The Angels went down 1-0 early on a sacrifice fly. Logan O’Hoppe hit a homer for the fourth game in a row to tie it up.
Kyren Paris singled and stole second. Tim Anderson singled to score him. 2-1 Angels. Anderson is above the Mendoza Line now. (His average fell back down to .200 during the course of the game.)
Kyle Manzardo homered in the top of the fourth inning to tie the game at 2 all.
Jorge Soler homered in the bottom of the sixth inning to put the Angels back up 3-2.
In the bottom of the seventh inning, Jo Adell was hit by a pitch. Tim Anderson reached on a fielder’s choice. There were still no outs because of a crappy throw. Taylor Ward singled to load up the bases. Luis Rengifo hit a sacrifice fly. 4-2 Angels.
Cade Smith intentionally walked Mike Trout. Jorge Soler hit a sacrifice fly to make it 5-2 Angels.
Mike Trout worked in a stolen base before Logan O’Hoppe struck out.
Ben Joyce shut down the Guardians. Kyren Paris came up in the bottom of the eighth inning and hit his second homer of the year. 6-2 Angels.
Kenley Jansen came in to close it out and he did so. The Angels won this one 6-2.
Come Tuesday we’ll forget all about Paris cause the MDH era has begun…. Michael Darrell Hicks! He’s like an awesome teen heart throb TV drama guy from 1999! Feel the teen steam! And the low walk rate!
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Curse you Roberto Baldoquin
Don’t forget to curse Intl Draft Pool limits too. If we had been allowed to spend what ever we wanted and he hadn’t said he was signing with the highest bidder then surely their was at least an almost sorta medium chance he would have signed with us. After all, don’t all the little kid players sign with the team whose offices they drove an RC car around in when they were a kid?
He must have cried all over that huge pile of maximum dollars the Jays gave him when he realized he couldn’t come to the Heim.
SHIT! Why didn’t Arte tamper a little and offer 14/505M? We all know how desperately Vlady wanted to be an Angel.
I’m actually stoked for this contract. He’s their Trout. They can keep him for all his good years and overpay him for all his fat years and it’ll likely be the right place for all that to be happening.
Trout is never going to use any Prince/Cecil Fielder belts any time soon, if ever.
Neato Neto is really needed to boost the defense up. Soler in RF and Trout dh, sure that makes all the sense in the world, is there a story there?
Probably just resting Trout a little for one game. But we should probably freak out about it.
It’s not as though the club stated all offseason that Trout would DH 1-2 times per week to “preserve” him.
It makes a lot of sense if it’s temporary.
Day game after a night game that went late. They are going to do this stuff to keep Mike healthy.
We don’t have to go to Europe to see a great stage show, only gotz to go to the Big A 😍
I guess my missing Marsh is way done. 😀
I was watching the game today thinking “I cannot believe we got Zeferjahn for Luis Garcia” and somehow 3 other players as well.
Paris is fun. I wonder when we can really start believing this is a legit transformation. That was Sewald that he went yard on today.
Trout looks like he is having a blast this year. The vibe of the whole team has been awesome. Winning helps I’m sure.
Keep it rolling. Trade Ward. Trade Rengifo. Arte is evil. LTBU.
They were honestly more energized last year than in years past too. Sure, that eased up when they’d lose a bunch of guys to injury and then lose a bunch of games, but over all the vibe was a lot better than the years before.
Now with Trout playing plus the kids etc it’s pretty lively in that dugout.
Ward-Anderson-Heefo trades will get us to where we need to be, that much sooner.
You do realize that if they win games, they will try to make the playoffs with the guys they have and likely bring in more talent midseason — not give it away.
Yes but everyone on this site agrees that winning now is for losers.
Not me !!
Thank You Frosty . You are a voice of reason in a land that I think sometimes has been taken over by a bunch of overzealous tank commanders.
Sure, if the team is like 12 games over .500 at the trade deadline and we are legitimately a WS caliber team then I will probably change my tune.
If we are near .500, it would be foolish to give away prospects from our farm that is still rated in the bottom 3.
It could be if the team is winning with these guys they will more or less stand pat. I mean, you don’t always HAVE to add players in order to win.
I’d actually love it if we were winning in July. But when I think “who could we trade from our system to get players for a push? Who would teams take from us rather than from another team’s farm?”
The answer is about four players, none of whom we want to trade for a 29 year old outfielder who is under contract for two months. Which yields the other larger question.
