The Los Angeles Angels finished the 2024 season with a record of 63 wins and 99 losses which resulted in them missing the playoffs for the tenth straight season.
With their last American League West title and playoff appearance coming back in 2014, the Angels have struggled for the past decade.
Losing Shohei Ohtani to the Los Angeles Dodgers and Mike Trout battling injuries hasn’t helped the Angels, but they are already making moves this offseason.
Former MLB General Manager Steve Phillips revealed his thoughts on the Angels signing catcher Travis d’Arnaud.
“I really like what they’ve done so far,” Phillips said.
“I really like what they’ve done so far.”
D’Arnaud signed a two-year deal worth $12 million with the Angels as he comes over from the Atlanta Braves.
In 2024, d’Arnaud played 99 games where he batted .238 with 15 home runs, 48 RBIs, and a .739 OPS.
Phillips points out that d’Arnaud was a part of a tandem at catcher in Atlanta along with Sean Murphy.
Now that he is a part of the Angels organization, d’Arnaud could potentially be involved in another catcher tandem with Logan O’Hoppe.
Phillips likes the leadership qualities that d’Arnaud possesses and points out his ability to come up with the big hit when his team needs it the most.
D’Arnaud is a 12-year veteran of the league and will give the Angels a seasoned catcher while also allowing them to use him as the DH to keep his bat in the lineup on days O’Hoppe catches.
The Angels have had a good start to the offseason, and it will be interesting to see if they make more moves as the offseason continues.
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