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Brent Maguire
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Writer and researcher at mlb dot com. BBWAA member. Baseball and hockey guy. Anaheim sports banter.

Formerly: San Francisco Giants • The Athletic • Locked On Angels

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I don’t think the return to Seattle and the five-year deal is particularly surprising.

But I’ll be curious to see the total dollars on this deal. Imagine it’ll be somewhere in the $70-90 million range.
November 17, 2025 at 1:26 AM
One of my favs on the album. It’s great
November 16, 2025 at 5:58 AM
I see what you did there
November 16, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Every song on this album is a certified banger
November 16, 2025 at 5:12 AM
They’re SO good in concert. This tour has looked super cool.
November 15, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Mullins' stint in New York was brutal but I still think he's a decent low-end regular and the Angels desperately need a CF'er who can handle the position and possibly hit a bit.
November 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Oh I don’t doubt this possibility. And I get the desire to find some elite contact guys because the current lineup strikes out far too much.

But it’d be hilarious to sign him to play 2B at this point.
November 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Honorable mentions:

Cedric Mullins: LAA
Harrison Bader: PHI
Walker Buehler: TEX
Zach Eflin: MIL
Paul Goldschmidt: AZ
Rhys Hoskins: CWS
Dustin May: CWS
Ryan O’Hearn: SD
Marcell Ozuna: COL
Justin Verlander: SD
Brandon Woodruff: TOR
November 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Shota Imanaga: ATL
J.T. Realmuto: PHI
Devin Williams: TOR
Jorge Polanco: CIN
Merrill Kelly: BAL
Gleyber Torres: TOR
Ryan Helsley: SF
Luke Weaver: ATH
Chris Bassitt: BAL
Lucas Giolito: HOU
November 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Tatsuya Imai: NYM
Edwin Díaz: LAD
Framber Valdez: CHC
Eugenio Suárez: SEA
Josh Naylor: SEA
Kazuma Okamoto: CHC
Trent Grisham: TEX
Luis Arraez: MIA
Robert Suarez: ATL
Zac Gallen: AZ
November 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Truthfully, I’d try moving Soler and just eat most of his salary, keep Adell/Ward and also add someone like Mullins.

Doing Teodosio/Adell in CF just feels so underwhelming.
November 15, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Unless they want to move Schanuel to LF/RF, I’m just not sure how they’ll make either of those guys work.

Arraez would make plenty of sense for the Angels if he could still handle 2B but I think those days are gone.
November 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Absolutely. Angels can essentially give him everyday CF reps and might be a good spot for him to rebound in a lower-stakes environment.
November 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Spitballing a general direction that the Angels might go:

Sign RHP Zack Littell (2 years, $22 mil)
Sign RHP Adrian Houser (1/6)
Sign OF Cedric Mullins (1/11)
Sign INF/OF Willi Castro (2/12)
Sign RHP Kenley Jansen (1/10)
Trade OF Jo Adell/Taylor Ward for a RP + prospects
November 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM