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2 weeks ago | 
halohangout.com | Jeremy Elwood
When an entire lineup is struggling, can you still call it a slump? Where have all the hits gone? In recent weeks, the Angels' hitting has fallen off a cliff -- over their last 15 games, they've scored just 35 runs, have a 4-11, and been shut out 3 times. This all comes after putting up 55 runs in their first 8 games, culminating in a 6 homer, 11-1 demolition of Tampa Bay on April 10th.
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3 weeks ago | 
halohangout.com | Jeremy Elwood
There's a youth movement happening in Anaheim, beyond just the heralded young core. Somewhat surprisingly, given how much talk there is around their “young core”, no Angel was among the top ten youngest players to make their respective opening day rosters in 2025.
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4 weeks ago | 
halohangout.com | Jeremy Elwood
Wait, wasn't the outfield meant to be the problem? From the moment Ron Washington was announced as the manager of the Angels, one area that was expected to see immediate improvement was their infield defense. Washington is known as a wizard for working with infielders.
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1 month ago | 
halohangout.com | Jeremy Elwood
Former batting champ puts credit where he thinks it's due. After a slow start to spring training, former batting champ Tim Anderson has been heating up of late, raising his average to a respectable .275 and forcing his way into the mix for an infield spot to start the season. As reported by MLB.com's Rhett Bollinger, when asked about his return to form, Anderson made one particularly intriguing comment: " …the hitting staff is unbelievable. Just being able to talk the same language.
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1 month ago | 
halohangout.com | Jeremy Elwood
The Angels next fast mover to the majors could be on the mound, rather than in the infieldPrior to this spring, Ryan Johnson was probably best known to Angels fans as the only thing the team got back when they lost Shohei Ohtani. The compensatory pick from last year’s draft is now an unlikely contender to make the major league roster, without ever even throwing a minor league pitch.
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Feb 13, 2025 | 
halohangout.com | Jeremy Elwood
Anthony Rendon's latest injury might make some tough decisions easier. Spring training for the Angels’ infield hopefuls got a lot hotter before most of them had even arrived in Arizona. All of the offseason talk - and there was a lot of it - regarding who would play second and third base, and who they have or should have brought in, was predicated on the fact that Anthony Rendon was a terrible option to be the Opening Day third baseman – but he was an option. Not anymore.
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Feb 9, 2025 | 
halohangout.com | Jeremy Elwood
A civil suit filed by the family of Tyler Skaggs is scheduled to be heard in September. The scandal that rocked Baseball to start last season reached at least an initial conclusion last week, when Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, assistant, and friend, was sentenced in Orange County for defrauding the superstar of millions of dollars.
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Feb 8, 2025 | 
halohangout.com | Jeremy Elwood
It's long been the most frustrating part of a frustrating team, but are there signs of life in the Angels starting rotation? For years, the loudest offseason calls from Angels fans have been to add starting pitching. Some actually believed the Angels had one last big surprise in store for reinforcements in the rotation – a Corbin Burnes or Max Fried was never really realistic, but the likes of Jack Flaherty or even Max Scherzer felt attainable. Long-time fans of this team should know better by now.
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Feb 8, 2025 | 
halohangout.com | Jeremy Elwood
The Angels relief pitching was a strength in 2024. Can it be again? One overlooked bright spot of the Angels' 2024 season was the way their bullpen quietly developed into a genuine strength. As Jon Frisch from Locked On Angels outlines, after June 15th the Halos had the third best bullpen ERA in the league and several of those arms are back for 2025. Ben Joyce is generating a ton of excitement amongst Angels fans, and deservedly so.
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Feb 1, 2025 | 
halohangout.com | Jeremy Elwood
What can the Angels expect from Mike Trout, Jorge Soler and the rest of the crowded outfield in 2025? You may have heard a rumour or two about the Angels’ outfield situation. Taylor Ward is definitely getting traded! Mike Trout is definitely not going to play center field! The Angels are showing interest in [insert any outfielder not named Juan Soto here]. All we know for sure is, at the time of writing, the Angels have more outfielders than there are positions to play them.
