Yeah he posted obscene numbers in the AFL but he's also going to be 25 in June and hasn't played in AA yet. I'll be curious to see where he starts the season.
Rangers non-tendered Adolis Garcia. Maybe we should aim higher but he's a right fielder with a good glove and power. Potentially a RH complement to Caissie?
Yeah that's like a ghost of rumors past.
And honestly if the entire front office was completely caught off guard by him accepting the QO, then that's pretty damning. I kinda doubt that's the case. Maybe they thought he was leaning toward declining but you have to plan for the chance he accepts.
I mean it's one year of Ward vs. four years of Rodriguez. If he's healthy that is a big get for the Angels. The obvious problem is he hasn't been healthy in a year and a half.
I was half-joking. I miss his personality and power but he's basically unplayable in the field. I wouldn't mind him on the bench but I think we could do better.
We're gonna get 40 man roster news soon. Triantos feels like he will get added. As will Pedro Ramirez. I wonder if they're worried enough about McCullough or Noland to add them. And I don't know where Birdsell is in his rehab but would a team take a chance on a guy that won't pitch for awhile?
I know it feels like the "cheap" option but adding Adell gives some runway/buffer for Caissie in RF should he stumble. Going into last season with Jon Berti as our backup OF went as well as everyone expected. I wonder if the Angels could be open to an Adell/Detmers package. Kill two birds with one stone.
MLBTR put out a list of minor league free agents and man there are some "guys" (former top prospects, guys I forgot were around, etc):
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/11/players-electing-minor-league-free-agency.html
As for us:
Yeah, this. PCA just made it look easy out there and the stats back it up. Bailey is elite so I wouldn't have been mad but this felt like popularity more than merit. Oh well.