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LA Angels Tuesday News Crash: Birthday Boy

April 29, 2025

Here is a little league home run by Heliot Ramos over the weekend. I’m glad he did it to Texas.

The Braves just optioned Jarred Kelenic to the minors. They signed Eddie Rosario. Tyler Glasnow left his start early for the second game in a row. He has shoulder issues. The Twins just signed Matt Canterino to a two year minor league deal. He will miss this season due to his recent shoulder surgery.

The Blue Jays claimed right-hander Casey Lawrence off waivers from the Mariners. The Orioles claimed left-hander Walter Pennington off waivers from the Texas Rangers. The Rangers also designated right-hander Daniel Robert for assignment.

The Orioles also promoted right-hander Kade Strowd to the big club. Meanwhile, the Cardinals designated right-hander Ryan Loutos for assignment.

Photo credit: Rex Fregosi

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GrandpaBaseball

5 days ago

This team flat out can’t hit. 69 wins looks like a stretch right now. Hitting is a problem, pitching is MOR (Middle of the road) and defense is very weak at best. Good news is Colorado sucks worse than us lol. Soler is the best of the veteran pickups, and he is not striking fear into any opposing pitchers. PTP is on notice, hope he drafts well.

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bobblanton

5 days ago

So what are the thoughts of bringing up an outfielder and dropping jd Davis. Do you think this is temporary and moncada is coming off the IL and campero will go back down. Or are they going to give Adell some rest and make adjustments to his hitting

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Angelz4ever

5 days ago

Reply to bobblanton

Well, will Moncada ever get over his “Contract thumb” injury? IMHO Newsome will be the next one jettisoned as Compero will get some ABs and Newsome’s services are no longer needed as Tim (Glass jaw/Don’t call me Jackie) Anderson can spell Neto @ SS and cover 3B, though Neeeefo/Moncada will be ahead of him there.

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Jeff Joiner

5 days ago

I’m picking up post game tonight. Hopefully they give me something worth linking.

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bobblanton

5 days ago

Reply to Jeff Joiner

Jeff for the WIN

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Angelz4ever

5 days ago

Just saw an article that Arenado put the kybosh on a trade to the Halos, even though that was a pre-okayed destination.

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gitchogritchoffmypettis

5 days ago

Reply to Angelz4ever

Stupid Perry

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Jeff Joiner

5 days ago

Reply to Angelz4ever

Looking at the timeline, Kikuchi was signed very early in the off season so I’d imagine this came after that signing.

I’m sure Moncada doesn’t get his $5 million but Newman was also signed super early.

Arte must’ve given the green light to increase payroll for the right guy.

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Angelz4ever

5 days ago

Reply to Jeff Joiner

Actually, Arenado’s contract isn’t that huge comparable to other train wrecks the halos have taken on…..

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Jeff Joiner

5 days ago

Reply to Angelz4ever

True but it is much larger than Moncada and Jansen combined.

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Angelz4ever

5 days ago

No JD means more Newsome………oh the humanity!!!!

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Charles Sutton

5 days ago

Reply to Angelz4ever

Hello Newman.

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bobblanton

5 days ago

Reply to Angelz4ever

No soup for you

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Angelz4ever

5 days ago

JD Davis let go, Gustavo Pollo Campero with the big club-He’s been hitting @ AAA, let’s see what he can do.

Go Halos!!

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Eric_in_Portland

5 days ago

Reply to Angelz4ever

cripes….Perry know who to sign. “no-risk” players who can be DFA’d easily. Also nobody else wants them so they can then be sent to SLC…like that hamburger guy.

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MarineLayer

5 days ago

Reply to Eric_in_Portland

Minasian roster construction is a train wreck even given the limitations Arturo puts on him.

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FungoAle

5 days ago

Reply to Angelz4ever

I’m in favor of this move, Yay Perry!

