California Angels - The Covid-19 Years (2020-2029)
 
 
 
 

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          2020 4 26 34   2023 4 73 89                       Decade  
          2021 4 77 85   2024 5 63 99                       Click  
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  Titles: Top Angels Players of the Twenty Twenties  
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    Pitchers:  
  Angels Stadium Shohei Ohtani (10) - 30  
    Tyler Anderson (3) -  13  
  Team Name: Raisel Iglesias (3) - 12  
  Angels   Carlos Estevez (3) -  12  
    Patrick Sandoval (5) - 11  
  Owner:  Griffin Canning (4) - 11  
  Artie Moreno Jose Suarez (2) -  9  
    Reid Detmers (3) -  7  
  General Managers: Andrew Heaney (2.01) -  6  
  Billy Eppler (2020) Dylan Bundy (4) - 5  
  Perry Minasian (2021-2025) Alex Cobb (2) -  5  
       
  Managers: Catchers:  
  Joe Maddon (2020-2022) Logan O'Hoppe (4) -   8  
  Phil Nevin (2022-2023) Max Stassi (3) -   8  
  Ron Washington (2024-25)    
    First Basemen:  
  No Hitters: Jared Walsh (2) -    17  
  2022 - Reid Detmers (Tampa Bay) Albert Pujols (-0.25) -    2  
       
  Hall of Famers: Second Basemen:  
  None Luis Rengifo (6) -    14  
    Brandon Drury (1.8) - 6  
  Rookie of the Year:    
  None ShortStop:  
    Zach Neto (9) -  18  
  MVP: Jose Iglesias (1) - 5  
  2021 - Shohei Ohtani Andrew Velasquez (0.92) - 5  
  2023 - Shohei Ohtani    
    Third Base:  
  Cy Young: David Fletcher (5.08) - 9  
  None Anthony Rendon (3.06) -   6  
       
  Notable Events: Outfield:  
    Shohei Ohtani (18.33) -    40  
  2020 - Anaheim comes into the decade not having had a winning season since '15 and Mike Trout (14) -   36  
  not having made the playoffs since they won the Division in '14 with 98 wins. Taylor Ward (13) -  23  
  The Angels will continue to flounder below .500 in the early 2020's Mickey Moniak (4) -  12  
    Hunter Renfroe (0) -  4  
  2020 - The Angels have two future Hall of Fame superstars in CF Mike Trout and    
  P / OF Shohei Ohtani. Either of these two is worth the price of admission to any Notable Events:  
  ballgame. However, there's not much else. Washington Nationals superstar 3B Anthony  
  Rendon is signed to a huge contract in an attempt to create a mini murderer's row in 2024 - Ohtani wants to play for a winner and moves cross town to  
  the middle of the lineup. Injuries to all three at various times sabotage the plan. the Dodgers. All it took was 700 million to convince him to move.  
    The Angels would do well to trade Trout. It would help the Angels  
  □   Owner Artie Moreno has deep pockets and is not averse to spending. He hasn't to reset to another time frame in the near future and it would help  
  always spent wisely. Paying big bucks for aging stars has been a weakness. Trout to play in relevant games at some point in his career.  
  Prime example being Albert Pujols still on the books and on the Angels roster. It would be nice if they could move Rendon, but no one wants to   
  Artie has paid superstar centerfielder Mike Trout a fortune and he paid a good price take on his onerous contract, so he stays.  
  for Japanese two way star Shohei Otani.  Moreno also shelled out 228 million for    
  Nationals superstar third baseman Anthony Rendon in 2020. All three wise spends. 2025 -  The Angels were awful in  '24 losing 99 games. No surprise as  
  But a steep dropoff after that. It's become painfully apparent, however, that while the loss of Ohtani was devastating and then the other two top  
  Moreno hasn't hesitated to splash money around on the big boys, he's been equally talents, Mike Trout and Anthony Rendon, were injured and lost for  
  as frugal with other aspects of the team, such as scouting and paying for major league most of the season.  
  level quality regulars.     
    There will be some improvement, however. The Angels have a young  
  □ GM Billy Eppler was fired in November. He failed and needed to go.   core of players that are improving and Artie Moreno has bucks and  
  Perry Minasian, a young up and coming assistant GM in the successful Atlanta told GM Perry Minasian to spend it, which he did, bringing in several  
  Braves organization takes his place. The jury is still out on Minasian, but he's got veterans who, combined with the young core, should elevate the  
  a tough row to hoe as Eppler has left a mostly barren farm system and a lot of holes Angels performance significantly from '24. It's a low bar to hurdle,   
  on the parent roster. however, as Anaheim had a franchise worst season in '24.  
       