If we ARE legit contenders in 2027 do we want to be able to trade for important pieces? If yes we’d better trade for more prospects now.
This is one of the best arguments for why we should be sellers this year.
Or just continue to draft well this year and next, continue to be aggressive in international signings and focus on developing our minor leaguers better while not trading away decent prospects for a couple months of meh.
The only real prospect we have brought in by trade that looks like is legit is Logan O’Hoppe and that was not a prototypical deadline trade where we gave up a young talented player with multiple years of control.
Its early but the jury is still out on both the Estevez & Garcia trades even though we already won the trades from a fiscal standpoint)
Zeferjahn’s stuff is legit but he is also struggling with an injury that if not managed well could lead to a serious arm injury
Lugo is now struggling badly in AAA with a .447 OPS and a 35% K/PA
Kavadas is looking like the next Trey Cabbage without Trey’s athleticism
Aldegheri has not pitched yet this season but is wisely repeating AA after dealing with some phantom injury during Spring training.
Youngsters Klaussen and Vargas got shelled in their respective season openers even though they were both tabbed to be their level’s Opening Day starter.
I think it’s wise to pump the brakes a bit on trade deadline deals especially if your team is showing signs of contention in the playoff race. Case in point Jer Jer’s 2023 dumping of Paul Sewald. I’m sure Jerry and the front office were high fiving each other after they received 3 players for what the M’s thought was a surplus bullpen piece. Certainly the Snakes had no complaints as Sewald’s acquisition helped lead them to a surprising World Series appearance, but from the Mariners standpoint, the result of that trade probably ended up fracturing the clubhouse as the Mariners haven’t been back to the playoffs since. Of the three acquired players Josh Rojas is now a White Sox, Dominic Canzone has been consistently meh and is languishing in the minor leagues while the Mariners are still holding out hope that Ryan Bliss can be a starter despite getting off to a rough start this season.
Dont get me wrong I’m not opposed to trading players on expiring contracts at the deadline , but the trade has to be able to benefit the team in the short and long term if they the team is in contention because if the primary goal isn’t winning when given the opportunity what’s the point of playing?
Buyers at the trade deadline.
I hope not . Unless we’re trading Ward, either TA or Rengifo the last thing we need to do is trade away our limited prospects
joke, man. joke. 😀
We can trade our lower tiered prospects. Definitely not Rada.
We have no lowered tiered prospects Frosty . At least the other clubs dont think so.
Oh, you mean anyone after the 6th rank player?
But if the other teams don’t value our prospects that high than screw them, don’t make a trade .
Remember Standpat Stoneman?
Promoters at the trade deadline.
Just a wee bit ahead of ourselves, mate
Look who’s lighting the bag of poop on our doorstep…..
It’s gonna be a real squirm show if this team keeps playing well but the time we should trade guys like Soler, Jansen, Ward and Rengifo comes around. We’ll get a bunch of “….durr prospects are crap sharts and worthless!” and “…. we can compete and rebuild by trading Rendon or someone.”
This will likely come from the same people who are mourning Ky Bush still….
Gotta build for the future. And I don’t mean a .500 team in August. Even if they make a bunch of trades and the team falls off later I sure am glad to see so many of the kids doing well…. and soon we get Big Poppa back.
I agree, I brought this scenario up during ST. We have to be sellers.
IMO, If they have a winning percent around 550, there is no way they should trade away anyone away without a direct legit MLB replacement in line. (Anderson traded Detmers to rotation).
My fear is if the team starts trading while they’re winning, it’ll tell the young kids they’re efforts aren’t good enough and effect future negotiations.
OK, don’t trade the older guys because we are winning now, then come Sept. we regret not investing in the future. The team thought that way for 20 years and it doesn’t work, sorry about that.
There’s always something to be afraid of isn’t there. The GM shouldn’t care if it makes the kids feel sad because THEY AREN’T good enough on their own yet. and just letting Rengifo walk… or any of the other guys…. is stupid unless we just can’t find a trade partner.
If they are winning it’ll be because of the kids, that would mean they are good enough. I do believe that is the way it works.
To use your example, Rengifo becomes expendable if Paris continues his new found hit tool. I’ve already said TA31 could be expendable. Ward/Newman have another year of control so we’re talking about Jansen/TA77/Moncada.
Jansen may be expendable depending on Joyce’s development.
TA77/Moncada are probably negligible.
LOL…Ky Bush. Perry must have had an all-nighter at Cheetahs before that draft.
