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Pretty classless message to send. Could easily send something to make him feel good about himself and instead he tries to tear him down to make himself feel cool. Shameful behavior. Always little people trying to tear down people with more than them
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There is a shortstop in Los Angeles who is currently playing some of the most exciting baseball in the league. He's a proven leader, an unchallenged captain, and a yearly candidate for MVP with his pure hitting skills and off the chart grit.
Say hello to Zach Neto
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The Angels are on the verge of sweeping the season series against the defending World Champion Dodgers with a position group made almost entirely of home grown Halos.
I don't want to hear anything about the Angels not being able to develop prospects again.
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ESPN is reporting the Mariners had Bremner on their board as the 3rd pick of the draft. If that's the case this is a double win for the Angels, not only in confirming his 'top of the board' status, but also in pulling the rug out from a direct rival.
Curious development 🤔💭
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.@Angels remember when Taylor Ward said he wanted to be in the MVP conversation with Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani? He's now tied with Trout in WAR while passing Ohtani (0.9 WAR). Oh, and he leads the MLB in RBIs too 👀
Stay healthy and we'll be talking about this all year
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If the Angels can take the momentum from knocking the Dodgers out of 1st into Oakland and sweep the As.... Any chance they can get to cut their WC deficit in half by the start of September will be huge in ensuring these kids play late season, meaningful baseball.
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This goes against the grain, but Reid Detmers should continue to operate in high leverage. I understand his starter ceiling, but he's winning some serious games for the Angels. With a pen sorely lacking leverage presence (and Zefs streakiness)...
If it ain't broke don't fix it?
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Jerry Dipoto passing on Vladimir Guerrero Jr in 2014 to bust the Angels entire international pool on Roberto Baldoquin (who never made it past AA for Halos) has bit him in the ass with two orgs now.
Hope that sting continues to burn him tomorrow and into the forever future.
VLADIMIR GUERRERO JR. HOME RUN ‼️
TORONTO IS LIT.
(via @MLB)
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.@Angels that feeling when Wagaman is one series away from matching Anthony Rendon's entire 2024 season in less than 10 games 🤘🤪🤘
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The Angels head into the Houston series against an Astros lineup that features a collective 1.1 WAR with just 7 HRs. Kyren Paris' WAR alone equals the entire Astros lineup, and outside of his bat Anaheim still has 19 HRs and 57 RBIs.
The Angels lineup is officially a grinder.
Angels so far this year:
• Won every series
• 3rd most HR in MLB (behind only LAD, NYY)
• Only AL West team with a positive run diff
• Mike Trout is still healthy
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.@Angels bullpen ranked 4th in WAR through the 2nd half of 2024 and have only gotten better with Jansen and the coming full season of Joyce. They've added about 5 WAR to their lineup + the 4th most valuable SP of the 2nd half. Their pitching prospect system ranks 4th in the MLB (according to MLBs Prospect Pipeline), offering plenty of quality reinforcement to the back half of the rotation.
There's still a great deal of room for growth, but 2025 is shaping up to be a year where the Angels might finally shake off the lingering narrative.
You guys ranked the Angels as the 27th-best team in baseball
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For all the flak and criticisms this Angels bullpen gets (most of it rightfully so) they are now 19-0 when leading after the 8th inning. It's not out of the question to think a stabilization of 6th-7th inning arms can completely change the trajectory of the season.
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Jack Kochanowicz's performance against the Dodgers was worth nearly half a win, pushing his WAR on the year from 0.2 to 0.6.
The Angels officially leapfrog the Mets as the 5th most valuable rotation in baseball and can push pash the Rangers with a strong follow up tonight.
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Nolan Schanuel now leads the Angels in intentional walks, surpassing Mike Trout on his 3rd IBB of the game. If that doesn't show how much the league respects his ability in the box then maybe his 1.100 OPS and .400 AVG over his now 9 game on base streak should do the trick.
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Is Bryce Teodosio opening up 2026 as the Angels starting CF? Who on the free agent market is within the Angels budget who could do a similar, or better job defensively? And don't say Cedric Mullins, he's been awful in CF this year.
Bryce Teodosio with another great play in center, this time robbing Ian Happ of a homer in the fourth inning.
