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   OC Register: Angels’ 2025 payroll breakdown

   September 30 by AngelsWin.com

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   As the offseason begins, here’s a look at where the Angels stand with their 2025 roster and payroll. For purposes of the luxury tax, the payroll includes the following salaries, plus about $22 million for bonuses, benefits, pre-arbitration salaries and the pre-arb bonus pool. SIGNED: OF Mike Trout ($35.5M average annual value), 3B Anthony Rendon ($35M), LHP Tyler Anderson ($13M), RHP Robert Stephenson ($11M), *1B Evan White ($8M). ARBITRATION-ELIGIBLE (2024 salary): IF Luis Rengifo (3rd year, $4.4M), RHP Griffin Canning (3rd, $2.6M), LHP Patrick Sandoval (2nd, $5.025M), OF Taylor Ward (2nd, $4.8M), LHP Brock Burke (2nd, $1.035M), RHP José Suarez (2nd, $925K), LHP José …

   

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   F*ck you, Arte.

   October 1 by RallyMo

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   Honestly, that’s it. This guy sucks. I used to eat, sleep and breathe this team during baseball season. I did this in OC for years when we stunk, when we won and for years and years after leaving. I’d make and plan trips around being able to see the team. I’d watch as many games as I could. I’d never have expected to reach this level of apathy relative to the Angels. It sucks. Arte sucks. F*ck you, Arte.

   

   Last reply by SoCalDucksFan, October 2

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   State of the Angels 2024 Franchise 1 2

   September 26 by Jackyboy

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   Hello everyone, I was born and raised less than a mile from the Big A in the 60’s-early 70’s. Always an Angels fan. I’ve obviously seen the ups and downs of the team but the team in the 2020’s has been nothing but disappointing. I’ve always loved Mike Trout but for the three of the last four years he’s played 82 games or less and the other year was only 119. Why does he get knocked out for most of the year so much? He always try’s but it’s getting to look like he’ll never play close to a full season ever again. Rendon doesn’t seem to care during the short stints when he’s not injured. Yeah Anthony, I know your priorities have changed and you don’t care anymore. They could…

   

   Last reply by Stradling, October 1

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   Gameday Thread (9/29/24 12:07pm): Rangers @ Angels: Kochanowicz on the mound and then it's finally over 1 2 3 4 5

   September 29 by jsnpritchett

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   What a season... Note the slightly earlier than normal start time. Nathan Eovaldi gets the start for the Rangers.

   

   Last reply by Angels 1961, October 1

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   LAT: The Ducks are O.C.’s model sports franchise. Could their owner save the Angels?

   September 29 by Dollar Bill

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   https://www.latimes.com/sports/hockey/ducks/story/2024-09-28/column-anaheim-ducks-angels-arte-moreno-henry-samueli

   

   Last reply by RallyMo, October 1

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   Will this be the season that the Halos finally lose 100 games or more? 1 2 3

   April 28 by TheLordofOuts

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   They're the only team to have never lost 100 games or more in a season. But, I think these guys could be the ones to do it. They can't hit. They can't pitch. They can't field. Maybe with a 100 loss season, Arte taps out and gives us all hope again.

   

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   Regarding injuries 1 2

   September 30 by Angel Oracle

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   A few on here say the injuries are no worse than for other teams. But this may contradict that.

   

   Last reply by arch stanton, October 1

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   Ron Washington Press Conference on Ballys Today (11am PST) 1 2 3

   November 15, 2023 by Chuck

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   So, for us out of towners, how can we watch this live?

   

   Last reply by Angel Oracle, October 1

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    OC Register: Angels’ Brandon Drury is ‘hungry’ to correct the mistakes that led to a ‘brutal’ season

    September 29 by AngelsWin.com

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    ANAHEIM — After Brandon Drury produced his second straight strong offensive season in 2023, he went into last winter looking for even more. The result was a season that Drury described flatly as “brutal.” Drury came into the final two games of the season hitting .171 with a .476 OPS. Both numbers are the worst in the majors for anyone with 300 at-bats. Part of what went wrong is that Drury changed his swing over the winter in an effort to add more exit velocity. “I’m in the cage all offseason and I’m hitting the ball four or five miles an hour harder,” Drury said. “That’s intriguing. Who wouldn’t like that? But I think to create that, I had to do more movement and a b…

    

    Last reply by Angel Oracle, October 1

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    Gameday Thread (9/26/24 11:10am Pacific): Angels @ White Sox: Anderson on the mound, no Schanuel, Wagaman hitting 3rd 1 2 3 4

    September 26 by jsnpritchett

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    If Anderson takes the loss today, he ties Chris Flexen and Kutter Crawford for the AL lead... Flexen on the mound for the White Sox.

    

    Last reply by Tank, September 30

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    4D Chess by Perry and Wash?

    September 30 by Swordsman78

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    https://news.fanrecap.com/4mDiqM Article alluding to Angels tanking on purpose for a higher draft pick.

