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Pinstripe Alley

2024 MLB Season Preview: Los Angeles Angels

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports The Angels took a gamble when they decided to be buyers during last season’s trade deadline, and now they are trying to recover from their huge flop. The 1920 Red Sox went 72-81-1 the year after selling Babe Ruth to the Yankees during the offseason — which, to be fair, was a three-game improvement from the previous season with him. That’s the most recent precedent of a team losing their two-way star that has elite talent both ways. For the Angels, life marches on without Ohtani and a familiar story: they have a promising lineup,...

Royals Review

Royals trade partner history: The Marlins

Photo by Brad Mangin/MLB Photos via The Royals don’t deal with Fish too much. This is a series that looks back at their trade history with each team in baseball. So far, we have looked back at trades with the Braves, Cubs, Diamondbacks, Orioles, White Sox, and Angels. Today we look at the history of deals with the Miami Marlins. Total number of Royals/Marlins trades: 13 The two teams haven’t engaged on very many big trades together, and hardly any have worked out well for the Royals. Kansas City did unload former All-Star reliever Aaron Crow on the Marlins, but the...

Los Angeles Times

In a post-Shohei Ohtani world, do the Angels have reasons for optimism?

Anthony Rendon's lukewarm enthusiasm and Mike Trout not ruling out a trade have been the Angels' spring training headlines. Are there reasons for optimism?

Purple Row

State of the Position, 2024: First Base

Photo by John E. Moore III/ Kris Bryant is projected to start at first every day, but those plans could still change One year ago, our State of the Position article for first base was titled “The Rockies Have A Traffic Jam at First Base.” Entering the 2023 season, the Colorado Rockies had C.J. Cron ready to man the position until he was either traded or departed via free agency. When he was traded to the Los Angeles Angels in July, the plan of succession seemed fairly simple. However, as has been the case for a few seasons now, the Rockies once again find...

OC Register

Mike Trout says he’s loyal to the Angels because he doesn’t want to ‘take the easy way out’

Trout, 32, said he hasn't asked for a trade because he is committed to trying to win with the Angels, who signed him to a 12-year deal five years ago. He said that might change someday, if "people feel different" in the organization.

Lone Star Ball

Anthony Rendon doesn’t seem to like playing baseball

Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon says that playing baseball is a job, not a top priority Third baseman Anthony Rendon won a ring with the Washington Nationals in 2019, hit the free agent market, and signed a seven year, $245 million deal with the Los Angeles Angels, covering the 2020-26 seasons. That deal has not worked out well for the Angels so far. Rendon was terrific in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, putting up a 2.86/.418/.497 slash line in 52 games, good for a 2.2 bWAR, and finished 10th in the American League MVP voting. In...

MLB.com FastCast: Angels sign closer Allen - 1/18/19

The Angels add free-agent closer Cody Allen, Avisail Garcia officially joins the Rays, plus the Manny Machado rumor mill keeps churning About Major League Baseball: Major League Baseball (MLB) is the most historic professional sports league in the United

Junichi Tazawa is a free agent for the 2019 season

Junichi Tazawa will enter free agency in 2019 after splitting time pitching for the Marlins and Angels in 2018 About Major League Baseball: Major League Baseball (MLB) is the most historic professional sports league in the United States and consists of 3

Blake Wood becomes a free agent before 2019 season

Right-hander Blake Wood will enter free agency before the 2019 season after pitching in 13 games with the Angels in 2018 About Major League Baseball: Major League Baseball (MLB) is the most historic professional sports league in the United States and con