Went to game for a little league day. I honestly can’t remember the last game I went to that they won. Great day. Solers shot was a laser.
112 MPH line drive…. if you could catch that would you want to catch that?
Umm… no? Maybe if I had inspector gadget arms but then it would probably still be a no. Fastest and hardest ball to leave the yard I’ve ever witnessed
Here’s hoping Wash has figured out Paris has to be in every damn game and not as a pinch runner or hitter!
You make room for players like this. It’s almost like this team is dare I say it, having fun.
F?&k Arte.
I haven’t been following very closely since Sho departed, but wow Parris has really turned the corner.
It’s been 25 ABs
Hey. Hallways have corners too. Don’t belittle everyone’s new son that they hated a month agao.
I don’t recall my first one, but I can almost guarantee it was a curiosity.
I just expected him to be a low tier aaa potential player based on his pretty dubious minor league stats. I then saw his spring and in making the team even with that history in mind. I wouldn’t have bet he’d even made the team let alone anything besides a pre-September callup given that. I didn’t mean he turned a huge corner.
Dang hadn’t thought of the Schofield grand slam in ages – thanks for the memory.
Took my farm ball team on the field before the game and had a blast with them and my family.
This is a pretty deep lineup right now.
Wait until we get Neto back.
Hope they didn’t give you too much crap about staying off the grass.
Keep rollin!
Go Halos!!
A 6-3 record and three series wins is a great way to start the season. The same with Kyren’s start, but the key for both team and Paris is when the league adjusts to them, how quickly can they adjust back. I do take some comfort in knowing that when regression occurs, there are players that should be improving on their starts, like Ward, to offset. Right now, I’ll enjoy the wins and temper my expectations.
Kp’s approach fix was all about load timing adjustment and attacking the ball from the rear. Not that it’s slump or league adjustment proof but just that its super sustainable to making good hard and consistent contact when mastered by someone as naturally skilled and twitchy as KP. The drills and prep work he did are the same ones I did to go from on the verge of being cut to a D1 starter. Its the formula I use for kids I work with once they reach a certain level of readiness to great success. Baseball and hitting especially is an up and down game but landing consistently on time and knowing you can let a pitch travel and cover any zone because of the work you have put in is an absolute game changer.
We’ve got a breakout player on our hands. We can either embrace that fully or with apprehension. It’s happening either way… or at least as Wash allows.
It has been seven years (2018) since the Angels won their first three series of a season. If we are looking to buck negative trends and establish new winning ways, that is a good start.
Well at least this time we don’t have Ohtani and Zack Cozart to get hurt and destroy our fledgling chances
A 6-3 record is easily the most unconventional path to 6-14, but fingers crossed.
We could try out 14-6 and see if that works too?
Paris is really surprising me. Wasn’t impressed with his shot of coffee, but man – he looks good. GO PARIS GO
His swing looks great. THE BOOK is coming for him and I am anxious to see what happens when it does. I’m sure all those MLB coaches and pitchers will find a weak spot with him, but it will be VERY cool if he adjusts.
Shot of coffee ???
Good thoughts. I was at the game today, and the good news was Ward isn’t hitting, Trout is batting .187 or so, Soler is hitting .200, Rengifo just came back from injury, Neto isn’t even playing, and Adell isn’t really hitting either. But they are 6-3 and just beat a good team that won a lot of games last season. It was fun seeing them move forward.
We know there are still some gaps. If Stephenson could come back healthy and effective in the reasonably near future, that could really help. Right now they have some young guys to root for though and that’s how teams improve.
Series win. Nice
Logan O’Hoppe is a superstar in the making!!
Phillies would love to redo the trade that sent O’Hoppe out West.
Why? Seems like they got solid value in return. Two 3+ WAR seasons from Marsh, on route to three postseason runs, including NLCS and WS appearances.
Always saw that as a value equivalent trade.
Marsh is a platoon player, strikeouts a ton with average arm. Philly makes the post-season with/without Marsh, too much talent on that team. Catchers are a cornerstone position and offensive hitting catchers are a plus, Philly would know with an aging Realmuto. Angels are set for the next 10-years with Logan.
Yep. Marsh does have value. But I think getting O’Hoppe was the better end of the bargain.
Time will tell
I think the winner of that trade is becoming clearer and clearer with each passing day…,
I know it is early, but I am going to say right now, Logan O’Hoppe will be representing the Angels in the MLB All Star Game in 2025 ! And it may very well be as the AL starting catcher !! And yes, I know that Rutschman is in Baltimore and Perez is in Kansas City.