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You don't need me to tell you this, but Kyren Paris is swinging a league best bat right now. Heads the MLB in wRC+ with a 309 mark, leads in .ISO (.667), while sitting 3rd in WPA. (min. 25 PAs)
The Angels streak of developing MVP caliber CFers continues.
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Jo Adells power surge today is something that has been quietly simmering for a short while now. His last ten games have seen a .926 OPS, .250 ISO, and 164 wRC+. He's maintained a .281 AVG in that time while cutting his K rate to 21.1% for the Angels
Jo Swole is back 💪🔥
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Angels fans are the biggest winners here because now we can actually watch the World Series
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Do you cry for Ernie Banks? Or maybe Ted Williams slugging .200 in his lone postseason appearance? Does King Felix never pitching in a playoff game makes you want to smear his loyalty? Or perhaps you don't know ball and need to stay in your own lane 🤔
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The Angels will head into Texas on Tuesday with a hold on first place in the AL West after the Rangers dropped three games straight against the Mariners. The last time the Angels went into Arlington with a first place lead?
September of 2014 👀
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Calling for more preseason football like that's an actual argument 😅 you can do better than that
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Matthew Lugo mentioned how the brighter lights in MLB stadiums made it easier to see the ball. He had a .953 OPS/.520 ISO/252 wRC+ in his first nine MLB games. Prior to this he hit just .212 in AAA
Today he's struck out 3 times against the As in his return to a AAA ballpark.
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Mike Trout OPS hitting 3rd in the lineup: .692
Trout hitting 5th: 1.222
Trout hitting 6th: 1.750
But the Angels top brass knows best. Per usual 😮💨
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The Angels are collecting a lot of interesting pieces heading into the next Spring Training. The best crop they've had in a LONG time. Hitters like Wagaman and Moore to arms such as Dana, Kerry, Klassen, Darrell-Hicks, Fermin, and many more.
Dare I say....2025 here we come??
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The best pitching coach in baseball goes to the Angels. Wow. Still a long way to go, but this Kurt Suzuki staff might be the best since the Mike Scioscia glory days.
Who could have seen that coming?
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Replacing Bryce Teodosios defense with Luis Rengifo has to be the most unrecommendable substitution I've seen the Angels make all season. And that is saying a lot in a season full of head scratchers 🧐👎
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Tyler Skaggs' mom threw out one hell of a strike for her son. He would be proud. #RIP45
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.@Angels have BY FAR had the highest WAR value from their draft classes since 2020 (13.9) with the next best teams [Reds 11.5, Cleveland 8.9, and White Sox 8.6] all being appropriately ranked. Yet somehow the Angels finish dead last every year? There is no excuse for the narrative that the Angels are the worst talent producers in all of baseball unless you're being willfully ignorant or intentionally malicious.
@MLBPipeline, you're on notice for not knowing ball! 🫵😡
The new farm system rankings were revealed by @MLBPipeline yesterday 📊
Are there any surprises to you in these rankings? 🤔
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For contrasts sake; Nolan Schanuel hit .275 with a .700+ OPS in his first 18 MLB games. He was called up after 74 MiLB ABs and deemed "rushed". He is now in his 2nd full MLB season with the Angels and has a .856 OPS.
Matt Shaw was called up after 600 minor league ABs.
The Cubs are optioning rookie top prospect Matt Shaw to Triple-A.
He has hit just .172 with a .535 OPS in his first 18 MLB games.
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Im only interested in Pujols as the Angels next manager if he brings Yadier Molina as a pitching/catching coordinator. It's no coincidence the Angels culture evaporated almost as soon as Torii left. Few minds understand baseball camaraderie and chemistry as much as he does.
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.@Angels #1 prospect and 2024 Futures Game invitee Caden Dana has a message for Angels fans as we head towards the All-Star Break.
“You got a winner. I'm here to win. I appreciate all the good noise. Let's keep going. Let’s start winning.”
@AngelsWin
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Torii Hunter hitting coach/hitting assistant for the Angels PLEASE 😭🙏🙏🙏 would be the best culture staff the Angels have had since the Scioscia days!
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.@Angels Michael Stefanic on Angels new defensive philosophies: "We're really emphasizing pushing through the ball as opposing to waiting back. Attacking the ball is helping all the infielders across the board [...] I've noticed a huge improvement in my defensive game."
