The Angels have been essentially the most lively group within the first few weeks of the offseason. They added a mid-rotation starter and a brand new designated hitter to improve the center third of the lineup. They went oddly quiet after that, leaving them to enter the season with a roster that once more appears too skinny to hold within the race all yr.
Main League Signings
2025 spending: $47.25MM
Complete spending: $95.25MM
Possibility Choices
Trades and Claims
Notable Minor League Signings
- Shaun Anderson, Tim Anderson, Travis Blankenhorn, Connor Brogdon, J.D. Davis, Victor González, Dakota Hudson, Carter Kieboom, Sebastian Rivero, Yolmer Sánchez, Bryce Teodosio
Extensions
Notable Losses
- Griffin Canning, Patrick Sandoval (non-tendered), Brandon Drury, Matt Thaiss, Hunter Strickland, Kevin Pillar, Matt Moore, Adam Cimber (stays unsigned), Davis Daniel, Eric Wagaman (non-tendered), Jordyn Adams (non-tendered), Roansy Contreras (misplaced by way of waivers), Guillo Zuñiga (launched), Kenny Rosenberg (launched), Ryan Miller (launched)
The Angels completed 63-99 beneath first-year supervisor Ron Washington, narrowly avoiding what would have been their first 100-loss marketing campaign. Solely the White Sox, Rockies and Marlins had a worse run differential. They’ve the longest lively playoff drought in MLB at 10 years.
Shortly after the season ended, proprietor Arte Moreno instructed Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register that he anticipated to compete for a playoff spot in 2025. “(Basic supervisor Perry Minasian’s) marching orders are we have to construct a group that may compete for a playoff spot. While you get to playoffs, something can occur,” Moreno stated. The proprietor indicated he was ready to boost payroll to make that occur. The Angels had minimize spending by greater than $40MM over the 2023-24 offseason.
Anticipating so as to add 20+ wins inside one offseason, even with a payroll spike, is unrealistic. Nonetheless, the Angels started the winter with a way of urgency that mirrored an actual want to enhance within the brief time period. They pulled off the primary main commerce of the offseason inside hours of the World Collection concluding. The Angels took the remaining two years and $26MM on Jorge Soler’s contract off the Braves’ fingers. Los Angeles despatched Griffin Canning, whom they have been presumably planning to non-tender, the opposite manner. Atlanta subsequently minimize Canning themselves, confirming that was purely a wage dump on their half.
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