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2021 Angels Player Review: Tony Watson
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Watson spent a total of five months with the team before being traded to San Francisco at the deadline Tony Watson was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the ninth round of the 2017 draft, and made his MLB debut in 2011. In 2014 he made the All Star team and won the MLBPAA Pirates Heart and Hustle Award in 2015. He was traded to the Dodgers in 2017 and was signed as a free agent by the Giants before the start of the 2018 season. He played with San Francisco through 2020 until electing free agency and joining the Phillies in February...
Halos Heaven Jan 25, 2022
Four former Angels come up short on Hall of Fame ballot
David Ortiz was the only person on the ballot to make it to Cooperstown this time around The results of this year’s Baseball Hall of Fame voting were announced on Tuesday afternoon, and if you were holding out hope that former Angels players Torii Hunter, Bobby Abreu, Mark Teixeira and Tim Lincecum might make their way to Cooperstown in 2022, I’m afraid I have some bad news to deliver you: Former Angels on the ballot:-Bobby Abreu (3rd ballot): 8.6%-Torii Hunter (2nd): 5.3%————————————————-Tim Lincecum (1st): 2.3%-Mark Teixeira (1st): 1.5%...
Halos Heaven Jan 25, 2022
2021 Angels Player Review: Max Stassi
Photo by John Cordes/Icon Sportswire via Max Stassi earned the catching spotlight this season, and he made the most of every moment, crafting a 2021 legacy full of impressive stats and future potential. After being traded to the Halos from the Houston Astros, catcher Max Stassi played a total of 20 games to close out the 2019 season. He reappeared in 2020, but with a shortened season and three other catchers vying for action behind the plate, his season appearances plateaued at 31. However, in his junior year with the Angels, the 2021 season saw Stassi retake the...
Halos Heaven Jan 24, 2022
2021 Angels Player Review: Matt Thaiss
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Despite being drafted as a catcher, Thaiss spent his career with the Halos largely as a first/third baseman before going back to a catcher full time at the end of the 2021 season Matt Thaiss was drafted by the Angels in the first round of the 2016 draft as the 16th overall pick. Being mainly drafted for his bat, as soon as he joined the organization, he was moved to first base and also saw playing time at third. Thaiss, who bats left and throws right, worked his way through the Halos minor league system and made his MLB debut on July 3,...
Halos Heaven Jan 23, 2022
2021 Angels Player Review: Janson Junk
Andrew Dieb-USA TODAY Sports Junk made a short cameo with the Angels in September after being acquired in the Andrew Heaney trade Due to a myriad of different factors that included untimely injuries and poor performance from their pitching staff, the Angels yet again found themselves as sellers once baseball’s July 30 trade deadline rolled around in 2021. The club didn’t have many significant pieces to trade away at this time, but perhaps the biggest move that they did make was sending longtime Angel Andrew Heaney to the Yankees in exchange for a pair of...
Halos Heaven Jan 21, 2022
2021 Angels Player Review: Noé Ramirez
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Ramirez made his way back to the Angels for two games in 2021 after being traded to Cincinnati in the offseason From the time he was acquired in late 2017 all the way through the 2020 season, Noé Ramirez quietly existed as a pretty solid contributor to an Angels bullpen that quite notably lacked those during that time. The Southern California native and Cal State Fullerton product never made his way up to a high leverage role during his initial stint in Anaheim, but he performed well enough to hang around the team for a while, pitching to a...
Halos Heaven Jan 20, 2022
2021 Angels Player Review: Mike Trout
Photo by Sean M. Haffey/ A Nagging Calf Injury Derailed Another MVP-Type Season For “Trouty” While Shattering Hopes Of His Second Career Postseason Berth It has become increasingly difficult for Mike Trout to surprise the baseball world as the perennial MVP candidate consistently makes the game an even better sport every time he steps on the field. Following a shortened 2020 season, much anticipation led into the full 162-game 2021 season, which would be one of the few times thus far Trout would lead a star studded supporting cast on offense that many predicted...
OC Register Jan 19, 2022
Angels Q&A: When should they offer Shohei Ohtani a contract extension?
While the lockout continues, we look at some of the pressing questions the Angels will face when business resumes.
Halos Heaven Jan 19, 2022
Reid Detmers ranked as No. 28 overall prospect by Baseball America
Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports The young lefty is the only Angels prospect in Baseball America’s top 100 list Baseball America released their annual preseason prospect rankings on Wednesday morning, and the lone Angels farmhand to crack their top 100 was starting pitcher Reid Detmers, who came in ranked at No. 28 overall. Detmers made his major league debut last August just 14 months after being selected with the No. 10 pick in the 2020 MLB Draft, but a bout with COVID-19 limited him to just five starts in the bigs, where he posted a 7.40 ERA in 20.2 innings. Prior to his...
Halos Heaven Jan 19, 2022
2021 Angels Player Review: Taylor Ward
Photo by John Cordes/Icon Sportswire via Playing Opportunities Came Ward’s Way in 2021, But Injuries Stalled The Former First Rounder From Expanding His Role And Possibly Cementing A Spot For The Future Following a stellar performance during spring training that saw Taylor Ward break out offensively with a .400 batting average, 3 HR, 7 RBI and 5 walks in only 25 at-bats, he was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake/Alternative Site to start the 2021 regular season. Due to injuries, the release of Albert Pujols and a much needed shot of adrenaline in the starting lineup,...
Halos Heaven Jan 18, 2022
2021 Angels Player Review: Austin Warren
Photo by John Cordes/Icon Sportswire via The rookie reliever’s 2021 MLB debut brought fire to an otherwise struggling bullpen, making him a smart option for the 2022 rotation. It was a season of trials and tribulations for everyone in 2021 – fans included – but amidst the injury-fated bullpen, rookie reliever Austin Warren made a strong case as to why he belongs in the Halos 2022 opening rotation. And he did it with just 16 games under his belt. Initially signed by the Angels in 2018, the right-handed pitcher made his major league debut on July 29, 2021. With...
Halos Heaven Jan 15, 2022
Angels International Signings Tracker
Image via @BenBadler on Twitter Baseball’s international signing period officially opened today, so we’re tracking every player the Angels have brought in Despite the ongoing lockout putting a freeze on pretty much all notable events around baseball over the last month and a half, one date on the calendar that was not affected was the beginning of MLB’s International Signing Period, which officially opened on Saturday morning. The Angels, armed with a international bonus pool of $5,179,700, have already inked a number of different players in the last few hours, so...
OC Register Jan 15, 2022
Angels add two ranked prospects on first day of international signing period
Outfielders Nelson Rada (No. 29) and Randy de Jesus (No. 38) are ranked by MLB Pipeline among the top 50 prospects in this year's international class
Halos Heaven Jan 14, 2022
2021 Angels Player Review: Andrew Wantz
Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via The right-handed reliever showed strong potential after making his MLB debut in 2021, years after he was signed by the Halos in 2018. The 2021 season took quite a few turns that fans never saw coming. Still, despite the turbulence of season-ending injuries and seemingly random lineup changes, the season also afforded fans a few unexpected gems, including rookie reliever Andrew Wantz who made his MLB debut as an Angel years after signing with the organization in 2018. Wantz’s 2021 show may have been limited to a quick 21...
OC Register Jan 13, 2022
Patrick O’Neal to join Angels’ TV broadcast team
O’Neal will be the Angels’ secondary play-by-play announcer, sharing the job with lead announcer Matt Vasgersian. They will work with analyst Mark Gubicza.