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Angels draftee Nick Rodrigez on the drafting process
"I was always telling people how much I loved the Angels, the people in the org. and the guys I talked to inside. They've always been a top organization I've liked. When I got picked by them I was excited."
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With a scheduled off day tomorrow, the Angels will now see a record of .500 or better for at least 2 days in a row since Easter weekend. 😱
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Zach Neto has been back with the Angels for barely a weeks worth of games and is already creeping on 1 WAR. Is the ALs new MVP on the loose?
Currently on pace for a 120+ WAR season 😱
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SEATTLE MARINERS NEVER GOING TO THE WORLD SERIES!! 💩💩💩 Couldn't have picked a better guy to lose it for em!! 🤡
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.@Angels If you haven't noticed, Mike Trout already has 1.2 WAR accumulated through just 12 games this season. I can't do math but that has to be at least a 100 WAR pace 😵💫
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The Angels would have to be stupefied by an offer to trade Adell, who was one of the best OFers in the MLB (3rd in HRs 2025). Playing out of position almost the whole year massively skewed his perceived defensive value.
Would be a mistake to trade him for less than a haul.
BREAKING: Per Jon Morosi, there is a good chance the Angels will trade either Jo Adell or Taylor Ward this offseason.
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Its gotten ugly in Anaheim after what seemed to be a revitalizing series against the Dodgers.
Where does the buck stop for the Angels? The players who have gone flat? The manager with his costly decisions? The owner who let it all happen?
Angel fans deserve so much better.
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.@Angels me when people say the Angels rush their prospects 👀 time for the apologies to start rolling in, receipts have been CHECKED 🫵😈
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.@Angels GM Perry Minasian opens up regarding the challenges of overcoming an injury-ravaged roster, building a Major League bound prospect core from the ground up, and injecting winning ways into a long dilapidated culture.
@AngelsWin
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.@Angels Caden Dana on his first experiences in the bigs
"I only had my fastball and slider in that first start. But once I found one thing I became confident in it and built on that. Facing different hitters and seeing what [pitches] mix best was big for me."
Article soon!
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The Angels are fielding more homegrown 1st rounders on their starting squad than any other team. Schanuel/Neto have proved themselves to be career long All-Star contenders and have put up more combined WAR than most orgs. entire draft classes.
Sad excuse for a burner account
Perry Minasian got a short term extension through '26 last August. Must show real progress or he'll be out sooner than later. That's why he'd go College Lefty and not one of the 2 HS Shorstops. Follow the same path of rushing guys to the Big Leagues. It's failed to this point.
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I'm not one to make criticisms on Opening Day, but Ron Washington has torched his players ability to perform at their best by slotting a reclamation project at 5th in the order and forcing a rookie arm for 2 innings instead of letting him walk with a clean debut.
Shameful.
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"sit this one out" brother you and the entire city of Seattle are sitting it out and have been for almost 50 years 😅
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.@Angels Michael Stefanic on Angels playoff chances in 2024: "Everybody is on the same wavelength in camp, we're gonna surprise a lot of people. We got to stay healthy, that's been tough for us as an organization. But I think we're gonna go out there and surprise people."
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The Savannah Bananas brought to Anaheim what Angels owner Arte Moreno has failed to provide over the last decade; a fun product with genuine sell-out force that reminded us, even if for a short weekend, how it felt to love baseball again.
@AngelsWin
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Angels young relievers are currently sporting skewed stats due to singular blowup outings. If you remove their single blowup outing...
-Ryan Johnson 7.1 IP 1.23 ERA 52.2% GB
-Garrett McDaniels 5.2 IP 3.18 ERA 94.3% LOB
-Michael Darrell-Hicks 5.2 IP 1.59 ERA 107 Stuff+ .190 BAA
#Angels Bullpen
Team ERA: 5.45 (3rd Worst in MLB)
Garrett McDaniels: 5.14
Michael Darrell-Hicks: 6.75
Brock Burke: 5.79
Ian Anderson: 11.57
Ryan Johnson: 6.00
🤮🤮🤮🤢🤢🤢
#RepTheHalo
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.@Angels i spent a lot of time covering the @RCQuakes the last two years and lemme tell you, McDaniels is a DAWG! An absolute beast of a late inning bulldog! He's got the electric stuff to compete, the mentality to dominate, and the experience to push the needle for the Angels.
