The Angels announced a series of roster moves today, including the previously-reported selection of prospect Nolan Schanuel. They also reinstated catcher Logan O’Hoppe from the 60-day injured list. One active roster spot was opened by first baseman C.J. Cron being placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to August 16, due to low back inflammation. Chad Wallach was designated for assignment, opening a spot on both the active and 40-man rosters. To open a second spot on the 40-man, third baseman Anthony Rendon was transferred to the 60-day injured list.
Wallach, 31, signed a minor league deal with the Halos in the offseason and had his contract selected in April when O’Hoppe landed on the injured list due to a torn labrum in his shoulder. Wallach has been sharing the catching duties with Matt Thaiss since then, generally performing well by backup catcher standards.
He struck out in 34.2% of his plate appearances and only batted .209, but he hit seven home runs in just 149 plate appearances. His 84 wRC+ indicates he was 16% below average overall, but catchers generally produce less at the plate, as the league’s backstops have a collective wRC+ of 89 this year. He’s been graded as a decent defender this year, with +1 Defensive Runs Saved and framing marks close to average.
But just as he joined the roster as O’Hoppe went to the injured list, he now departs as O’Hoppe is activated. The Halos will be hoping that O’Hoppe can pick up right where he left off, as he was hitting .283/.339/.547 before the shoulder injury. The club will put Wallach on waivers in the coming days, since the trade deadline is now in the rearview mirror. If any other team were to put in a claim, they could control him for two more years via arbitration. If he were to clear, he has enough service time to reject an outright assignment and elect free agency.
As for Rendon, he was placed on the injured list in mid-July due to a left shin contusion after fouling a ball off his leg. An MRI in the days after that IL placement revealed a deep bone bruise and he was shut down at that point. Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register reported this week that Rendon had yet to resume baseball activities. Once healthy, he’ll presumably need to get back into game shape with some kind of rehab assignment after this layoff.
Today’s transfer means he’s ineligible to return until 60 days from his initial IL placement, which would be the second week of September. Whether he’s ultimately able to return late in the year or not, this will go down as another frustrating campaign due to health reasons. Signed to a seven-year, $245MM deal after 2019, he has yet to play in 60 games in a season as an Angel, with just 43 so far this year. The first year of the contract wasn’t his fault, as the pandemic eventually led to a truncated 60-game schedule. But he’s made frequent IL trips in three straight seasons now.
Since the start of 2021, he’s played just 148 total games over that three-year stretch, going on the IL due to a left groin strain, left knee contusion, left hamstring strain, right hip impingement, right wrist surgery, another left groin strain and now this left shin contusion/bone bruise. He’s hit .235/.338/.363 in that time for a wRC+ of 97.
Anthony Rendon out for an extended time! What will they ever do?!
Probably sneak into the playoffs with 0.0 WAR from the 3B position.
>Anthony Rendon out for an extended time!
What is this “Anthony Rendon” you speak of?
I read—
To open a second spot on the 40-man, third baseman Injured List was transferred to the 60-day injured list.
Which was worse Rendon or Hamilton?
the answer is
yes to both
Yeah, bad track record. Buh buy Ohtani
Wow, what a waste of what could have been…
What smells worse? A hippo fart or a gorilla fart?
Both financially but Hamilton makes Rendon look like a choir boy.
Matthews JR?
V Wells?
Nah Hamilton is just a lost soul..
That’s being nice though he doesn’t deserve it.
My guess is mine (according to my wife)
Mine seem to be ok under the blanket, but to each their own…
Yeah poor Josh Hamilton… “4 more season till I get millions for my Crack addiction” dude fought so hard for so long…
Should have just called him a drug addict like the people did at the hospital who were in charge of saving my brothers life who all swore to the same oath when certified to be hospital staff? Wooooooooooooow people suck
“His organs are worth 250,000 dollars, just donate that drug addicts organs to some rich person who was better than him” -Josh Hamiltons last words
That dude watched someone die.. a little girl and I’m sure he blamed himself? It was a little girl who fell trying to catch that ball? Anyways he blamed himself…
Gary Matthews, Jr was a bad signing too.
Dude got addicted to only playing 60 games in 2020?
Should have made the pirates pay him 38 million so the world could see trout and ohtani in the playoffs? He said baseball was a job not a fun thing, since singing with the angles that has SHOWN…
Just eat that $$it! You have Moustakas or (Moosuxa$$) in Reds country. Reds are paying that sh$$ and he s producing. You basically traded Sh$t for SHi$! We covered the 20 million!
That fan was correct rendon is a bit*h
You, too!
