Los Angeles Angels

Draft History
2024
Zach Neto - protection
20 - Gavin Williams
79 - Jose Soriano
99 - Ryan Borucki
110 - D.J. Stewart
116 - Kirby Yates

2023
Logan O'Hoppe - protection
23 - Nick Allen
43 - Kyle Bradish
53 - Gabriel Arias
83 - Matt Brash
113 - Stuart Fairchild
143 - Lenyn Sosa

2022
Brandon Marsh - protection
15 - Edmundo Sosa
44 - Jose Quijada
70 - Ben Rortvedt
74 - Clay Holmes
105 - Nick Fortes
131 - Austin Warren

2021
Jo Adell - protection
12 - Trevor Rogers
43 - Mike Mayers
73 - Jordan Romano
102 - Jeoly Rodriguez
132 - Travis Blackenhorn
163 - Derek Dietrich

2020
Griffin Canning - protection
14 - Sam Hilliard
44 - Josh Naylor
74 - Zack Collins
79 - Josh VanMeter
134 - Jimmy Cordero

2019
Shohei Ohtani - protection
18 - David Fletcher
27 - Freddy Peralta
48 - Billy McKinney
78 - Trevor May
86 - Bryan Holaday
87 - Caleb Smith
107 - Felix Pena
108 - Yency Almonte
138 - Rob Refsynder

2018
Parker Bridwell - protection
16 - Josh Hader
28 - Brett Phillips
46 - J.D. Davis
73 - Christian Villanueva
76 - Kenyan Middleton
106 - Allen Corboba
136 - Kirby Yates

2017
Deolis Guerra - protection
5 - Jameson Taillon
35 - Alex Dickerson
65 - Erik Johnson
83 - Ben Gamel
125 - Ariel Miranda

2016
Carlos Perez - protection
19 - Eddie Rosario
45 - Frankie Montas
49 - Logan Verrett
57 - Alex Wilson
79 - Jeff Manship
139 - Jerry Sands

2015
Matt Shoemaker - protection
13 - C.J. Cron
43 - Nick Tropeano
51 - Odrisamer Despaigne
65 - Christian Colon
103 - Lisalverto Bonilla
133 - John Holdzkom

2014
J.B. Shuck - protection
42 - Jose Ramirez
56 - Grant Green
72 - Dane De La Rosa
88 - J.R. Murphy

99 - Russ Ohlendorf
132 - Chen-Chang Lee

2013
Nick Maronde - protection
6 - Wei-Yin Chen
30 - Junichi Tazawa
66 - Kyle McPherson
96 - Luis Avilan
148 - Wilmer Font

2012

Mike Trout - protection
11 - Jerry Sands
74 - Josh Harrison
75 - Scott Elbert
113 - Bryan Shaw
139 - Brayan Villarreal

2011
Peter Bourjos - protection
40 - Chris Capuano
71 - Drew Butera

95 - John Ely
100 - Hisanori Takahashi

110 - Josh Donaldson

2010
Matt Palmer - protection
23 - Sean West
34 - Andres Torres
47 - Francisco Cervelli
53 - Sammy Gervacio
77 - J.D. Martin
143 - Waldis Joaquin

2009
Jose Arredondo - protection
16 - Jody Gerut
39 - Seth McClung
67 - Henry Blanco
84 - Sergio Romo
112 - Clete Thomas
148 - Masa Kobayashi

2008

Brandon Wood - protection
44 - Tim Redding
57 - Felipe Paulino

73 - Javier Lopez
102 - Tike Redman
108 - Chris Bootcheck
131 - Micah Bowie

2007
Jered Weaver - protection

68 - Alex Escobar

95 - Darren Oliver
98 - Ramon Martinez
114 - Jeff Karstens
128 - Scott Feldman
133 - Kurt Birkins

2006
Ervin Santana - protection
16 - Jeff Mathis
24 - Yuniesky Betancourt
31 - J.P. Howell
49 - Brad Eldred

138 - Ken Huckaby
152 - Carlos Baerga

2005
Dallas McPherson - protection
12 - Bobby Madritsch
46 - Ross Gload
132 - Travis Buckley

2004
Jeff DeVanon - protection
8 - Jeremi Gonzalez
38 - Jolbert Cabrera
86 - Fernando Rodney
98 - Todd Wellemeyer
117 - Robb Quinlan
128 - Shane Nance