The #Angels selected lefty Garrett McDaniels from the Dodgers in the Rule 5 Draft. He had a 3.19 ERA across three levels with 84 Ks in 73 1/3 IP in ‘24.
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.@Angels recent off-season signee DJ Snelten (@DJSnelten) pumping an easy 100mph heading into the 2024 season.
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.@Angels Travis D'Arnaud is IN as the Angels next backup catcher and mentor to the rising star of Logan O'Hoppe. A .199 ISO in 99 games is BEYOND phenomenal compared to Thaiss' .096 ISO in 57 games. His Hard Hit % of 41% will play in keeping the Angels competitive day after day.
Catcher Travis d’Arnaud and the Los Angeles Angels are in agreement on a two-year, $12 million contract, sources tell ESPN.
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.@Angels In addition to having a bat with actual life, Kevin Newman was worth 6 DRS at 2B (284.2 innings) and 4 DRS at SS (428 innings) through 2024. An immediate upgrade over former backup Luis Guillorme (3 DRS in 308.1 innings) and former starter Drury (-5 DRS in 435 innings).
The Angels and infielder Kevin Newman are close to a deal, league sources tell me and @SamBlum3.
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Angels break the trends by taking prep OFer TJ Ford with the 409th pick. Ford brings a sweetly scientific swing with him into the organization, offering value as a ready to go HS outfielder who can swing his way into organizational top prospect consideration relatively soon.
Fundamentals getting 🧼 for @TroyFord11.
Special athlete, even better human. #DevelopDawgs🐶
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After the Angels big win against the Cardinals Ron Washington was asked if Kyren Paris' versatility would get him playing across the field, to which Wash gave a resounding "No" before reiterating he'll be in the outfield when he plays.
Paris is 3-8 with 2 RBIs on the year.
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.@Angels just spoke with Angels SP Kenny Rosenberg, was telling me Ron Washington and the Angels coaching staff had the pitchers doing infield drills with the infielders to open Spring. Players in camp are overflowing with enthusiasm for Washington and co. Should be a fun year!
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The Angels filled a HUGE hole this draft by taking Missouri States 2B Nick Rodriguez, his presence immediately boosting the value of this org. by instilling a much needed (legit) power bat at 2B.
Read on for full quotes by Rodriguez!
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Angels are flat out better with Yoan Moncada. Tighter defense. More capable ABs deeper in the lineup. Greater chances at winning day in and day out.
The floor has been raised noticeably.
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Last @TheSavBananas post of the night, but interviewing Troy Glaus was definitely a career highlight 🤩 Couldn't have imagined a more electric night to catch a former World Series star!!
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Luis Rengifo.....
You have been replaced!!
Song Sung-mun is drawing interest from MLB teams, namely the Giants, Cubs, Yankees, Mariners, Angels, and Pirates. Song brings versatility (1B/2B/3B), hits velocity well, and he’s adept against LHP. Profiles as a backup infielder for a contender.
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.@Angels outside of IP differential, Cannings replacement has already debuted in Anaheim. His trade to Atlanta for Jorge Soler (who ranked 17th in wRC+ among qualified OFers) sees this move as nothing but addition for the depth starved Angels who had just 1 OFer qualify in 2024.
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Angels confirmed for signing whoever will come along at the cheapest rate. Welcome to Anaheim Bo Porter 😒
The Angels have informed Torii Hunter, one of the most popular players in franchise history, that he no longer is in the running for their vacant managerial job.
The Angels earlier told Albert Pujols that he no longer was being considered.
Eight MLB managerial openings remain.
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The 2024 Angels struggled to string wins together, seeing just 5 streaks of 3+ wins across the season.
The 2025 Angels have already amassed 4 streaks of 3+ wins by early June. It's still too early to tell, but the improvements are there, and it's building towards something 👀
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Johnny Slawinski is a big time CHAD pick for the Angels. Two way beast. Four sport athlete. Best prep pitcher out of Texas this year. This dude has athleticism in his DNA and if the Angels can woo him from his Texas A&M commit they'll have a real stunner on their hands 🔥🧨
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Bye Angels stadium 😢 such a wonderful and blessed night covering baseball in a big league stadium with full access privileges for @TheSavBananas! Now its back to the minor league grind I go!!!
