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Enjoy some of the finest content on the internet from our talented writers at AngelsWin.com on our Blog here. From the Greatest Moments in Angels Baseball, our feature stories throughout the season & offseason, to our annual primer series by Robert Cunningham and to all of our player/prospect interviews, prospect hotlists and our annual top-30 prospects list. 

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2021 Angelswin.com Trade Deadline Series: Methodology and Analysis

By Robert Cunningham, Angelswin.com Senior Writer Now that we have a sense of the Angels playoff odds (16.2% as of July 10th, 2021), we need to identify their strengths and weaknesses heading into the Trade Deadline. Additionally, it is important to identify a likely list of buyers and sellers, which we will scrutinize at the end of this Trade Deadline Series installment. One of the best methods to identify weaknesses, from the author’s perspective, is to simply examine team offense, d
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2021 Angelswin.com Trade Deadline Series: Playoff-Bound or Not?

Author’s Note: Angelswin.com would like to welcome all of the new people who have joined the site! New blood and fresh faces, opinions, and commenters make this Angel fan community stronger, thank you for joining and please feel free to participate in the conversations, as well! Also, for the remainder of this Trade Deadline series we will utilize FanGraphs.com, a premier data-driven baseball website for all of our projected and factual information. Any additional, outlying information used will
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Shohei Ohtani sets MLB record for most home runs in a season by a Japanese-born player

Shohei Ohtani has made Major League Baseball history when it comes to Japanese-born players and we are only in the month of July. On Wednesday, the designated hitter/pitcher sensation from Oshu, Japan set the Major League Baseball record for most home runs hit by a Japanese-born player (32) in a season in a 5-4 Angels win over the Boston Red Sox at Angels Stadium in Anaheim, CA. Ohtani broke the record previously set by New York Yankees left fielder Hideki Matsui of Nomi, Japan, who had 31 home
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Shohei Ohtani chosen as a pitcher and hitter for the All-Star Game

Major League Baseball history was made on Sunday, as Shohei Ohtani of Oshu, Japan was chosen for the 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star game not only as the starting designated hitter in the American League, but as a pitcher as well. There is no doubt that Ohtani is having a sensational season from multiple different positions, but nobody would have expected this Japanese baseball sensation to do what he has done so far in 2021. Now this Los Angeles Angels megastar will become the first player
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Throwback Thursday! Tony Reagins Interview Parts I & II

AngelsWin.com interview of GM of Los Angeles Angels - Tony Reagins Interview conducted by @Lou - AngelsWin.com Contributor  November 17th, 2007 Prior to joining the Commissioner’s Office as Chief Baseball Development Officer on August 20th, 2020, Reagins held several key roles with the Los Angeles Angels. His unique career path began with a marketing/advertising sales and baseball operations internship with the Angels before transitioning full-time to the baseball side
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Los Angeles Angels Trade Candidates - and what they're worth

By Jonathan Northrup, AngelsWin.com Columnist All of this is highly subjective, so feel free to tell me I'm an idoit. Very simply, a 50 FV prospect projects to be an average regular; everything above that is good or better (55 = good regular, 60 = all-star, etc), and everything below that is worse (45 = fringe regular/platoon, 40 = bench, etc). LIKELY means I would be surprised if the player in question wasn't traded. MAYBE means there's at least a 50-50 chance. UNLIKELY means I would
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Prospect Hotlist: Los Angeles Angels Hottest Prospects (6/14/21)

Much like the Angels’ major league offense awakening as May turned into June, the same can be said for many of the Angels’ farmhands. The last two weeks saw a number of Angels’ position players, new and old, put up big numbers, and several Angels’ pitchers found themselves moving up to new teams following strong spring starts.  --Position Players-- 1) Matt Thaiss – C/DH/1B, Salt Lake City, AAA: So far, no Angels’ minor league position has done more to definitively place themselves
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Five Reasons The Angels Can Still Win Without Trout

By Tres Hefter, AngelsWin.com Columnist 1. There's plenty of offense still.  Previously, any time the Angels lost Trout for an extended period of time, it hurt. He was practically the sole above average contributor on a team which also more often than not had several offensive holes. In 2017, Trout missed 48 games and Andrelton Simmons was the next best hitter on the team, with a .752 OPS/102 OPS+. The Angels were 15th out of 15 AL teams in OPS with .712...including Trout.
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Mike Trout out 6-8 weeks with calf injury