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Pineapple12

5 days ago

Today’s lineup is solid imo

SS Neto
1B Schanuel
RF Trout
LF Ward
DH Soler
C O’Hoppe
3B Rengifo
CF Adell
2B Paris

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bobblanton

5 days ago

Reply to Pineapple12

Glad Nolan is back

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Angelz4ever

5 days ago

Reply to bobblanton

Nolan is a good athlete’s name:

Schanuel, Ryan, Arenado, Roux, Patrick, Carroll, Smith & Cromwell

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steelgolf

5 days ago

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/04/angels-designate-j-d-davis-for-assignment.html
JD Davis down, Campero up.

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bobblanton

5 days ago

Reply to steelgolf

WTH

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bobblanton

5 days ago

Reply to bobblanton

They won’t bring him up to sit on the bench will they

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Angelz4ever

5 days ago

Reply to bobblanton

Maybe Adell gets some time off his feet.

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FungoAle

5 days ago

Reply to steelgolf

J.D. …. Just Disparted

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2002heaven

5 days ago

&w=350&h=254
The best closer in MLB last 2 yrs,
SVs. 4. Tied-18th · ERA. 7.15 · K. 11. 150+ · WHIP. 2.03
💩 💩 💩
ONCE AGAIN BULLPENS DON’T MATTER!!!
💪 💪 💪 👈

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FungoAle

5 days ago

Reply to 2002heaven

Closing is not the problem

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Angelz4ever

5 days ago

Reply to FungoAle

Yeah, a closer would imply that we were tied or ahead around the 8th or 9th inning.

Silly 2002 rabbit!

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Twebur

5 days ago

Reply to Angelz4ever

Closing out games for a win is for suckers

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Angelz4ever

5 days ago

Reply to Twebur

I know right, if you can’t pitch 9 or 10 innings, don’t worry about a win pal!!

Message to all MLB SPs

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2002heaven

5 days ago

Reply to Angelz4ever

Josh Hader, Emanuel Clase, Luke Weaver, Devin Williams (who btw sucks for the Yankees this season) all disagree with you based on their postseason performance last season. Nobody wants to pay a closer a big long term deal for a reason anymore!!!
💪 💪 💪

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Angelz4ever

5 days ago

Reply to 2002heaven

His neck seems cracked.

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2002heaven

5 days ago

Reply to Angelz4ever

Glad he ain’t with us this year!

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gitchogritchoffmypettis

5 days ago

Reply to 2002heaven

Not right now….

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Jeff Joiner

5 days ago

Griffin Canning is 4-1 with a 2.61 ERA and has struck out 31 batters in 31 innings.

Good thing we got rid of him and replaced him with Hendricks.

Side note: Atlanta has to be really kicking themselves. They got nothing out of him and he’s killing it for a division rival.

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gitchogritchoffmypettis

5 days ago

Reply to Jeff Joiner

He’s lookin pretty good. Mets are Brewers 2.0 as far as taking meh pitching and making it good. Stupid Braves.

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2002heaven

5 days ago

Reply to gitchogritchoffmypettis

BTW relievers succ…..

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Pineapple12

5 days ago

Reply to Jeff Joiner

Good for Griff. Sometimes a change of scenery will do the trick.

I’ll be rooting for a similar arc for Sandy, even if it comes in a Boston uni

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Turk's Teeth

5 days ago

Reply to Jeff Joiner

He’s always had a mid-rotation profile. His struggles have tended to be as perplexing as Detmers – but in both cases, I’ve always expected bounceback years, because the quality of the repertoire is otherwise too good.

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gitchogritchoffmypettis

5 days ago

Reply to Turk's Teeth

Yeah. At least one year he had a top 5 pitch as far as being unhittable…. his change up? Can’t recall. But yeah, he’s always had stuff. He just had to escape the Angels JuJu for a place that’s built on a poisoned landfill next to a bunch of wrecking yards like Citi Field where he could bloom like a lovely flower.

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FungoAle

5 days ago

Reply to gitchogritchoffmypettis

JuJu = coaching

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FungoAle

5 days ago

Reply to Turk's Teeth

I said it the day it occurred. You take a healthy mid-rotation arm and trade for a 1-trick-home-run-sometimes-pony-DH. Even other GMs questioned what the hell the Angels made that trade for.

