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  
          2022 3 73 89   2025 5 72 90                       on Logo  
                                                     
                                                       
   
  Titles: Top Angels Players of the Twenty Twenties  
  None  
    Pitchers:  
  Angels Stadium Shohei Ohtani (15) - 30  
    Tyler Anderson (5.3) -  14  
  Team Name: Jose Soriano (4.9) -  12  
  Angels   Raisel Iglesias (3) - 12  
    Carlos Estevez (2.3) -  12  
  Owner:  Patrick Sandoval (5.69) - 11  
  Artie Moreno Griffin Canning (4.57) - 11  
    Jose Suarez (0.61) -  9  
  General Managers: Reid Detmers (4.57) -  9  
  Billy Eppler (2020) Andrew Heaney (3.25) -  6  
  Perry Minasian (2021-2025) Kyle Hendricks (1.7) - 6  
    Kenley Jansen (2.4) -  6  
  Managers: Yusei Kikuchi (3.3) - 6  
  Joe Maddon (2020-2022)    
  Phil Nevin (2022-2023) Catchers:  
  Ron Washington (2024-25) Logan O'Hoppe (5) -   11  
  Kurt Suzuki (2025) Max Stassi (3) -   8  
       
  No Hitters: First Basemen:  
  2022 - Reid Detmers (Tampa Bay) Jared Walsh (2) -    17  
    Nolan Schanuel (6) -11  
  Hall of Famers: Albert Pujols (-0.25) -    2  
  None    
    Second Basemen:  
  Rookie of the Year: Luis Rengifo (6) -    17  
  None Brandon Drury (1.8) - 6  
       
  MVP: ShortStop:  
  2021 - Shohei Ohtani Zach Neto (14) -  31  
  2023 - Shohei Ohtani Jose Iglesias (1) - 5  
    Andrew Velasquez (0.92) - 5  
  Cy Young:    
  None Third Base:  
    David Fletcher (5.08) - 9  
  Notable Events: Anthony Rendon (3.06) -   6  
       
  2020 - Anaheim comes into the decade not having had a winning season since '15 and Outfield:  
  not having made the playoffs since they won the Division in '14 with 98 wins. Mike Trout (16) -   45  
  The Angels will continue to flounder below .500 in the early 2020's Shohei Ohtani (18.33) -    40  
    Taylor Ward (16) -  30  
  2020 - The Angels have two future Hall of Fame superstars in CF Mike Trout and Jo Adell (3) -  13  
  P / OF Shohei Ohtani. Either of these two is worth the price of admission to any Mickey Moniak (4) -  12  
  ballgame. However, there's not much else. Washington Nationals superstar 3B Anthony Hunter Renfroe (0) -  4  
  Rendon is signed to a huge contract in an attempt to create a mini murderer's row in    
  the middle of the lineup. Injuries to all three at various times sabotage the plan. Notable Events:  
     