  □  Joe Maddon was brought in as field manager in '20. The lineup, if healthy, looks competitive enough. The pitching is a   
   He's usually a manager that can make a difference, however,  after two unsuccessful problem, however, altho' the new guys should be better than the  
  seasons, the Angels move on from him and bring in Phil Nevin in '22. departed Griffin Canning and Patrick Sandoval  
       
  2020 - The farm system is not completely bare. Some prospects moving forward: 2025 Keepers moving forward (need some youngsters to come thru):  
  □   LHP Patrick Sandoval, 23, '18 trade from Houston □ C - Logan O'Hoppe, 25,  '22 Trade with Phillies, 20 56 .244  
  □   LHP Reid Detmers, 20,  '20 1st round pick  □ 1B - Nolan Schanuel, 24,  '23 11th overall pick, 13 54 .250  
  □  RHP Griffin Canning, 24, '17 2nd round pick □ 2B - Christian Moore, 22,  '24 8th overall pick, minors  
  □  RHP Jaime Barria, 23, '13 IFA □ SS - Zach Neto, 24,  '22 13th overall pick, 23 77 .249  
  □  1B  Jared Walsh, 26, '15 39th round pick □ SS - Kyren Paris, 23,  '19 2nd round pick, 1 5 .224  
  □  OF Taylor Ward, 26, '15 1st round pick □ OF - Jo Adell, 26,  '17 10th overall pick, 20 62 .207  
  □  OF Jo Adell, 20, '17 1st round pick □ P - Sam Bachman, 26,  '21 9th overall pick, injured  
  □  OF Brandon Marsh, 21, '16 2nd round pick □ P - Chase Silseth, 25,  '21 11th round pick, 0-1 6.75  
  □  OF Jordyn Adams, 20, '18 1st round pick □ P - Caden Dana, 21,  '22 11th round pick, top prospect  
    □ P - Jack Kochanowicz, 25,  '19 3rd round pick, 2-8 3.99  
  2021 - Anaheim brings in a pair of Iglesias' in trades.  □ P - Sam Aldegheri, 24,  '24 trade from Phillies, 1-2 4.85  
  SS Jose from Baltimore and closer Raisel from the Reds.  □ Closer - Ben Joyce, 24,  '19 3rd round pick, 2-0 2.08 4 saves  
  Raisel has a big year in '21, but is gone by the end of '22.    
  Jose was not an answer. 2025 Significant veteran holdovers (Need Trout & Rendon rebound):  
    □ 2B - Luis Rengifo, 28,  '18 Trade with Tampa, 6 30 .300  
  2021 - Ohtani wins the MVP and is a force of nature both at the plate □ 3B - Anthony Rendon, 35,  '19 FA from Washington, 0 14.218  
  and on the mound. There's been no one like him since Babe Ruth. □ OF - Mike Trout, 33,  '09 25th overall pick, 10 14.220  
    □ OF - Taylor Ward, 32,  15 26th overall pick, 25 75 .246  
  2022 - Rendon is turning into a bust. He was a legit star in Washington.  □   LHP Reid Detmers, 25,  '20 10th overall pick    
  Aside from Trout and Ohtani, nothing is going well. □ RHP - Jose Soriano, 26,  '16 IFA, 6-7 3.42  
    □   LHP Tyler Anderson, 35,  '23 FA from Dodgers , 10-15 3.81   
  2022 - Minasian makes an odd little trade, dealing well regarded OF    
  prospect Brandon Marsh to the Phillies for well regarded catching 2025 Top Newcomers (not quite enough help):  
  prospect Logan O'Hoppe. It's not a bad trade, but the Angels □ C -Travis D'Arnaud, 36,  '25 FA from Braves, 15 48 .238 .  
  have holes everywhere and this, on the surface, is exacerbating □ OF - Jorge Soler, 33,  '25 Trade from Braves, 21 64 .241 .  
  one roster hole while fortifying a potentially filled hole. Anaheim  □ LHP -Yusei Kikuchi, 33,  '25 FA from Houston, 9-10 4.05  
  has another well regarded catching prospect already in Edgar Quero. □  RHP Kyle Hendricks, 35, '25 FA from Cubs, 4-12 5.92  
  Meanwhile, the Angels other young OF prospects, Jo Adell and      
  Jordyn Adams are struggling.    
       
  2023 - Anaheim brings in a group of newcomers, they don't help:    
  □ RHP Carlos Estevez, FA from Colorado - 31 saves 3.90 ERA    
  □   LHP Tyler Anderson, FA from the Dodgers - goes 6-6    
  □ 1B Gio Urshela, trade from Minnesota - injured in June    
  □   2B Brandon Drury, FA from San Diego - .803 OPS    
  □ OF Hunter Renfroe, trade from Milwaukee - ,737 OPS    
       
  2023 - One time superstar 3B Anthony Rendon misses most of the    
  season with a fractured tibia. After Urshela also gets hurt, Anaheim    
  trades for Eduardo Escobar    
       
  2023 - After Taylor Ward gets beaned, the Angels go out and     
  acquire veterans CJ Cron and Randall Grichuck.    
       
  2023 - injuries hurt the team as CF Mike Trout misses significant time    
  as does catcher Logan O'Hoppe on top of the Rendon and Ward injuries.    
       
  2023 - The Angels pitching sucks outside of Ohtani and their hitting    
  with all of the injuries is slightly below league average. This adds up to 73-89.     
       
  2023 - Shohei Ohtani is the best player in baseball and wins the MVP.    
  Anaheim would have finished in the Pacific Coast League without him.    
  Ohtani is a free agent at the end of the season and signs with the     
  crosstown Dodgers for 700 million. This one really hurts.