Ham- wish I could upvote you x 1000!!!
Nice to get O’Hoppe back.
Now all they need is a new O’Skipper
Aaron Boone might be available. Just sayin…
Darin Erstad deserves a job.
I wonder if he has any interest in it.
He didn’t last long as a college coach, but you need to be a special kind of person to last long there.
He did grow up in the shadows of the big A
Chad been hanging as a Halo long time. Company man.
No more hangin’ chads.
Silver lining to 2023 for the Angels
O’Hoppe behind the dish, Schanuel at 1b, Neto at SS, Moniak in the OF and Silseth on the mound, Joyce in the pen
That is a team to build upon
It is. A typical angels team that looks good on paper but can’t win on the field. Not unloading ohtani will set this franchise back 2 years
I agree. They should have traded Ohtani
I am not a big fan of these mega contract. Ohtani will be worth every penny to the owners of whatever team he signs for in merchandising $$$$, but the odds are he won’t live up to the worth on the field. At this point of his career his the best to ever, but it is extremely hard for these athletes to sustain it long term.
The only way the Angels can outdo their decision to hold Ohtani at the deadline is to re-sign him in the off-season, and I don’t think any of us would be surprised if that happened.
If Ohtani wants a shot at a ring he won’t re-sign with the Angels
1st things 1st – the greatest player of our time would like to at least participate in an effing playoff series. And most baseball fans want to see that too.
Rendon came into the season completely healthy and focused. What terrible results ! He’s a cut player at this point in his career
The Nats will take Rendon back if the Angels eat 90% of the remaining salary. Fortunately for some of us, we saw Rendon,Stras and Soto unleashing the fury during the 2019 playoff run to the WS. Tony Two Bags was something special and he will always have a place in the hearts of Nats fans (looking at his jersey now in my closet). Get healthy Rendon…
Moniak can’t play. But you are entitled to your opinion.
No one with a 33 percent k rate and a 11 to 1 bb to K to walk rate can succeed in the major leagues. He was sensational his first 125 PAs and horrible his last 125 PAs.
As for depending on the other players with a handful of big league ABs and IPs, being difference makers… good luck with that. That seldom works out in real life.
Don’t care what you think.
You are a Halo666non-fan. You wreak of negativity and an odd sense of self righteousness.
You must be 9 years old, kid!
Thank you. I think you got my point.
Self Righteousness?
Did you really write that after calling me Halo666. You’re the one that is judging my opinion with moral superiority.
And non-fan?
Your post was hilarious. Thanks for the laugh.
And he’s right to an extent. Moniak is hitting .118 vs LHP and his BABip was over .400 until recently and as it falls his average is coming down with it. His average should be down around .260 by the end of the season. A 4th OF.
I did!
I simply offered a silver lining, in that there is some youthful talent on the club. I didn’t say they were the up and coming Braves, The Angels of the late 90s early 2000s had some good, not great players that were kept together, a few key players were added and things fell into place.
Like you said it was my opinion, yet you decided to rain your negativity on it.
And yes I am still laughing
And it’s optimistic. Not realistic but optimistic.
The Angels can win next year, those players can contribute, but they will not be the reason the Angels win next year.
Moniak is hitting .118 against LHP. He is a 4th OF that plays one side of the platoon.
Moniak is also strikes out over 50% of the time vs Left handed pitching. I would package him, this offseason for a top of the rotation starter. Since his overall numbers will look good. Someone will want him. Adell and Adams can compete in Spring Training to see who will be the third starter or fourth outfielder
Package him with whom? You can’t trade a 4th OF for even a middle of the rotation starter.
Another silver lining for the Angels – their 7 year obligation to Rendon is finally on the downslope.
4 down…3 to go.
Wow, they are calling their 2023 first round draft pick up already!
Hey fans. Just in…
Doubleheader tomorrow.
The Angels/Rays game Sunday is going to be called off…
Overreaction. Not really. My data shows the heaviest rain could be hit or miss along the coast. But the wind will be the factor and drove management’s decision
How can call off game 2 days in advanced. ??
Are you from the west coast or Have you been watching the news??
Cat 4 Hurricane now but should be the 1st cat 1 or tropical storm to hit us since Long Beach was nearly washed of the map in 1939. Many people in the vicinity of where Angel stadium stands today were killed by the flooding and drove us to cement-in the rivers here.
We have big mountains here that have been burnt to a crisp in the last 10 years. The potential for massive land slides and runoff is huge.
We’ve very unusually had significant rain every month so far this year which helped replace some vegetation.
