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Angels ANA

201972–90 (0.444)
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GM: Billy Eppler

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2019, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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Front Office

PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$161M
Surplus $M
-82
Win %
0.444
TAB
-12.9
WAB
-12.7
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
23.9
Dead money %
64%
Depth Players
4.0
Dead WAR
-10.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2019 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RJonathan Lucroy⇄71
RKevan Smith59
LAnthony Bemboom⇄25
RMax Stassi⇄20

1B

RAlbert Pujols98
LJustin Bour37
LJared Walsh24
LMatt Thaiss13
LTommy La Stella3
RDustin Garneau⇄1

2B

BLuis Rengifo104
LTommy La Stella46
RDavid Fletcher42
BKaleb Cowart3
LKean Wong⇄1
RPeter Bourjos1
RZack Cozart1

3B

RDavid Fletcher90
LMatt Thaiss43
RZack Cozart31
LTommy La Stella30
BKaleb Cowart6
RTaylor Ward4
RAlbert Pujols1
RPeter Bourjos1

SS

RAndrelton Simmons102
RDavid Fletcher39
RWilfredo Tovar31
BLuis Rengifo12
RZack Cozart5

LF

LBrian Goodwin68
RJustin Upton56
RDavid Fletcher21
RMichael Hermosillo14
RPeter Bourjos12
RCésar Puello⇄12
RTaylor Ward9
LJarrett Parker5

CF

RMike Trout122
LBrian Goodwin39
RPeter Bourjos11
RMichael Hermosillo5
LKole Calhoun2

RF

LKole Calhoun150
LBrian Goodwin17
RDavid Fletcher2
RMichael Hermosillo2

DH

LShohei Ohtani92
RAlbert Pujols29
RMike Trout12
RKevan Smith6
RJustin Upton5
LTommy La Stella3
RJonathan Lucroy⇄3
LBrian Goodwin2
RTaylor Ward2
LJustin Bour2
RAndrelton Simmons1
RPeter Bourjos1

Starters

RHansel Robles1.9 WAR
LTyler Skaggs1.9 WAR
RGriffin Canning1.4 WAR
LAndrew Heaney1.3 WAR
RNoe Ramirez1.0 WAR
RTaylor Cole0.9 WAR
RCam Bedrosian0.9 WAR
RFelix Pena0.6 WAR
LPatrick Sandoval0.3 WAR
RLuke Bard0.2 WAR
RChris Stratton⇄-0.1 WAR
RMatt Harvey-0.2 WAR
RJose Rodriguez-0.3 WAR
LDillon Peters-0.4 WAR
RNick Tropeano-0.4 WAR
RJaime Barria-0.5 WAR
RLuis Garcia-0.5 WAR
LJose Suarez-0.6 WAR
RTrevor Cahill-0.7 WAR

Bullpen

★ RHansel Robles23 sv
RTy Buttrey26 h
RJustin Anderson13 h
RLuis Garcia6 h
LAdalberto Mejia⇄5 h
RLuke Bard1 h
RJake Jewell1 h
RCody Allen0 h

Each position shows its top 3 by games (top = starter) — click "+more" for the rest. The letter is bats/throws; ⇄ marks a player traded mid-season. Starters are ranked by WAR, bullpen by holds; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.

Key additions (new vs 2018)

PlayerfWAR
Brian Goodwin1.8
Tommy La Stella1.8
Griffin Canning1.4
César Puello0.7
Luis Rengifo0.6
Dustin Garneau0.5

Key subtractions (gone from 2018)

Player2018 fWAR
Ian Kinsler1.5
Martín Maldonado1.3
Jose Alvarez1.2
Garrett Richards1.0
Matt Shoemaker0.7
René Rivera0.6