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Pineapple12

5 days ago

Reply to FungoAle

What do those GMs think about Atlanta DFAing Griff for nothing?

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gitchogritchoffmypettis

5 days ago

Reply to Pineapple12

Ignore that and complain Pollyanna!

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2002heaven

5 days ago

Reply to FungoAle

&w=350&h=254
.241 7hrs 15 rbis

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Angelz4ever

5 days ago

Reply to Jeff Joiner

Give it time Jeff.

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MarineLayer

5 days ago

Reply to Jeff Joiner

So glad we have Hendricks and 63 million Kikuchi instead.

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Angelz4ever

5 days ago

AP story tagline: “Astros star Jose Altuve asks out of leadoff spot to have more time to get ready to hit”
😂 😂 💩 😂 😂

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gitchogritchoffmypettis

5 days ago

Reply to Angelz4ever

Cancer. He should treasure every chance to get an extra at bat or he’s poop.

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Angelz4ever

5 days ago

Reply to gitchogritchoffmypettis

You know, when an athlete can no longer perform, everything gets blamed, including: Locker location, color of the foul territory/the field, two national anthems (Canadian teams), away day games after night getaway games, torpedo bats, ugly throwback jerseys, long pre-game ceremonies, wrong walk-up music, you name it.

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Charles Sutton

5 days ago

Reply to Angelz4ever

Having blue eyes.

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Twebur

5 days ago

Reply to Charles Sutton

Red eyes, from lack of sleep

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Angelz4ever

5 days ago

Reply to Charles Sutton

Well, The Who did say, “No one knows what it’s like to be the sad man…..behind blue eyes”

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Angelz4ever

5 days ago

Let’s do the wave guys…..

Wave 1!

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TrojanBoiler

5 days ago

Reply to Angelz4ever

WhhoooooOOOAAAA

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gitchogritchoffmypettis

5 days ago

Man, you know who’s starting to have an “Angels” season is the Twins. Yeah, they kicked our ass, but they are having some pretty solid guys slump for a long time AND they lost two hot young boys in Keuchelle (to Hendricks “fastball”) and Wallner. Their fish is in danger of rotting from the head and other bullshit.

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Twebur

5 days ago

Reply to gitchogritchoffmypettis

Wait until the Twins dig that 2024 Cloverdale Tangy Summer Sausage out of the freezer. Then they’ll get right.

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bobblanton

5 days ago

Didn’t know that Johnny Washington interviewed for the Angels manager position in 2019. Surprised he didn’t get the job.

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MarineLayer

5 days ago

Reply to bobblanton

How he still has a job is unbelievable, yet typical of this failed organization.

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MarineLayer

5 days ago

Reply to MarineLayer

Great job by Sam Blum to expose this incompetence.

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gitchogritchoffmypettis

5 days ago

Reply to MarineLayer

Is this how you say “Oh. I forgot about that” or “Oh, I didn’t know that” in the language of the Red Beefy Face tribe?

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MarineLayer

5 days ago

Reply to gitchogritchoffmypettis

Huh?

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Angelz4ever

5 days ago

Reply to bobblanton

He interviewed at Del Taco also for a managerial position, ironically, they didn’t call back either.

I don’t dislike Wash, I am just feisty as I’m on hold to order my Taco Tuesday medication, and it was an easy dig.

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gitchogritchoffmypettis

5 days ago

Reply to Angelz4ever

He’s talking about Johnny Washington.

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Angelz4ever

5 days ago

Reply to gitchogritchoffmypettis

He didn’t get a call back either.

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MarineLayer

5 days ago

Ian Anderson starting for Atlanta today.

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bobblanton

5 days ago

Reply to MarineLayer

Watch him throw a no hitter

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Angelz4ever

5 days ago

Reply to bobblanton

Yeah, about that…

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WallyChuckChili

5 days ago

Reply to MarineLayer

DFA’d

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Angelz4ever

5 days ago

Let’s wreak some havoc in our division, let’s beat the Mariners in their own park.