See you again soon Anaheim 🔥🫡🔥
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.@Angels Opening Day may seem a lifetime away after losing Ohtani, but with a young core in the early stages of blossoming, alongside avaliable free agent talent, there is hope to be restored in the Angels ability to play with a pulse in 2024.
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.@Angels Trading Hunter Renfroe not only guarantees a return on his diminishing value, it opens up a roster spot for the burgeoning Trey Cabbage. A post ASB return of Neto/Drury+Cabbage may be the best "deadline deal" the Angels could ask for. @AngelsWin
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.@Angels Positives after Game 1/162
-Adam Cimber will be an elite reliever
-Jose Suarez looks primed for a major bounceback
-Luis Rengifo should be starting everyday
-Mike Trout MVP campaign back on
Comment with your positive takeaways! We could definitely use them 😅😅
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Yusei Kikuchi is on the hottest start to his career after clearing the As for a 7.1 IP 1 hit start, lowering his ERA to 2.92 while upping his WAR to 2.4 (career best at 1.8 over 32 starts in 2023).
He tracks to finish 2025 near 7 WAR, topping Ohtani's career best 6.2 in 2022
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.@Angels Amazing to see the Angels finally lock in some good luck. But don't get married to LaViolette yet, the Nationals are not far off from competing and could very well take a near ready college talent to push their timeline.
Ethan Holliday is still on the table
The pick is in 👀
We will have the 2nd overall selection in the 2025 #MLBDraft!
ALT Angels x MLB Draft Lottery. 2nd Overall Pick in 2025.
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.@Angels Caden Dana on the challenges of staying true to yourself at the Majors
"A bad outing at the Majors can make you feel like you need to change your whole world. People get mistaken when things go bad. They force change. That's the biggest battle, not changing much and staying true to yourself."
Article coming later today!
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.@Angels Nolan Schanuel has swung to a .955 OPS with 5 BBs to 1 K over the last week. Don't let the haters tell you otherwise 💪😤
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.@Angels Zach Neto over his last 9 games:
.844 OPS
.219 ISO 👀
wrC+137
3 games with EVs over 100mph 🔥🔥
April is always about stretching the legs! Offensive forecasts for May are looking far more favorable than this recent week of baseball has shown for the Halos 😎👌
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A lot of Perry's best work has not been as visible up front as many may want (including myself), but he has done an enormous job opening up the Angels int. scouting/acquisition and convincing Arte to spend under the hood (development complex), and that goes for something.
The #Angels have decided to retain Perry Minasian for the final year of his contract.
What do you think of this news?
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.@Angels Zach Joyce is one of the biggest sleeper prospects in the Angels organization and looks to jump up the internal rankings in a big way this coming season. Big fastball/cutter combo that absolutely out-dawgs hitters on the mound!
Faced Zach Joyce (Angels) and it was a tough scene…
Yes it’s Ben Joyce’s twin brother and yes he also throws gas.
97mph on an indoor mound lmao I hate baseball.
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Silver lining; Caden Dana pitching 3 innings saves a taxed Angels pen from running through another grinder right after an off day. Clevelands use of six relievers in the series opener, and the use of their closer in a non-save situation, looms with implications for the series
FINAL: Guardians 8, Angels 6
ALT April 4 Final: CLE 8, LAA 6. Next Game: vs CLE, Apr 5, 2025, 6:38pm PT, Angel Stadium.
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.@Angels this just in from @AngelsWin, Sam Bachman is currently featuring what appears to be a......four-seam knuckle heater(?) And it looks good?? 🤔
Should be fun seeing him bring this to the big league mound soon!!
A scout's take on Christian Moore and what he's seen this season from former first round pick Sam Bachman.
Check it out @AngelsWin here: angelswin.com/forums/topic/5…
Also, continued coverage of the draft here: angelswin.com/forums/topic/5… #RepTheHalo
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The Angels have swept the defending champions after a terrible 6-15 stretch that unceremoniously dropped the Halos into league worst standings.
There's still a lot to be done before Anaheim is back at average, but if the Angels were dead no one seems to have told them.
FREEWAY SERIES SWEEP #RivalryWeekend
The Angels sweep the Dodgers in a three-game series for the first time since 2010 😇
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