    

    Last reply by Hubs, September 30

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    Damn Wash No Filter 1 2 3

    September 26 by Ron Mexico

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    Wow

    

    Last reply by Hubs, September 30

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    The most powerful baseball analysis you will see today

    September 29 by UndertheHalo

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    We better pray Trout has a Ken Griffey Jr. renaissance. Seems to me something like his 2005-2008 seasons are the absolute best case scenario outcomes over the next several seasons. Hard to not see the parallels. With the skill set, the age, and the back ground. Certainly, something less or substantially less than what Griffey produced in those years is on the table, and probably more likely what we’ll get - but it seems to me that if there is ONE thing we need to hope for it’s something like that. If we don’t get some kind of resurgence from Trout the proverbial barrel of the sucking shit shotgun is stuffed in our mouths and the trigger is going to be repea…

    

    Last reply by Angel Oracle, September 30

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    Your Top Five Favorite Players to Watch Ever 1 2

    September 27 by Don

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    We’re at the end of a rough season that everyone saw coming, I know. It’s not the happiest of times, but maybe this thread can help us engage in some healthy debate and share some fun stories/memories. What I’m asking is that everyone share their five favorite players to watch all time. Not the best you’ve ever seen necessarily, or the greatest in terms of their career or a season. Just the ballplayers you got the greatest joy out of watching day in and day out. My personal top five, with all the bias (and I know Shohei has to be on here, but it’s too soon emotionally y’all): 1. David Eckstein 2. Vladimir Guerrero 3. Pedro Martinez 4. Ichir…

    

    Last reply by greginpsca, September 29

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    OC Register: Angels drop final game of the season to finish with 99 losses

    September 29 by AngelsWin.com

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    ANAHEIM — The official end to a season that has been unofficially over for months finally arrived. The Angels lost 8-0 to the Texas Rangers in the final game of the season on Sunday afternoon, running their franchise-record loss total to 99. After winning a game last Sunday to ensure they would avoid 100 losses, they lost their final six games to finish 63-99. The previous record had been 95 losses. The Angels, who won 73 games last season and then lost MVP Shohei Ohtani, were projected to finish fourth. They instead finished last in the American League West. It was the Angels’ 10th straight season missing the playoffs – the longest drought in the majors – and their n…

    

    Last reply by Angelsjunky, September 29
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    OC Register: Ron Washington doesn’t think Angels need star additions to contend 1 2 3

    September 26 by AngelsWin.com

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    CHICAGO — Ron Washington is convinced the Angels can be contenders as soon as next season, and he doesn’t think they need to go big in free agency to do it. The Angels manager said before Thursday’s game that he’s not anticipating they will add any superstars. “When I say big-time acquisitions, I’m talking about going out getting a pitcher where we’ve got to give him $30 million or go and get a player where we got to give something like another contract like (Anthony) Rendon or Mike Trout, that’s what I meant by that,” Washington said. “That’s what I meant by that. And I’m not the one that makes that decision, but I can tell you, we’re not going to make acquisitions lik…

    

    Last reply by Stradling, September 29

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    OC Register: Angels’ Griffin Canning looks to find consistency next season 1 2 3

    September 28 by AngelsWin.com

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    ANAHEIM — Griffin Canning didn’t come anywhere close to the quality of pitching he wanted, but he nonetheless took some pride in the quantity. The Angels’ right-hander is set for his final start of the season on Saturday against the Texas Rangers. It will be his 32nd game. He’s currently at 166⅔ innings. Both are career highs. For a player who missed a season and a half with a back injury – which was never surgically repaired – and also had elbow trouble earlier in his career, that has been a significant silver lining to the season. “The No. 1 thing I can be really proud of and happy about is making every single start and throwing a good amount of innings,” Canning sai…

    

    Last reply by Tank, September 29

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    Haiku about the Angels 1 2 3 4 5

    July 20, 2019 by UndertheHalo

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    5-7-5 format. Always depressing Never ending buttercup The halos blow ass ’fin’

    

    Last reply by UndertheHalo, September 29

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    Gameday Thread (9/28/24): Rangers @ Angels: Canning on the mound, Schanuel still out 1 2 3

    September 28 by jsnpritchett

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    I'll be missing the first part of the game due to a bar mitzvah for the son of one of my good friends. Fun! Heaney on the mound for the Rangers.

    

    Last reply by Tank, September 29

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    AngelsWin.com's NFL Weekly Pick-em Week 4

    September 24 by The Astonishing Crampsack

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    Week Four Matchups Thursday Game, Sept 26 Dallas @ NY Giants Sunday Games, Sept 29 Washington @ Arizona New Orleans @ Atlanta Buffalo @ Baltimore LA Rams @ Chicago Cincinnati @ Carolina Cleveland @ Las Vegas Minnesota @ Green Bay Jacksonville @ Houston Kansas City @ LA Chargers Denver @ NY Jets Philadelphia @ Tampa Bay Pittsburgh @ Indianapolis New England @ San Francisco Monday Games, Sept 30 Seattle @ Detroit Tennessee @ Miami NFL Player Prop Picks Jayden Daniels @ Arizona 262.5 Combined Yards (pass+rush) - Over or Under Sam Darnold @ Green Bay 220.5 Pass…