He was outperforming them at the trade deadline last year and then fell off a cliff.
I think Perry understands as a catcher he needs to be rested more — thus the acquisition of D’Arnaud. I was a little surprised that Travis didn’t start behind the dish today, with it being a day game after a night game and all.
But I didn’t have a problem with it 1) because it is very early in the season and 2) I knew how hot Logan has been… And it turned out to be a good decision.
3) tomorrow is a day off
Funny thing is it wasn’t even the 2nd half it was a horrid August
August .099/.163/.176/.339 – 25 games
Sept/Oct .266/.338/.453/.791 – 19 games (3rd best month)
Hopefully he avoid any extend slumps like that this year.
August = “Dog Days.”
Pretty sure that was exhaustion. Travis needs to play a good amount in May, June and July to prevent a repeat of that…
He should have made the squad last year instead of Anderson
His numbers will be alot better this year, I think.
Provided we dont burn him out like last year.
Nice win.
Neto was 2-3 with a double and homer today. He is getting close.
https://www.milb.com/gameday/bees-vs-isotopes/2025/04/06/780254/live
2 out of 3 from the Guardians!! I’ll take it and be giddy about it. Far better than I thought they would do in this series, and that Paris home run was a tower of an Eyefull, or Eiffel, which ever tower you prefer.
Me too…my pessimistic ass was just hoping to not get swept. Especially after J Ram was golfing low 98mph sinkers. Great series win. 😁
They move to 6-2 following a 6-2 victory.
I guess this means we’ll win tomorrow’s game 7-2…
hey-o!
Actually, the last time we won a world series, we started 6-and-14. I think we reel off eight losses in a row to match that start and then we’ll be WS bound – GARON-TEED. Don’t tar & feather me!!!! 😀
Do you believe yet?
3 straight series wins. We only get stronger when Neto is ready.
Special squad this year. LTBU 😇!
No, because we’ve had many fun starts to the season.
But I am enjoying it for however long it lasts.
Yah. I’ll get a little more inflated with hopium if they still look like beasts after the Astros/Rangers games. I am totally stoked on our start. But I also understand that Cleveland is rough right now, so we kind of lucked out.
Kind of like Paris. I am stoked. I will be more stoked after he see’s Brown and Valdez and they have seen a pile of his ABs on tape… if he hits them.
I was just about to say I’m ready to believe.
Beating a team that OWNS us like Cleveland is helping me believe. I’m keeping my heart guarded until Memorial Day. I still have night terrors about the 14 game losing streak. This is fun though!
Nine road games straight ahead- this will be the bigger test than the first nine games.
Agreed. Cannot wait to play Texas
Be careful what you wish for ….
Well, it’ll be cool to run these fresh boys out against a team we know is good. See how they stack up….
Two words…THE BOCH
He’s got a squad this year. Boch strikes pay-dirt every other year.
Indeed. Texas has the best manager in the League. More than DeGrom or anything else that is what scares me about the Rangers. He knows how to win.
I agree. Series with Tampa Bay, Houston and Texas will be a good barometer of where the team is at. Winning all three series would be fantastic but may not be realistic. I think going 5-4 with positive run differential if doable.
Well, most likely we’ll lose on Tuesday, with Hendricks going up agains Baz who has electric stuff and pitched something like 7 shutout innings last time out.
So, we start 0-1 on this trip, that means we’d have to go 5-3 with 3 in Texas and two more in Tampa. I don’t see it. More likely we get 4-5, and we might be fortunate for that. I am just praying we don’t get swept in Texas. That would be a huge psychological blow for a young team that is trying to build confidence.
You can squint and start to see the future. We need an Ace, a power hitting 3B and outfielder, and some bullpen arms.
Yup. This is looking like a talented team with some holes instead of a complete dumpster fire.
It’s sort of a dumpster full of water and ashes… but the “development year 2” is sure off to a nice start.
If Paris is the real deal, and Schanuel and Adell play well enough to be considered starters going forward, then are 2 young position players will become 5 and we will have made a big move forward. Then depending on what happens in the draft, and what we get back in trade will determine if we are on the right track. In 2027 we will have money to help fill the remaining holes.
That’s it, huh? Haha
Unlike the past seasons, the team seems to have more than one young player to watch at both the mlb and farm levels. I certainly prefer this to seeing signing Willie Calhoun as a positive.
Godspeed Anthony Rendon.