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Injury updates and moves: Catcher Robinson acquired in trade; Daniel DFA'd

December 18, 2024

The Angels' injuries and roster moves page will be updated throughout the offseason.

Prospect stats of the year -- each team’s best of 2024

@SamDykstraMiLB
December 18, 2024

We don’t only deal in tools around here. Performance (i.e. what players do with those tools) matters, too. Stats form much of baseball's vocabulary. It’s part of how we tell the stories of the game. Look no further than the 2024 Major League season, when Shohei Ohtani recorded the first

Seeking an infielder: Who could Angels target?

December 16, 2024

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Angels 'in go-mode' despite standing pat at Winter Meetings

December 11, 2024

DALLAS -- The Angels wrapped up the 2024 MLB Winter Meetings on Wednesday, but general manager Perry Minasian knows there’s still plenty of work to do to improve the roster heading into next season. The Halos didn’t make any significant moves during the annual event, but Minasian believes he laid

Halos get McDaniels (Dodgers), two others in Rule 5 Draft

December 11, 2024

DALLAS – Arms were on the menu during Wednesday afternoon’s Rule 5 Draft at the Winter Meetings. A total of 15 players were taken in the Major League phase of this year’s Rule 5 and 11 of them were pitchers. It started when the White Sox took right-hander Shane Smith

Pipeline Inbox: How much does the No. 2 pick help the Angels?

December 13, 2024

Lots of Winter Meetings-related questions (Draft Lottery, trades, Juan Soto signing fallout) arrived in the Pipeline Inbox, so let's get to them. Nice work projecting every team's top pick in the 2025 Draft. But what about choices 28-37? --Jonathan M., Pittsburgh When I did my way-too-early first-round forecast after the

Angels 'excited' to draw No. 2 pick in Draft Lottery

December 10, 2024

DALLAS -- The Angels will have the opportunity to make a significant addition to their roster next July, as they secured the No. 2 overall pick during the 2025 MLB Draft Lottery on Tuesday. It marks the first time in franchise history the Halos will pick at the No. 2

Here's Pipeline's first full 2025 mock draft

December 10, 2024

The 2025 Draft may still be seven months away but it's also in the news. MLB Pipeline released its initial Draft Top 100 late last week and MLB staged the Draft Lottery on Tuesday evening at the Winter Meetings.

How the Rule 5 Draft impacted the Angels' Top 30 Prospects list

@SamDykstraMiLB
December 11, 2024

MLB Pipeline gives our organizational Top 30 prospect rankings complete refreshes twice per calendar year (once in spring, once in-season) and provides other live updates as graduations and other transactions necessitate them. In the latter category, two dates in particular are our busiest for Top 30 updates: the Trade Deadline

Minasian says Halos far from finished adding to roster for '25

December 9, 2024

DALLAS -- With the Angels coming off a 99-loss season, general manager Perry Minasian hasn’t been shy about saying he’s not focused on improving just one position group but is looking at all possible areas. And while he’s been aggressive early this offseason, he indicated at the Winter Meetings on

Even more pitching could be Angels' Winter Meetings focus

December 9, 2024

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How Angels could address remaining needs at Winter Meetings

December 5, 2024

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Each team's most recent Rule 5 keeper

@SamDykstraMiLB
December 8, 2024

While a solid percentage of picks in the Major League phase of the Rule 5 Draft get at least some big league time the season following their selection, it’s not so easy to stick around for an entire year.

Bid on Trout meet-and-greet in Winter Meetings Charity Auction

December 9, 2024

DALLAS -- Willie Mays’ legacy was celebrated heavily in 2024, and in 2025, Major League Baseball will continue to honor his life by focusing on the very field where he started his baseball journey. Since 2012, MLB has held a charity auction at the Winter Meetings that raises funds for

'We'd love to add more': Minasian on approach to Winter Meetings

December 2, 2024

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This pitcher gave so many haircuts his team added a barber chair to the clubhouse

@BensBiz
December 6, 2024

Benjamin Hill travels the nation collecting stories about what makes Minor League Baseball unique. This excerpt from his newsletter -- which he reported on from Madison, Ala., on June 19 -- is one of those stories. Read the full newsletter here, and subscribe to his newsletter here. Victor Mederos, a

NEW: Top 100 Draft prospects for '25

December 5, 2024

Major League Baseball’s Draft Lottery will take place at the Winter Meetings in Dallas on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. ET. It’s time to get to know who the 16 teams eligible for the lottery are hoping to get a chance to select. MLB Pipeline’s new 2025 Top 100 Draft Prospects

Aggressive Angels sign Kikuchi to 3-year deal

November 27, 2024

ANAHEIM -- The Angels have been the most aggressive club in free agency this offseason, and they kept it up on Monday with their first big splash, agreeing to a three-year, $63 million deal with left-hander Yusei Kikuchi. The deal, formally announced on Wednesday, is the Angels’ largest since Perry

Here are the Angels' 2025 rotation candidates

November 25, 2024

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One 2025 Rookie of the Year candidate for each team

@SamDykstraMiLB
December 1, 2024

A year ago, we provided one Rookie of the Year candidate for every team. How’d we do? We nailed the NL top rookie (Paul Skenes) and also picked out two others who received votes (Jackson Chourio and Mason Miller). That’s a good enough success rate to try the whole exercise

Angels non-tender Sandoval, three others ahead of deadline

November 22, 2024

ANAHEIM -- The Angels non-tendered four players before Friday’s deadline to tender contracts for the 2025 season, including left-hander Patrick Sandoval. It was a bit of a surprise decision for the Angels, as Sandoval is one of the club’s longest-tenured players, but he’s coming off Tommy John surgery in late

MLB announces schedule adjustments for 2025 regular season

November 25, 2024

Major League Baseball today announced adjustments to its 2025 master schedule as a result of the Tampa Bay Rays playing their 2025 regular season home schedule at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa due to the damage to Tropicana Field during Hurricane Milton. These proactive schedule adjustments have been made

Angels' latest additions share SoCal roots

November 21, 2024

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