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Two-way star Shohei Ohtani underwent elbow surgery on Monday. With his impending free agency, let’s look at how his next contract might look.   The Angels released this statement on Shohei Ohtani and the procedure he had this morning. pic.twitter.com/Y3Bpo2VFOg — Sam Blum (@SamBlum3) September 19, 2023   Ohtani’s Last Three Years: The Best in History? There’s little doubt … [Read more...] about Ohtani’s Next Contract: How It Might Look

The final act of Shohei Ohtani‘s time as an Angel could be upon us. With only 13 games left this season, the most exciting player will be hitting the open market. What’s more fascinating is how his second Tommy John surgery will play into the offseason plans of other teams. In other words, will a team want him to transition away from pitching and focus strictly on hitting? To … [Read more...] about Ohtani’s Potential Final Act As An Angel

Nolan Schanuel is a pleasant surprise for the Los Angeles Angels. He was drafted 11th overall by the Angels in 2023, yes, 2023. Furthermore, Schanuel made his major league debut 40 days after being drafted. That’s good for fifth all-time, doing it 46 days faster than the next closest modern-day play, Ryan Zimmerman, who did it in 86 days with the Washington Nationals, … [Read more...] about Nolan Schanuel’s Career Is Off to A Pleasant Surprise

Logan O’Hoppe was the Philadelphia Phillies‘ number-five prospect to begin the 2022 season. Scouts had him pegged as a likely solid player in the major leagues. However, the Phillies already had one of the best catchers in baseball, J.T. Realmuto. This led to him going to the Los Angeles Angels in the Brandon Marsh trade.  Surprisingly, the trade has worked out incredibly well … [Read more...] about Logan O’Hoppe Proves He Belongs

Luis Rengifo is better than you think. At this point, he might be one of the Los Angeles Angels‘ best players this season in an incredibly disappointing year for the Angels. Rengifo has been a bright spot for them. Under those circumstances, excelling is hard. Yet, Rengifo has become a player that could be playing himself into a starting spot next season. Luis Rengifo Is Better … [Read more...] about Angels Infielder Is Better Than You Think