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The Angels Well is getting full

When Perry Minasian was hired as the Angels’ GM, there were many issues. Their major league roster was a grab bag of a couple of stars, a handful of hopeful solid major leaguers, and way too many “we are treading water” players, at best, and their minor league system was drier than the Arizona Desert. […]

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Angels Off-Season Transactions look Promising for 2023

The Angels make a splash every offseason and then battle to reach or stay above .500 by April. There is no question the Angels have talent; however, when it comes to depth and pitching, it is the same old narrative. After the 2022 season, the Angels are looking to forget the disastrous season and hopefully […]

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Top 10 Starting Pitchers for 2023

Elite starting pitching is maybe the most valuable thing you can have in baseball, and there are so many elite pitchers in Major League Baseball. It’s tough to rank every single one of them, so we narrowed it down to 10. Let us know your thoughts in the comments! Honorable Mentions: Kevin Gausman – Toronto […]

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“Robo-Umps”: A Modern Solution to One of Baseball’s Biggest Problems

June 2, 2010, is a day in infamy for Major League Baseball. This was when Armando Galarraga became the 21st pitcher in MLB history to throw a perfect game… or at least it should have been. With two outs in the 9th inning, Jason Donald of the now Cleveland Guardians hit a ground ball to […]

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A’s officially introduce Shintaro Fujinami

Shintaro Fujinami, the sought-after Japanese pitcher who was Oakland’s loudest offseason signing, is officially introduced Tuesday afternoon before the press. Fujinami’s signing, a one-year, $3.25 million deal, headlined a seemingly quiet but active offseason for last season’s AL West cellar-dwellers, which is in the wake of yet another painful offseason, losing 2021 Gold Glove-winning backstop […]

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Filling Out “A” Roster

The Los Angeles Angels entered the 2022 offseason facing the same questions they have faced the previous five… “How will the Angels get Trout and Ohtani to the playoffs?” After an injury-plagued 2022 season and Owner Arte Moreno announcing the selling of the team, it was unclear how active the Halos would be on the […]

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Predicting the Winners of Each Division in 2023

AL East: Toronto Blue Jays This feels like the Blue Jays’ year to finally take control of the division. They’ve rounded out some of the rough edges from last season by adding good defenders and left-handed bats this off-season. Their pitching staff also saw improvements with the addition of Chris Bassitt. The Yankees feel like […]

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Luis Morales with family and A's executives
Cuban RHP Luis Morales poses with A's execs as one of the team's new int'l signings. (h/t @Athletics on Twitter)

Top Cuban Pitching Prospect Headline A’s New International Signings

(OAKLAND)-After making the splash by inking a deal with sought-after Japanese hurler Shintaro Fujinami, the A’s sign deals with more overseas prospects, with two of them ranked in the MLB’s Top International Prospects. Oakland announced Monday it had signed 17 international prospects, which included Cuban right-hander Luis Morales, the fifth-best international prospect by MLB.com, and […]

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Is this finally the year for the Angels?

After some trades and free-agent pickups, the Angels seem to finally have what they have been missing to make a playoff run. That one thing is major league depth. Angels finally have the depth to back up Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout. The problem last year was the Angels’ ability to have major-league talent if […]

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