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gitchogritchoffmypettis

5 days ago

Reply to Angelz4ever

I collect hats. The Mariners have some cool hat designs out there…. cool colorways, etc. I see these hats and I want them. Oh look. They are on sale. Oh wait, now I’m being offered them at cost via a hook up….. and I just can’t do it.

There are very few teams I hate. It’s too much work. But I know I just can’t stand a team when they have cool stuff and I just can’t stand them so much I won’t take it for free.

Man it would be uplifting if we beat on those sea hags at Pee Mobile.

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Angelz4ever

5 days ago

Reply to gitchogritchoffmypettis

I begrudgingly admit those emerald green uni tops are……okay looking….

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gitchogritchoffmypettis

5 days ago

Reply to Angelz4ever

Their 80’s and 70s stuff… with the trident…. and the old S… there are some really cool color variants made with those logos…. Alvin Davis style.

But…. it’s very Kardashian. Cool looking. But annoying, gross and lame otherwise.

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GrandpaBaseball

5 days ago

We can present a problem for the Mariers just by simply shutting them out each game of the series, no problem with that now is there? 🙂

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bobblanton

5 days ago

Reply to GrandpaBaseball

Bring Nolan Ryan out of retirement for the two games

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Angelz4ever

5 days ago

Reply to GrandpaBaseball

Except that a nil-nil at the end of the ninth inning would prolong misery.

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CAoldskoll

5 days ago

Can’t understand the offense problem. We have decent players who have hit well before. Yet here we are with a bunch of strikeouts and poor situational hitting. There are plenty of small market teams that have shallow lineups but find a way to score runs as a team. Walks, clutch hits, those don’t apply to the Angels right now. Doesn’t help that the past several years we get proven star players that flop. Total opposite of our blue neighbor who are masters of getting washed average players turning them into all stars.

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gitchogritchoffmypettis

5 days ago

Reply to CAoldskoll

We will likely be a team with a shallow line up that scores a few runs and wins sometimes. Just not right now. Even line ups as stacked as the Phillies have droughts. We’ll just have more droughts longer because we are not a good team. It’s climate science. Don’t doubt me. You have been warned.

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Pineapple12

5 days ago

LF Trout
3B Rengifo
SS Neto
DH Soler
1B Schanuel (if he’s healthy)
C O’Hoppe
LF Ward
CF Adell
2B Paris

This is the correct lineup.

It’s always a good time to beat Seattle – let’s take these next 2 and escape to May where we will play in California for 26/28 games.

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GrandpaBaseball

5 days ago

Reply to Pineapple12

Leaving RF wild open may present some issues.

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bobblanton

5 days ago

Reply to GrandpaBaseball

Let’s try it. Nothing else has worked

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gitchogritchoffmypettis

5 days ago

Reply to bobblanton

Innovative. Disruptive. I love it.

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steelgolf

5 days ago

Reply to GrandpaBaseball

But with 2 left fielders they are golden!

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Pineapple12

5 days ago

Reply to GrandpaBaseball

it’s a bold strategy forsure, and a typo lol

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BannedInLA

5 days ago

Reply to Pineapple12

….:

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clover_black

5 days ago

Reply to Pineapple12

I still think we should give soler 300 ABs at leadoff to figure it out.

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TrojanBoiler

5 days ago

Reply to Pineapple12

Wait.. you’re telling me that we don’t want d’Arnaud batting 5th?

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bobblanton

5 days ago

Reply to TrojanBoiler

I say bat him lead off. Nothing else is working. Haha

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FungoAle

5 days ago

Reply to Pineapple12

I can see the Angels taking 2. Lets get it.

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Angelz4ever

5 days ago

The good news of hosting the Mariners is we don’t have to hear that irritating mistuned calliope like abomination noise that they employ to stir up their crowd. Let’s just take the series and send them on their way.

Go Halos!!