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Angels. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 2019; everyone else is shown as a 2019 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Mike Trout 2019 +7.6 +125.3 17.7 +107.6 $2.3M 2.05× Extension · 2019–2030 · $35.5M AAV
Hansel Robles 2019 +1.9 +29.8 1.4 +28.4 $0.7M 1.95× –
David Fletcher 2019 +2.9 +26.3 0.6 +25.7 $0.2M 1.12× –
Tyler Skaggs 2019 +1.9 +22.9 3.7 +19.2 $1.9M 1.49× –
Brian Goodwin 2019 +1.8 +17.7 0.6 +17.1 $0.3M 1.22× –
Ty Buttrey 2019 +1.5 +15.9 0.6 +15.3 $0.4M 1.34× –
Shohei Ohtani 2019 +1.6 +13.3 0.7 +12.6 $0.4M 1.01× Free Agent · 2024–2033 · $70.0M AAV
Griffin Canning 2019 +1.4 +11.1 0.5 +10.6 $0.3M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $2.5M AAV
Tommy La Stella 2019 +1.8 +11.6 1.4 +10.2 $0.8M 0.82× –
Kole Calhoun 2019 +2.1 +20.6 10.5 +10.1 $5.0M 1.22× –
Andrew Heaney 2019 +1.3 +10.5 3.4 +7.1 $2.6M 1.02× –
César Puello↔ 2019 +0.7 +4.9 0.1 +4.8 $0.1M 0.83× –
Noé Ramirez 2019 +1.0 +5.2 0.6 +4.6 $0.6M 0.67× –
Taylor Cole 2019 +0.9 +5.0 0.6 +4.5 $0.6M 0.67× –
Cam Bedrosian 2019 +0.9 +4.6 1.8 +2.8 $2.1M 0.67× –
Félix Peña 2019 +0.6 +3.4 0.6 +2.8 $0.9M 0.67× –
Patrick Sandoval 2019 +0.3 +2.6 0.2 +2.5 $0.5M 1.02× Free Agent · 2025–2026 · $9.1M AAV
Andrelton Simmons 2019 +2.1 +15.3 13.0 +2.3 $6.1M 0.89× –
Dustin Garneau↔ 2019 +0.5 +2.4 0.1 +2.2 $0.3M 0.56× –
Luis Rengifo 2019 +0.6 +2.5 0.4 +2.1 $0.8M 0.56× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $3.5M AAV
Justin Anderson 2019 +0.3 +1.8 0.6 +1.2 $1.7M 0.67× –
Michael Hermosillo 2019 +0.3 +1.7 0.6 +1.1 $2.2M 0.83× –
Adalberto Mejía↔ 2019 +0.1 +0.8 0.3 +0.5 $2.2M 0.67× –
Luke Bard 2019 +0.2 +0.9 0.6 +0.4 $3.3M 0.67× –
Matt Ramsey 2019 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.1 $0.1M 0.67× –
John Curtiss 2019 -0.0 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Keynan Middleton 2019 +0.1 +0.3 0.6 -0.2 $9.2M 0.67× –
Kean Wong↔ 2019 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 – 0.56× –
Sam Freeman 2019 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Chris Stratton↔ 2019 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 1.02× –
Kaleb Cowart 2019 -0.2 -0.8 0.0 -0.9 – 0.58× –
Anthony Bemboom↔ 2019 -0.2 -0.8 0.2 -1.0 – 0.52× –
Jared Walsh 2019 -0.2 -1.0 0.2 -1.2 – 0.56× –
Max Stassi↔ 2019 -0.3 -1.1 0.2 -1.3 – 0.52× –
Matt Thaiss 2019 -0.2 -1.1 0.3 -1.4 – 0.58× –
Wilfredo Tovar 2019 -0.3 -1.4 0.1 -1.5 – 0.61× –
José Rodríguez 2019 -0.3 -1.5 0.1 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Miguel Del Pozo 2019 -0.3 -1.4 0.1 -1.6 – 0.67× –
JC Ramírez 2019 +0.0 +0.0 1.9 -1.9 $320.6M 0.67× –
Jarrett Parker 2019 -0.3 -1.9 0.0 -1.9 – 0.83× –
Jake Jewell 2019 -0.4 -2.0 0.1 -2.1 – 0.67× –
Kevan Smith 2019 -0.4 -1.8 0.6 -2.4 – 0.52× –
Jonathan Lucroy↔ 2019 -0.0 -0.2 2.5 -2.7 – 0.69× –
Taylor Ward 2019 -0.4 -2.8 0.1 -3.0 – 0.83× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $12.2M AAV
Nick Tropeano 2019 -0.4 -2.0 1.1 -3.1 – 0.67× –
Dillon Peters 2019 -0.4 -3.0 0.2 -3.2 – 1.02× –
Jaime Barria 2019 -0.5 -3.9 0.3 -4.2 – 1.02× –
Peter Bourjos 2019 -0.6 -4.1 0.1 -4.2 – 0.83× –
Luis García 2019 -0.5 -2.9 1.7 -4.6 – 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $6.9M AAV
Justin Bour 2019 -0.6 -2.7 2.5 -5.2 – 0.56× –
José Suarez 2019 -0.6 -5.3 0.3 -5.5 – 1.02× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV
Cody Allen 2019 -0.6 -3.4 8.5 -11.9 – 0.67× –
Matt Harvey 2019 -0.2 -1.7 11.0 -12.7 – 1.02× –
Trevor Cahill 2019 -0.7 -3.7 9.0 -12.7 – 0.67× –
Zack Cozart 2019 -1.2 -5.5 12.7 -18.1 – 0.58× –
Justin Upton 2019 -0.3 -1.7 18.0 -19.7 – 0.83× –
Albert Pujols 2019 -0.3 -1.5 28.0 -29.5 – 0.56× –
Total—+23.7+295.8161.2+134.7—

