nov 13, 2023
Angels make two coaching staff moves official
Eric Young Sr. will be the third base coach, after serving as first base coach for three teams. Ryan Goins will be the infield coach, his first coaching position. He retired earlier this offseason.
OC Register Nov 9, 2023
Shohei Ohtani wins Silver Slugger at DH again
Ohtani led the American League with 44 home runs, even though he missed the final month of the season for the Angels with an oblique injury.
OC Register Nov 8, 2023
Angels’ Jo Adell is working out with Matt Holliday in preparation for key season
Adell will be out of options next season, so if he’s not with the Angels in the majors, he’s likely to be in another organization. This winter he’s been working out with Holliday, a six-time All-Star outfielder.