But if the worse scenario comes with this storm, the havoc that will be wreaked will put lives in danger..
Not to mention the Santa Ana River, the worst life losing flood potential west of the Mississippi lays just past the right field fence and parking lot of the Big A…
Tropical storm? Crazy.. they were still skiing in Mammoth, CA 3 weeks ago…
@M.C. Homer
They should change the venue to Oakland. Nobody playing there that matters.
33 years I lived in SoCal now living in Central Florida where our Hurricane Season runs from June 1st thru November 30th. Hurricanes have a mind ofits own. The NWC can predict where it could be heading but last minute it can change direction. We have been lucky so far with El Niro causing wind shear destroying the potential storms. There are 4 systems NHC is watching.in the Atlantic.
Back to Los Angeles. Santa Ana winds velocity and torrential rain. Stay safe
It wasn’t called off, it was moved for safety reasons.
Ok. Bad choice of words on my part.
Yes they moved it up a day to create a doubleheader tomorrow
Would you rather wait until the storm hits and get stuck in Tampa?
Wait, what? They are in Anaheim
Halo11fan– The series is being played in Anaheim.
HAAAAAAA
Further proof that he is not an Angels fan. No idea where they are playing.
That’s hilarious. When I read storm, I immediately thought of Florida.
I just assumed it was in Florida.
I forgot that a tropical storm is going to hit So Cal.
The Rays have to fly to So Cal to have a game cancelled by a Tropical Storm? Next year the Angels are going to fly to Florida and have the game cancelled by earthquake.
Right. I didn’t realize the game was in Anaheim and that is proof I’m not a fan.
And you call me self righteous?
absolutely
What wit!!!
It doesn’t cover for your lack of baseball knowledge. It’s not even a good cover.
You beat me to it. Cmon guys…
Talking about hurricanes and tropical storms and California in the same sentence makes no sense, Right?
Sorry boyz. Gotta go wax the board.
Waves gonna be +++ size and killer.
Let’s see if i can survive one more battle with momma nature…
C ya….maybe
Hurricanes are pretty scary. Even a side swipe means lots of rain. A friend that lives in Julian California outside of San Diego said they were told to expect as 6 inches of rain in 24 hours.
Even for us here in Florida that is a lot of rain. He said that is 2/3 of a years worth for them.
Julian is in the throttle zone and heavy fire damage still exists from a few years ago.
Sending positive thoughts thier way!
Washingtonian here (WA State). Please Send Rain!! And Wind! Thanks!
Eastern WA should get it.
My sister in Boise is preparing…
I’m in western so we usually get a ton. But this is rough.
I think we are better off without Rendon on the field. I like Moose at 3rd. The only issue is that salary…yikes.
Time to cut him..
just like a divorce.
The cost is worth it!
I agree completely. My guess is he would sit on his couch for the duration of that contact, healthy or not.
Do you know Rendon has a higher OPS+ as an Angel than Moustakas?
I don’t share most people’s disdain for Rendon, but I don’t have any problem people expressing it.
Rendon might have more value….when healthy.
But he’s just like that dude at work that calls in sick all the time and the team has to pick up the slack.
I just don’t think the Angels can count on him or his health at all.
I havn’t seen or heard much positivity around him to change my opinion.
Moose has been ok to good in all aspects,
He is there every day, contributing and being a professional…. leading by example.
Work ethic. Effort.
How does that compare to Tony two (ice) bags?
MC Maybe. But he had a leg injury and had bleeding in the bone. Sounds like a good excuse to me.
And he’s had at least two surgeries trying to get back on the field.
When he plays, I like Rendon, but I don’t have the slightest issue with any fan who doesn’t.
I think people take posters negative evaluations far too seriously.
He’s had some very bad luck for sure.
HBP last year, correct?
And the latest?
Shin and lower leg bone damage to this degree are very hard to to recover from and hes not on the young end of the scale.
Gonna be tough for him…
We are cursed. I Remember a great article by Jim Murray of the LA Times consoling Rick Burrelson after his arm injury.
It was something to the effect of warning anyone who might think of joining the Angels. Don’t go into the dark cellar guided only by a candle for light.
Nothing good will come of it.
Yup. Wierd stuff.
And didn’t we give up Lansford for him?
Jeez. Thanks for the flashback.
Bochte now this. Ah the 70s
Other than 2002 the Angels, they have resembled the Fallen Angels of the Bible. Time to ditch the whole brand.
I think we did. There were two trades with the Sox in a very short amount of time.
One included Lynn, the other Burelson. Langford, Rick Miller.
If memory serves.
Just looked it up. Forgot Mark Clear, Rudi, and Tanana .