Trades

Every graded 2019 deal involving the Angels — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

2019 · ANA / HOU
ANA · Billy Eppler +$11.2M
Max Stassi
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$11.2M
Raider Uceta, Rainier Rivas
ANA came out ahead by $11.2M
2019 · SFG / ANA
SFG · Farhan Zaidi +$0.0M
Williams Jerez
ANA · Billy Eppler +$0.0M
Chris Stratton
Even trade
2019 · BAL / ANA
BAL · Mike Elias +$90.4M
Zach Peek, Kyle Brnovich, Kyle Bradish, Isaac Mattson
ANA · Billy Eppler −$90.4M
Dylan Bundy
BAL came out ahead by $90.4M
2019 · MIN / ANA
MIN · Derek Falvey +$0.0M
Daniel Ozoria
ANA · Billy Eppler +$0.0M
John Curtiss
Even trade
2019 · SFG / ANA
SFG · Farhan Zaidi +$0.0M
Zack Cozart, Will Wilson
ANA · Billy Eppler +$0.0M
Garrett Williams
Even trade

Current & Historical Payroll

2019 payroll
$160.6M
2020 guaranteed
$15.0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2019, 2019–2025. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2019; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.

current $ guaranteed $ arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent club option player option mutual option vesting option

Guaranteed / signed (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2019202020212022202320242025
Albert Pujols3918.000$28.0MFREE AGENT
Justin Upton3111.060$18.0MFREE AGENT
Mike Trout277.070$17.7M$15.0M$37.2M$37.2M$37.1M$37.1M$37.1M
Andrelton Simmons296.125$13.0MFREE AGENT
Zack Cozart337.084$12.7MFREE AGENT
Matt Harvey307.000$11.0MFREE AGENT
Trevor Cahill319.098$9.0MFREE AGENT
Cody Allen307.000$8.5MFREE AGENT
Jonathan Lucroy338.136$2.5MFREE AGENT
Peter Bourjos329.000$100kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2019202020212022202320242025
Kole Calhoun315.130$10.5MFREE AGENT
Tyler Skaggs274.135$3.7MARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Heaney283.150$3.4MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Bour314.064$2.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
JC Ramírez303.139$1.9MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cam Bedrosian273.153$1.8MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis García324.006$1.7MARB 3FREE AGENT
Hansel Robles283.119$1.4MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tommy La Stella305.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Nick Tropeano283.068$1.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sam Freeman324.066$100kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (36)

PlayerAgeSvc2019202020212022202320242025
Shohei Ohtani241.000$650kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Goodwin282.019$584kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luke Bard280.030$575kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevan Smith312.031$572kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Noé Ramirez291.139$569kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Félix Peña291.079$569kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Keynan Middleton251.149$564kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Fletcher250.111$562kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Anderson260.161$562kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Taylor Cole290.086$558kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ty Buttrey260.046$557kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Hermosillo240.058$556kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Griffin Canning230.000$457kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Rengifo220.000$427kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adalberto Mejía261.052$320kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Thaiss240.000$266kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Suarez210.000$266kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jaime Barria220.122$251kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Max Stassi282.049$231kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dillon Peters260.071$215kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jared Walsh250.000$185kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Bemboom290.000$171kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Patrick Sandoval220.000$167kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Jewell260.101$140kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dustin Garneau311.058$138kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Miguel Del Pozo26–$128k
Taylor Ward250.048$128kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wilfredo Tovar270.053$116kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Stratton281.100$114kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Rodríguez230.000$93kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
César Puello281.019$84kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kaleb Cowart271.095$36kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jarrett Parker301.143$30kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Curtiss261.040$18kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kean Wong240.000$8kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Ramsey29–$3k

Graphs

How each 2019 acquisition stacked onto Angels's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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