  □   Owner Artie Moreno has deep pockets and is not averse to spending. He hasn't 2024 - Ohtani wants to play for a winner and moves cross town to  
  always spent wisely. Paying big bucks for aging stars has been a weakness. the Dodgers. All it took was 700 million to convince him to move.  
  Prime example being Albert Pujols still on the books and on the Angels roster. The Angels would do well to trade Trout. It would help the Angels  
  Artie has paid superstar centerfielder Mike Trout a fortune and he paid a good price to reset to another time frame in the near future and it would help  
  for Japanese two way star Shohei Otani.  Moreno also shelled out 228 million for Trout to play in relevant games at some point in his career.  
  Nationals superstar third baseman Anthony Rendon in 2020. All three wise spends. It would be nice if they could move Rendon, but no one wants to   
  But a steep dropoff after that. It's become painfully apparent, however, that while take on his onerous contract, so he stays.  
  Moreno hasn't hesitated to splash money around on the big boys, he's been equally    
  as frugal with other aspects of the team, such as scouting and paying for major league 2025 -  The Angels were awful in  '24 losing 99 games. No surprise as  
  level quality regulars.  the loss of Ohtani was devastating and then the other two top  
    talents, Mike Trout and Anthony Rendon, were injured and lost for  
  □ GM Billy Eppler was fired in November. He failed and needed to go.   most of the season.  
  Perry Minasian, a young up and coming assistant GM in the successful Atlanta    
  Braves organization takes his place. The jury is still out on Minasian, but he's got There will be some improvement, however. The Angels have a young  
  a tough row to hoe as Eppler has left a mostly barren farm system and a lot of holes core of players that are improving and Artie Moreno has bucks and  
  on the parent roster. told GM Perry Minasian to spend it, which he did, bringing in several  
    veterans who, combined with the young core, should elevate the  
  □  Joe Maddon was brought in as field manager in '20. Angels performance significantly from '24. It's a low bar to hurdle,   
   He's usually a manager that can make a difference, however,  after two unsuccessful however, as Anaheim had a franchise worst season in '24.  
  seasons, the Angels move on from him and bring in Phil Nevin in '22.    
    The lineup, if healthy, looks competitive enough. The pitching is a   
  2020 - The farm system is not completely bare. Some prospects moving forward: problem, however, altho' the new guys should be better than the  
  □   LHP Patrick Sandoval, 23, '18 trade from Houston departed Griffin Canning and Patrick Sandoval  
  □   LHP Reid Detmers, 20,  '20 1st round pick     
  □  RHP Griffin Canning, 24, '17 2nd round pick 2025 Keepers moving forward (need some youngsters to come thru):  
  □  RHP Jaime Barria, 23, '13 IFA □ C - Logan O'Hoppe, 25,  '22 Trade with Phillies, 20 56 .244  
  □  1B  Jared Walsh, 26, '15 39th round pick □ 1B - Nolan Schanuel, 24,  '23 11th overall pick, 13 54 .250  
  □  OF Taylor Ward, 26, '15 1st round pick □ 2B - Christian Moore, 22,  '24 8th overall pick, minors  
  □  OF Jo Adell, 20, '17 1st round pick □ SS - Zach Neto, 24,  '22 13th overall pick, 23 77 .249  
  □  OF Brandon Marsh, 21, '16 2nd round pick □ SS - Kyren Paris, 23,  '19 2nd round pick, 1 5 .224  
  □  OF Jordyn Adams, 20, '18 1st round pick □ OF - Jo Adell, 26,  '17 10th overall pick, 20 62 .207  
    □ P - Sam Bachman, 26,  '21 9th overall pick, injured  
  2021 - Anaheim brings in a pair of Iglesias' in trades.  □ P - Chase Silseth, 25,  '21 11th round pick, 0-1 6.75  
  SS Jose from Baltimore and closer Raisel from the Reds.  □ P - Caden Dana, 21,  '22 11th round pick, top prospect  
  Raisel has a big year in '21, but is gone by the end of '22. □ P - Jack Kochanowicz, 25,  '19 3rd round pick, 2-8 3.99  
  Jose was not an answer. □ P - Sam Aldegheri, 24,  '24 trade from Phillies, 1-2 4.85  
    □ Closer - Ben Joyce, 24,  '19 3rd round pick, 2-0 2.08 4 saves  
  2021 - Ohtani wins the MVP and is a force of nature both at the plate    
  and on the mound. There's been no one like him since Babe Ruth. 2025 Significant veteran holdovers (Need Trout & Rendon rebound):  
    □ 2B - Luis Rengifo, 28,  '18 Trade with Tampa, 6 30 .300  
  2022 - Rendon is turning into a bust. He was a legit star in Washington.  □ 3B - Anthony Rendon, 35,  '19 FA from Washington, 0 14.218  
  Aside from Trout and Ohtani, nothing is going well. □ OF - Mike Trout, 33,  '09 25th overall pick, 10 14.220  
    □ OF - Taylor Ward, 32,  15 26th overall pick, 25 75 .246  
  2022 - Minasian makes an odd little trade, dealing well regarded OF □   LHP Reid Detmers, 25,  '20 10th overall pick    
  prospect Brandon Marsh to the Phillies for well regarded catching □ RHP - Jose Soriano, 26,  '16 IFA, 6-7 3.42  
  prospect Logan O'Hoppe. It's not a bad trade, but the Angels □   LHP Tyler Anderson, 35,  '23 FA from Dodgers , 10-15 3.81   
  have holes everywhere and this, on the surface, is exacerbating    
  one roster hole while fortifying a potentially filled hole. Anaheim  2025 Top Newcomers (not quite enough help):  
  has another well regarded catching prospect already in Edgar Quero. □ C -Travis D'Arnaud, 36,  '25 FA from Braves, 15 48 .238 .  
  Meanwhile, the Angels other young OF prospects, Jo Adell and   □ OF - Jorge Soler, 33,  '25 Trade from Braves, 21 64 .241 .  
  Jordyn Adams are struggling. □ LHP -Yusei Kikuchi, 33,  '25 FA from Houston, 9-10 4.05  
    □  RHP Kyle Hendricks, 35, '25 FA from Cubs, 4-12 5.92  
  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.