Mike Trout has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a right calf strain, the team announced Tuesday. His recovery time is estimated to be six to eight weeks. The three-time American League MVP leads the major leagues in on-base percentage (.462) and OPS (1.086), has 8 home runs and is slashing .333/.466/.624 so far this season Fan reaction on this terrible news here:  
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Prospect Hotlist: Los Angeles Angels Hottest Prospects From The Past Week (5/16/21)

Photo: Los Angeles Angels prospect Kyren Paris By Tres Hefter, AngelsWin.com Columnist With all this great SS discussion going on and the first two weeks of the minor league season officially in the books it's time for the first prospect hotlist. A reminder - the names listed here aren't always necessarily the Angels top prospects, but rather simply a look at who has been among the best on the farm over the last two weeks, in this case, 5/4 - 5/16, in an effort to help identify some of
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Rays trade relief pitcher Hunter Strickland to the Angels

On the same day the Los Angeles Angels saw former first baseman Albert Pujols switch Los Angeles teams and sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers, they acquired a reliever from the Tampa Bay Rays. According to Rhett Bollinger of mlb.com on Saturday, the Angels acquired Hunter Strickland of Thomaston, GA from the Rays for a player to be named or cash considerations. The Angels become Strickland’s sixth Major League Baseball team. In addition to the Rays, he has pitched for the San Francisco Giant
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Angels outfielder Dexter Fowler out for the season with a torn ACL

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Dexter Fowler of Atlanta, GA is out for the remainder of the 2021 Major League Baseball regular season. The former National League All-Star tore his anterior cruciate ligament while running into second base against the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday according to Alden Gonzalez of ESPN. Fowler initially was diagnosed with a sprained left knee. However, after further test results, which included magnetic resonance imaging, it was determined that Fowler’s injury was
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A Week in Review: Inside the Numbers

By @Inside Pitch, AngelsWin.com Contributor Interesting numbers.. https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&qual=0&type=8&season=2021&month=0&season1=2021&ind=0&team=1&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&startdate=2021-01-01&enddate=2021-12-31&sort=20,d Everyone who would have guessed Quintana had the best FIP among the SPs, raise your hand?    The Babip numbers for some of these guys are what you'
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Power of Shohei Ohtani shines for the Angels in primetime

The talk from Major League Baseball on the opening weekend of the 2021 regular season was centered around the greatness of their hitting and pitching superstar, Shohei Ohtani of Oshu, Japan. On Sunday night in the Angels’ 7-4 win over the Chicago White Sox, Ohtani became the first ever American League starting pitcher since the designated hitter rule was instituted in 1973, to hit a home run in a game. Ohtani’s one-out first-inning blast has been the talk of Major League Baseball. According
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Angels sign lefthanded reliever Tony Watson

The Los Angeles Angels increased their bullpen depth on Monday by the signing of reliever Tony Watson of Sioux City, IA according to the Associated Press. The Angels will become Watson’s fourth Major League Baseball team. He has previously played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Dodgers, and San Francisco Giants. Watson’s contract is for one season and worth $1 million. Last season with the Giants, Watson had a record of one win and zero losses in 21 games with two saves, 10 holds, a
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Trevor Bauer’s Deal is Bad for Baseball and Demands a 60/40/20 Rule To Evaluate Contracts With Opt-Outs

By David Saltzer, AngelsWin.com Senior Writer Quick! Let’s play a game. Which of these numbers is not like the other two: 40, 45, and 17. If you guessed 17, you’re a winner! If you also guessed that those numbers represent the reported annual salaries for Trevor Bauer is his pending 3-year deal with the Dodgers, you’d also be right. This deal is bad for baseball. It’s bad for baseball on many levels, and as such, if baseball had an effective commissioner, it should voided and rewo
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Cardinals trade outfielder Dexter Fowler to the Angels

Outfielder Dexter Fowler of Atlanta, GA has been traded according to the Canadian Press. In the deal, Fowler goes from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Los Angeles Angels for a player to be named later and cash. The Angels become Fowler’s fifth Major League Baseball team. In addition to the Cardinals, Fowler has played for the Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, and Chicago Cubs. By being traded to the Angels, Fowler will be in the American League for the first time. Just don’t expect Fowl
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Orioles trade starting pitcher Alex Cobb to the Angels

