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MLB's 2026 international signing period opens on Thursday, and its importance can't be understated. While the vast majority of players are teenagers years away from reaching the big leagues, history tells us that the impact some of them make once they get there will be enormous. In 2025, four players

The Angels will likely be heading to an arbitration hearing with left-hander Reid Detmers. While Jo Adell, Zach Neto, Brock Burke, Logan O’Hoppe and José Soriano agreed to one-year deals for the 2026 season ahead of Thursday’s deadline to exchange figures, Detmers and the Angels did not reach an agreement.

Right-handed reliever Kirby Yates and the Angels have agreed to terms on a one-year, $5 million contract, the club announced on Tuesday. Yates, 38, marks the latest veteran addition to the Angels' bullpen this offseason after they signed Jordan Romano and Drew Pomeranz to one-year deals on Dec. 16. Yates

For the first three installments of the MLB Pipeline Executive Poll, we asked front offices around baseball to focus on players. For our fourth and final report, we asked them to turn the spotlight on each other. As we have since we started this series in 2023, we are wrapping

If we had a dime for every time we’ve said or used the word “tools” at MLB Pipeline … we’d sure have a lot of dimes. Tools are, of course, the building blocks for prospects, and a lot of time is spent evaluating all of them to try to determine

This page will be updated throughout the offseason with all the latest Angels injury news and transactions.

ANAHEIM -- The Angels and third baseman Anthony Rendon have agreed to restructure the last year of his contract and he won’t play in 2026, general manager Perry Minasian confirmed on Wednesday. Rendon, who signed a seven-year deal worth $245 million before the 2020 season, is owed $38 million in

In Part I of the MLB Pipeline Executive Poll, we took a look at the industry’s picks for Rookie of the Year in each league. This next installment will dig deeper into what front offices think about top prospects. The survey, filled out by more than 40 execs across nearly

ANAHEIM -- The last time the Angels changed their baseball cap, they won the World Series. The Angels have been using the same red hat with a red “A” encircled by a silver halo since 2002, the same year they won the only title in franchise history. It’s the team’s

The Angels appear to be adding another reliever, with Tayler Saucedo seemingly on the verge of joining the team. The club hasn’t announced a deal with the left-hander, but a recent change to the bio on his personal Instagram account suggests that he has an agreement in place with the

The new year is all about resolutions -- and, yes, predictions! Nobody knows what the future holds, but on the latest MLB Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo do their best to try figuring it out. Callis and Mayo whip out their crystal balls to project which prospects will

As we enter a new year and inch closer to the 2026 baseball season, there's much to be determined for many clubs as they head to Spring Training. While there has been plenty of offseason activity, many key free agents remain on the board, possible trade candidates haven't been moved

Welcome to the fourth annual MLB Pipeline Executive Poll. Starting before the 2023 season, we surveyed front offices across baseball -- from general managers to scouting directors, farm directors, analysts and beyond -- on a number of questions regarding prospects. As has been our tradition, we’re beginning with who they

The new year is for new starts, the unknown and the to-be-determined. No one can perfectly say what will happen in this 2026 calendar year, but we can certainly take a few highly educated guesses. In the land of Minor League Baseball, there may not be a more sought-after prediction

The calendar has flipped over to 2026, and we already have year-end awards on our minds here at MLB Pipeline. In 2025, we picked two of the three American League Rookie of the Year finalists in the Athletics' Jacob Wilson and Roman Anthony of the Red Sox. And we singled

A brand new year means new possibilities for all 30 teams. Whether it's postseason success, individual awards, statistical records or player development, there's something every club can dream on heading into 2026. With the help of MLB.com's 30 beat writers, here's one key prediction for every team ahead of the

Part of what makes baseball the best are the feats and amazing stats accruing left and right, every single day. We chronicle them throughout the year, but there’s no better time than before the calendar flips to take a look back. It’s hard to pick just one per team, after

A new year brings new opportunities -- to build on the positives from last year, to improve on a disappointing season, or to finally reach expected potential. One or more of those could apply in 2026 for players on the verge of a breakout year. These are players who, for

ANAHEIM -- It all started out so promising for catcher Logan O'Hoppe last season. Coming off his first full season as a catcher that saw him hit a respectable .244/.303/.409 with 20 homers and 56 RBIs in 136 games in '24, O'Hoppe got off to a blistering start in ’25.

Andrew Heaney, who pitched for two World Series-winning teams, announced his retirement on Sunday afternoon in a social media post. The left-hander spent time with six teams over 12 big league seasons, during which he racked up 56 wins, 1,156 strikeouts and a 4.57 ERA.

With the Minor League season in the rearview mirror and a new year on the horizon, we took a look at how some of the top prospects performed in 2025.

The 2025 Draft has early promising returns with several players making great first impressions in the months after signing. First overall pick Eli Willits, just 17 at the time, slashed .300/.397/.360 at Single-A. SEC standouts Andrew Fischer and Wehiwa Aloy posted an .848 and .856 OPS respectively. The Rockies' first