Strangely enough, no Angels are among the Gold Glove finalists this year. Here is a blurb from Rhett Bollinger about each of the known Angels managerial candidates. This is new. It’s an article about the six worst fits for Shohei Ohtani as a free agent. Predictably, the Angels are on the list.
Hey! Davis Daniel made Pitcher of the Week in the Arizona Fall League. The writer mistakenly identified Daniel as a “D-Backs righty” even though the word “Angels” is on his chest in the picture at the top of the article. Oops! Later in the article he was correctly identified as being in the Angels organization.
Brandon Drury and Mike Trout both appear on this list of the Top 30 Potential Trade Chips. What do you think?
In MLBTR’s Podcast they discuss whether the Pirates might be interested in Patrick Sandoval at the 20 minute mark, as though the Angels should be getting rid of starting pitchers. Earlier they discuss Boston’s ongoing search for a General Manager and also discuss Kim Ng leaving the Marlins. They discuss Brandon Woodruff having shoulder surgery.
Andrew Friedman confirmed that Dave Roberts will return as Dodgers Manager in 2024.
Trevor May, Athletics pitcher, retired from baseball. His parting shot to owner John Fisher was, “Sell the team, dude,” and “Take mommy and daddy’s money somewhere else, dork.” He dropped at least one F bomb that Jomboy posted on X.
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