Angels owner Arte Moreno no longer selling the team
Angels owner Arte Moreno announced he plans to keep the team “throughout the 2023 season and beyond.”JANUARY 23, 2023
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Arte Moreno takes Angels off market, will continue as owner
Los Angeles Angels owner Arte Moreno has decided not to sell the teamJANUARY 23, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
For Mike Trout and Team USA, World Baseball Classic is 'a competition, not an exhibition' As the World Baseball Classic draws closer — the first game is March 8, in Taiwan — there’s a phrase that those involved with Team USA rumin...
JANUARY 20, 2023 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM
Mike Trout says back is pain-free ahead of spring training
Mike Trout says he is pain-free with spring training approachingJANUARY 20, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Angels roster projection 2.0: A potential conundrum at catcher Logan O’Hoppe is the Angels’ top prospect, but it’s unclear how ready he is for full-time major-league catching duties.
JANUARY 20, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Mike Trout - Back a 'non-issue' Trout told Sam Blum of The Athletic on Friday that his back has been a "non-issue" for four months.
Impact Trout missed time last season with a rare back condition called costovertebral dysfunction, which is a chronic injury. However, he showed no ill effects after returning, posting a 1.056 OPS with 16 home runs over 40 games down the stretch. The back problem remains a long-term concern and Trout has been an injury risk in recent years even beyond the back issue. However, it has not affected his offseason work and he's on track to enter spring training healthy.
JANUARY 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Mariners sign IF Tommy La Stella to 1-year deal
The Seattle Mariners have signed infielder Tommy La Stella to a one-year contract, adding another versatile veteran to their rosterJANUARY 20, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Porter, Johnson become MLB's 2nd, 3rd Black ump crew chiefs
Alan Porter and Adrian Johnson became the MLB's second and third Black umpire crew chiefs as the league announced 10 retirements along with promotions from the minorsJANUARY 19, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Baseball Luxury Tax Major league teams that had to pay luxury tax during the 2003-2021 seasons, as obtained by The Associated Press (tax suspended for pandemic-...
JANUARY 18, 2023 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
Ranking the best 28 first basemen of 2023 in the MLB
FOX Sports' Ben Verlander tiers over two dozen first basemen to begin his series highlighting the best MLB players at every position.JANUARY 18, 2023
AP source: Brewers reach $3.5M deal with ex-Marlin Anderson
A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press that the Milwaukee Brewers have agreed to a $3.5 million, one-year contract with former Miami Marlins third baseman/...JANUARY 18, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Shintaro Fujinami ready to get started in majors with A's
New Oakland right-hander Shintaro Fujinami has been formally introduced by the Athletics after signing a $3.25 million, one-year contractJANUARY 17, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Angels' David Fletcher will get to play with his brother again — for Team Italy Angels infielder David Fletcher and his brother Dominic, a minor leaguer for the Diamondbacks, are set to play for Italy in the World Baseba...
JANUARY 16, 2023 • LATIMES.COM
Taylor Jones - Signs minors deal with Angels Jones signed a minor-league contract with the Angels on Thursday.
Impact Jones owns a career .234/.260/.395 slash line in 43 MLB games, and at age 29, it's unlikely a significant step forward is on the horizon. He recorded a slightly above-average 108 wRC+ at the Triple-A level last season, so it's unlikely he plays a meaningful role for the Angels this year.
JANUARY 14, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
A's finalize $3.25M deal with Japanese pitcher Fujinami
Japanese right-hander Shintaro Fujinami and the Oakland Athletics have finalized a $3.25 million, one-year contract, a deal that allows him to earn an additional $1 million in perf...JANUARY 14, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
33 players left in arbitration as 170 reach agreements
A total of 170 major league players agreed to contracts in the hours before Friday night’s arbitration deadline to exchange proposed salaries with teams, and just one reached a mul...JANUARY 14, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Soto, Alonso, Guerrero get big deals, 33 head to arbitration
Juan Soto, Pete Alonso and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reached big-money agreements on one-year contracts as more than 100 players avoided salary arbitration with deals and 33 exchanged...JANUARY 14, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jaime Barría - Avoids arbitration Barria agreed to a one-year, $1.05 million contract with the Angels on Friday to avoid arbitration, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
Impact Barria made his big-league debut in 2018 and primarily worked as a starter when up with the Halos prior to 2022, but he established himself as a solid reliever last season with a 2.61 ERA across 79.1 innings. The 26-year-old should pitch out of the bullpen again in 2023 following his successful transition to relief.
JANUARY 13, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Austin Warren - Outrighted to Triple-A Warren cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Salt Lake by the Angels on Friday.
Impact Warren holds a 3.47 ERA over 30 appearances across the last two seasons for the Halos. He'll represent relief depth for them in the minors.
JANUARY 13, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Patrick Sandoval - Inks one-year deal Sandoval and the Angels agreed on a one-year, $2.75 million contract Friday to avoid arbitration, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
Impact The 26-year-old started 27 games with Los Angeles in 2022, compiling a 2.91 ERA and 1.34 WHIP with 151 strikeouts over 148.2 innings. Sandoval will head into spring training locked into a mid-rotation role for the Halos.
JANUARY 13, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Jared Walsh - Inks one-year deal Walsh (shoulder) and the Angels agreed on a one-year, $2.65 million contract Friday to avoid arbitration, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
Impact The 29-year-old was diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome and underwent surgery in early September, but the condition isn't expected to impact his availability for 2023. Walsh produced a .215 average with 15 homers, 44 RBI, 41 runs and two stolen bases over 423 at-bats in 118 games last season.
JANUARY 13, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Taylor Ward - Avoids arbitration Ward and the Angels agreed on a one-year, $2.75 million contract Friday to avoid arbitration, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
Impact The 29-year-old had a career year in 2022, batting .281 with 23 homers, 65 RBI, 73 runs and five stolen bases over 495 at-bats in 135 games last season. Ward will head into 2023 as the Angels' starting left fielder and penciled into a prime spot in the batting order.
JANUARY 13, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Griffin Canning - Avoids arbitration Canninga (back) and the Angels agreed on a one-year, $850,000 contract Friday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
Impact Canning will avoid the arbitration process with the Angels after the two parties were able to strike a deal Friday. The right-hander missed the 2022 campaign while rehabbing a stress fracture in his lower back, and he'll have a shot at returning to the Angels' rotation in 2023. Canning owns a career 4.73 ERA over three seasons with Los Angeles.
JANUARY 13, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
AP source: Japanese right-hander Fujinami agrees with A's
Japanese right-hander Shintaro Fujinami has reached agreement on a $3.25 million, one-year contract with the Oakland Athletics, according to a person with direct knowledge of the d...JANUARY 13, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
