Angels Active in Trade Market Despite Ohtani Exit
Team shows interest in free agents Snell and Hernández, confirms Trout is not on the trade block.
- Despite losing Shohei Ohtani to the Dodgers, the Angels are not entering a rebuilding phase and are testing the trade market for players like Luis Rengifo, Mickey Moniak, Taylor Ward, Matt Thaiss and José Suárez.
- The Angels are also showing interest in free agents such as Blake Snell and Teoscar Hernández.
- Angels' general manager Perry Minasian has confirmed that they are not dealing three-time AL MVP Mike Trout.
- The Angels' farm system was ranked as the third-worst in baseball during a midseason update in August.
- The Angels have finished 73-89 in each of the past two seasons and haven't had a winning season since 2015 or made the postseason since 2014.