ANAHEIM -- The Angels added just one player to their 40-man roster ahead of Tuesday’s 3 p.m. deadline to protect players from the upcoming Rule 5 Draft, selecting the contract of right-hander Walbert Urena. Urena, ranked as the club’s No. 24 prospect per MLB Pipeline, posted a 4.39 ERA with

The Arizona Fall League -- a way for prospects to get some much-needed experience playing against fellow top prospects, many of whom are on the cusp of reaching the Majors -- is in full swing.

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If you like young catching talent, the Arizona Fall League might be the place for you. Two of the four youngest players in the circuit -- all just 19 -- are backstops, with Reds’ teenager Alfredo Duno coming in at No. 4 on that list. Juan Flores, the Angels’ No.

ANAHEIM -- When the Angels recalled Caden Dana at the beginning of September, interim manager Ray Montgomery saw things finally start to click for the organization’s No. 5 prospect. “This feels like if I was pitching at Don Bosco. This feels like if I was pitching in Double-A, this feels

DENVER -- Want to know just how impressed the Angels are with Caden Dana? Just ask one of the game’s most established starting pitchers. “He’s been awesome,” teammate Kyle Hendricks said. “To be that young and be where he’s at mentally and the things he’s trying to learn, he’s asking

MILWAUKEE -- José Soriano’s season is over. The right-hander was placed on the 15-day injured list with a right forearm contusion before Thursday night’s 5-2 loss to the Brewers, a day after he was hit by a line drive from Jake Bauers that left the bat at 107.4 mph. Left-hander

SEATTLE -- With shortstop Zach Neto dealing with left wrist soreness, the Angels bolstered their infield by calling up prospects Christian Moore and Denzer Guzman before Saturday’s 5-3 loss to the Mariners at T-Mobile Park.

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This story was excerpted from Rhett Bollinger’s Angels Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. ANAHEIM -- While the Major League season is winding down with only a few weeks left, it’s the same with the Minor League affiliates.

Things are busy around the Minors. Top 100 prospects Bubba Chandler (Pirates), Samuel Basallo (Orioles), Carson Williams (Rays) and Jhostynxon Garcia (Red Sox) were all called up in the past seven days. But there are still plenty of other names making their case for a late-season bump to The Show.

There was plenty of offensive fireworks and impressive pitching performances during the penultimate Friday in August. Lazaro Montes (Mariners) led the way with another mulithomer contest and Max Clark (Tigers) returned from a brief injury with a dinger of his own. Andrew Painter (Phillies) rebounded with his best performance in

ANAHEIM -- The Angels have spent years trying to improve their organizational pitching depth and now boast 18 pitchers among their Top 30 prospects, according to MLB Pipeline’s midseason prospect rankings.

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Youth was served on a busy Thursday night around the Minors. Teenage sensations and Top 100 prospects Konnor Griffin (Pirates) and Jesús Made (Brewers) left the yard while Nelson Rada (Angels) joined the likes of Ronald Acuña Jr., Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Jackson Holliday as 19-year-olds who have gone deep

ANAHEIM -- The Angels received a major boost to their lineup on Sunday, as top prospect second baseman Christian Moore was activated from the 10-day injured list and superstar Mike Trout returned after missing two games due an illness.