The Los Angeles Angels added a starting pitcher on Tuesday, as they acquired righthander Alex Cobb of Boston, MA from the Baltimore Orioles according to Alden Gonzalez of ESPN. Heading to the Orioles meanwhile will be second baseman Jahmai Jones of Roswell, GA. The Angels will become Cobb’s third Major League team. In addition to previously playing three seasons with the Baltimore Orioles, Cobb pitched six seasons for the Tampa Bay Rays. Cobb will also be reunited with his former manag
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Is Trevor Bauer the final piece?

By @angelsnationtalk, AngelsWin.com Contributor Before we get started let's look at the 5 majors additions the Angels have made so far in 2020. Traded for RP Raisel Iglesias (+$9.125M) Traded for SS Jose Iglesias (+3.5M) Signed RP Alex Claudio (+$1.125M) Signed C Kurt Suzuki (+$1.5M) Signed SP Jose Quintana (+8M) Total adds an additional $23.25M to the 2021 payroll. Here's what is interesting. All of these players become free agents after the 2021 season.  Therefore....
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Angels sign starting pitcher Jose Quintana from the Cubs

Jose Quintana of Arjona, Colombia, has signed a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Angels worth $8 million from the Chicago Cubs according to the Associated Press. The Angels will become Quintana’s third team he has played for in his Major League Baseball career. In addition to the Cubs, Quintana has pitched for the Chicago White Sox. Quintana did not have a decision in four games in 2020. During his 10 innings pitched, he gave up 10 hits, five earned runs, three walks, and had 12 strikeout
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2021 Angelswin.com Primer Series: Bullpen

By Robert Cunningham, Angelswin.com Senior Writer Special Request: Hope for Education is a small, targeted charity sponsored by Angelswin.com. I am humbly requesting a small donation as we enter the New Year and hope that you are in the giving mood as these kids need help to learn in a safe environment from this very deadly pandemic. Please lend a hand, even if it is only a couple of bucks, it does make a difference. Thank you for your time and attention! Important Note: First of all I
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Should Some Bloggers Be Allowed to Vote for the Hall of Fame?

Should Some Bloggers Be Allowed to Vote for the Hall of Fame?

By David Saltzer, AngelsWin.com Senior Writer   With the MLB offseason moving at a glacially slow speed, a lot of time, columns, and commentary has been devoted to which players, if any, might be voted into the Hall of Fame. As of the time this article was written, there are 57 public ballots and 5 anonymous ballots.  There’s even a Hall of Fame vote tracker, where fans can see which players are likely to gain admittance into the Hall of Fame.   Again, as of the time of this
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Reds trade closer Raisel Iglesias to the Angels

The Los Angeles Angels have acquired their second Iglesias in a week. Five days after acquiring shortstop Jose Iglesias from the Baltimore Orioles on December 2, the Angels acquired closer Raisel Iglesias from the Cincinnati Reds for pitcher Noe Ramirez and a player to be announced according to Madeline Fening of WCPO Cincinnati. Jose Iglesias and Raisel Iglesias are not related. Remarkably, they are both 30-year-old natives of Cuba, who were born one day apart. Raisel Iglesias was born in
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2021 Angelswin.com Primer Series: Introduction

By Robert Cunningham, Angelswin.com Senior Writer   Special Request from Angelswin.com: This year, after discussion with Chuck, we have decided to tie-in the 2021 Angelswin.com Primer Series with a wonderful GoFundMe effort called “Hope for Education”. This is a focused fundraiser, to help ten needy families in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, obtain laptops for educational use in this challenging COVID-19 pandemic environment. These families are unable to afford these computers
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Los Angeles Angels name Perry Minasian as their new general manager

The Los Angeles Angels have named Perry Minasian as their new general manager according to Katherine Acquavella of CBS Sports on Thursday. Minasian had previously been the assistant general manager of the Atlanta Braves, a role he had since 2017. Minasian takes over from Billy Eppler, who was relieved of his duties on September 28. Last season, the Angels finished fourth in the American League West with a record of 26 wins and 34 losses. Prior to being with the Braves, Minasian spent n
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