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Angels catcher and team Roberto Clemente Award winner Logan O'Hoppe also agreed with the Angels on a salary for 2026. O'Hoppe will earn $2,625,000 in his first year of arbitration eligibility. The Roberto Clemente Award is given for community service. O'Hoppe is a fixture at CHOC and has a foundation dedicated to helping young cancer patients.
The Angels say their games will still be televised, perhaps by another company or perhaps produced by MLB. A new TV deal also means a loss of revenue for the team, which might impact its payroll.
Bleacher Report's Kerry Miller broke down some MLB deals with the premise of finding the ones that would be a "nightmare" in 2028 and beyond. Trout is one of the guys he names. The all-time great will be due about $35 million in each of 2028, 2029 and 2030.
The third baseman was owed $38 million in the final year of a $245 million deal as Angels face other financial issues due to concerns over regional TV deal.
The Angels haven't increased spending despite the money freed up by restructuring Rendon's contract and that might be the plan.
The Angels will likely be heading to an arbitration hearing with left-hander Reid Detmers. While Jo Adell, Zach Neto, Brock Burke, Logan O’Hoppe and José Soriano agreed to one-year deals for the 2026 season ahead of Thursday’s deadline to exchange figures,
Center field is an area of the club GM Perry Minasian has stated he is looking to improve. In looking at the Angels depth chart, that will likely require a free
An MLB analyst recently floated the Angels as a potential suitor for star infielder Bo Bichette in MLB free agency.
The Los Angeles Angels may not be spending any money this offseason, but they’re still making moves. Their latest one is another waiver-wire claim, with this one plucking outfielder Wade Meckler from the San Francisco Giants,
"That's business, baby." Boston Red Sox free-agent starting pitcher Lucas Giolito said that to Rob Bradford on the "Baseball Isn't Boring" podcast last week, an