2003
Dave Roberts - protection
17 - Mark Bellhorn
24 - Jayson Werth
100 - Ben Howard
114 - Mike Smith
133 - Willie Banks

2002
Giovanni Carrara - protection
3 - Marcus Giles
54 - Juan Moreno
55 - Mike Rivera
59 - Dan Wright
103 - Corey Bailey

2001
40 - Jason Marquis
57 - Cory Lidle
60 - Mike Fetters
111 - Willie Blair
112 - Chris Clapinski

2025 Los Angeles Angels

2024: 104-58, finishing 1st in the AL West.
Overview: The California Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim had a great regular season. Winning the AL West for the first time since 2009. After receiving a bye they hosted the Seattle Mariners in the AL Division Series. The Angels went down 4-2 and disappointment was felt all over the organization. Not sure if this disappointment led to the team moving on from their star 3rd baseman Jose Ramirez or not, but there will be questions to answer about this move for sure.

Starting Rotation: The Angels will roll out a very competitive rotation in 2025 and that is with them missing a couple front end guys due to injury. Shohei Ohtani is limited to just hitting and Kyle Bradish will be working his way back from injury. Bradish will help though when he is available. Look for Freddy Peralta and Nick Pivetta to lead this group. They will strike out a good amount while making losing streaks rare in the City of Angels. 2024 draft picks Gavin Williams and Jose Soriano will be relied on to produce for this team to contend. Frankie Montas could struggle but at the back end of the rotation he still could hold his own. LA will have to decide what to do with Trevor Rogers. If not traded he will spend a lot of time in AAA.

Bullpen: Can you say “Locked down?” Well, that is what this pen will do late in the game. LA has an amazing 1 – 2 punch to pitch in high leverage situations in the 7th, 8th, and 9th. Josh Hader, Kirby Yates, and Clay Holmes are all capable of closing out games. If it wasn’t for Jordan Romano getting hurt, they would have 4 capable closers. This organization has a track record of finding these closer types late in the draft (Yates selected 116 last year). Fernando Cruz, Zach Pop and a few others will round out this weapon of a pen.

Designated Hitter: I haven’t used this category yet to describe a team, but when talking about the Angels this is where you start. Shohei Ohtani is all you have to say. He will terrorize the rest of MLB while recovering from an arm injury. Can he repeat as AL MVP is 2025? I wouldn’t bet against him (or for him for that matter. wink wink).

Outfield: What’s the Angels weakness? Well look no further than the Angels in the outfield. This is a very pedestrian group at best. Brandon Marsh is a solid outfield who will not hurt you in centerfield. Eddie Rosario’s days of being a star regular seem to be coming to an end. Jo Adell will be relied on to play a lot on the Angels outfield but don’t expect a lot from the once top prospect. Stuart Fairchild will do great vs lefties but like most of this group, he will struggle vs righthanded pitching. If DJ Stewart is playing, then that’s not a positive for the lineup.

Infield: Let’s address the elephant in the room. Why is Ramirez gone? Only management can explain, so Angels fans will have to just trust the process. Replacing the All Star 3rd baseman at the moment will be Lenyn Sosa and Emmanuel Rivera. Don’t expect this duo to ease the pain. The rest of the Angels infield is very nice. Josh Naylor will pick it at 1st base with the best of them and deliver the long ball. Zach Neto and Brandon Lowe are a nice up the middle combo. They will provide pop and decent on base. George Aria and Nick Allen look to battle for a bench spot.

Catcher: Now this is a nice group. Bo Naylor comes to LA to join his real brother and was the main get in the Ramirez trade. Unfortunately for him, Logan O’Hoppe is on this roster and will make it hard for Bo to get in the game. O’Hoppe has a decent stick (especially the power) and a nice glove. Nick Fortes is the 3rd catcher on this roster. Will he still be there come opening day?

Outlook: What will 2025 be like for the Angels? Any team that pencils Shohei Ohtani in the lineup will be dangerous. The Angels still might take a step or two back. The pitching will make them a tough beat in any series, but will they have enough offense to contend. There is some hope in LA though. They have kept their draft picks and can add reinforcements there and they have some interesting trade bait at the catcher position and at the back end of the bullpen. They are still looking at a chance to make the playoffs without those moves, but if they want to try and go deep they will need to add some more weapons.