    

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    OC Register: Angels suffer late meltdown to blow lead in loss to Rangers

    September 29 by AngelsWin.com

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    ANAHEIM — The Angels were on their way to a rare comfortable victory, when they suddenly reverted to the form that has sent them to one of the worst seasons in franchise history. The Angels led by six runs in the third inning and still led by five when the eighth began, but they gave up six runs in the final two innings of a 9-8 loss to the Texas Rangers on Saturday. The Rangers scored two against left-hander Brock Burke in the eighth, and then the Angels fell apart in the ninth. Left-hander José Quijada walked three and hit a batter, retiring only one hitter. The bases were loaded and the Angels were still up 8-6 when rookie Ryan Miller entered. He gave up a single t…

    

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    Only the angels could succeed in getting swept but the White Sox

    September 27 by The Ghost of Bob Starr

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    It’s laughable the halos can’t beat a 120-loss team. there is no rock bottom for this org.

    

    Last reply by Stradling, September 29

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    Ohtani today 1 2 3 4

    September 20 by Taylor

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    6-for-6, 3 HR, 2 SB, 10 RBI. Became a 50/50 guy for the season.

    

    Last reply by Taylor, September 29

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    Team Statistics Rankings

    September 26 by Hubs

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    https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/2024.shtml Batting: Angels rank 27th in Runs per Game at 3.96. Also 27th in total Runs (obviously). 28th in Hits. 28th in doubles. Tied for 24th in triples. 22nd in HR. 27th in RBI. They are above league average in steals! 10th place! -- but they also rank 28th in Caught Stealing (3rd Most) 18th in walks. 12th in strikeouts. 28th in batting average. Tied for 25th in OBP. 27th in Slugging. 26th in OPS. They managed just 12.2 WAR from their position players. Pitching: Angels rank 26th in Runs Allowed per game (5th most). Tied for 24th in Saves. Slightly above average in hits allowed p…

    

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    Gameday Thread (9/27/24): Rangers @ Angels: Detmers on the mound, random guys in the lineup 1 2

    September 28 by jsnpritchett

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    Wheeeee... deGrom gets the start for Texas.

    

    Last reply by eligrba4ever, September 28

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    OC Register: Angels’ Reid Detmers displays good and bad in final start of season

    September 28 by AngelsWin.com

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    ANAHEIM — The final start of the season for Reid Detmers was a perfect summation of his 2024. He showed both why he’s had so much trouble this season, and also why the Angels still believe he can be a frontline pitcher. Detmers gave up four runs in five innings, and the Angels lost, 5-2, to the Texas Rangers on Friday night. In between allowing those runs on three homers, though, Detmers struck out 12 – equaling his career high – and walked one. Detmers gave up homers to Carson Kelly (fastball down the middle), Adolis Garcia (hanging slider) and Wyatt Langford (hanging changeup). Otherwise, he had the Rangers’ hitters flailing, including whiffs on 44% of their swings a…

    

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    AngelsWin.com's NFL Weekly Pick-em Week 3 results

    September 18 by The Astonishing Crampsack

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    Blum: The Angels have given little reason for optimism after embarrassing season

    September 27 by jsnpritchett

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    Excerpts (the bold part in the second part made me laugh): "There is, however, plenty of criticism to go around. The highest-paid players haven’t been on the field. The coaching staff hasn’t shown the ability to increase players’ performance consistently. The front office hasn’t fielded a winning big-league product, nor has it developed a particularly strong farm system. All of it, of course, comes back to Arte Moreno. His 22-year-run as Angels owner has devolved into a chaotic disaster — one which he takes absolutely zero accountability for creating. The public ire these days is rightfully directed at A’s owner John Fisher, who uprooted his team from Oakland. A…

    

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    Rock Bottom

    September 26 by TheLordofOuts

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    We are well on our way to having the worst season in Angel history. It's been 15 years since the team won a playoff game, 22 years since the one and only championship. The best player in baseball, who once wore an Angel uniform, is up the freeway having a historic season. Trout and Rendon spend more time on the DL than on the field. Minasian doesn't seem like he understands how to evaluate players and Arte is still the owner. It can't possibly get worse, right??

    

    Last reply by AngelsFaninGA, September 27

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    OC Register: Angels set franchise record for losses with sweep by historically bad White Sox

    September 26 by AngelsWin.com

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    CHICAGO — This was the exclamation point on an ugly season. The Angels lost 7-0 to the Chicago White Sox on Thursday, getting swept in three games by a team that began the series just one loss away from a major-league record. The Angels (63-96) were the ones who made history instead, setting a franchise record for losses. The Angels lost 95 games in 1968 and 1980. They couldn’t win a single game in this series against a White Sox team whose 120 losses tied the big-league record for futility. The White Sox have won only eight of their past 31 games, and four of them were against the Angels. The White Sox swept only one other series this season, in April. Adding to the …

    

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