Willy Mays Aikens.
Solaita..
Aikins was for Cowlings? A RF. Who died way too early. Time to look up that trade.
Cowens. We also trade Rance Mulliniks. Rance was a good little player and that was a bad trade
We can chalk up the injuries to bad luck, but at some point Rendon needs to do something to change his luck. Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman play every day, and none of this happens to them. If I was Rendon I’d get them both on a conference call and find out.
Tanana was an absolute stud his first few years.
I still have his autograph, i literally caught him as he was coming of the bus at the stadium to report after getting called up for the 1st time…
Tanana was sensational. Better than Ryan.
Last week I thought I read that Nevin said there was still bleeding on the bone that he had surgery for. I could be wrong.
We enjoyed baseball just as much then despite such bad teams
Sounds career alerting at least
*altering* geez
I did. Mainly because on Enberg.
When I was in jr high, we were too poor to afford a TV set, I listened to all the games. I know the 71 and 72 teams better than maybe any other Angel teams.
Moose has a very short history with the Angels compared to Rendon. I’d rather have a guy who is reliable as our starter at 3rd.
Availability might be the most important ability.
I’d rather have Rendon at 3rd and Moustakas in the dugout, than Moustakas at 3rd at Rendon in the dugout. But that’s not the choice when Rendon is constantly on the IL.
The salary in which the Reds are paying all but the league minimum?
Arte is the one willingly hosed by Boras. You tell him to fire himself.
There’s literally 0.10% Rendon comes back at any time this year.
Any chance he gets to not play the sport he really doesn’t like and get paid sitting he jumps on.
Most worthless bum in MLB.
Now could you imagine the hate responses I’d get if I wrote something similar about Perry.
Out of the 28 Angels with 500 PAs or more at 3rd base, Rendon ranks 4th in wRC+
I don’t share most people’s disdain for Rendon, but they sure are allowed to have it.
The problem is that it took Rendon 4 years to accumulate 800+ PA with the Angels. As someone once said, “availability may be the greatest ability.”
I was the one who said that.
And it’s a huge problem. It’s not like he sucks, he just can’t stay healthy. I just don’t have a negative response when I read or hear his name.
I didn’t with Upton either. Players get hurt. It’s the players who are not very good who get 600 PAs that drive me nuts. Pujols anyone?
Pujols would have been valuable at 350 PAs, but for some reason this team didn’t see it.
Im surprised Rendon is not on your list of hated Angels. He has a .150 ISO the past four years. Rendons a Punch and Judy hitter with no speed and poor defense that costs $38M a year and takes up a valuable spot on the 40-man. And he only plays 50 games a year.
Does Rendon Primary hit singles? If Schaneul, or Neto, or Schanuel has a 112 wRC+ next year, would you be happy.
Not that is the equivalent, but if the weak position link on this team has a 112wRC, this team will score a ton of runs.
However,if we have the same GM, I doubt it will make a difference.
I’m also not sure if someone who gets an extra base hit is a Punch and Judy hitter. I think we’d all be happy if Schanuel hits like that with a 400 OBP.
Yesterday you described Schanuel as a Punch and Judy hitter because his ISO was under .150 in his first 21 minor league games 40 days after being drafting. Are you now saying Rendon is not a Punch and Judy hitter with a .150 ISO in over 800 PAs with the Angels? I’m confused.
As a side note, Rendons plays only one position and his OAA is -5. Rengifo has played 6 positions and his OAA is -6 with more than twice as many attempts.
In looking at Sprint Speed, Rendon is on par with Jared Walsh and David Fletcher at 26.5 ft/sec.
In summary, Rendon is a Punch and Judy hitter with no speed and poor defense that costs $38M/yr, takes up a valuable 40-man roster spot and doesn’t play.
It’s a fair gotcha. As an it’s exactly 150. In the minor leagues Schanuel was 123.
Perhaps 150 is not the right break. But it’s probably not far off.
If you want to call Rendon’s Angel career punch and Judy, fine. If Schanuel has a 150 difference, as punchless as Rendon has been, I’d be thrilled.
He’s has been a horrible defender and its relevant.
Good thing the Angels will have an opening at DH next year. Who knows, he might even stay healthy.
He did say he wanted to retire by age 34, he’s practically already there…
Good thing his parents didn’t name him Shmuel
Thanks Chad Wallach for filling in when we needed you.
Hopefully the Angels didn’t give up much for Cron. He has been battling injuries all year.. mostly back issues. He didn’t provide any help.
It was evident his last few weeks with the Rockies that his back wasn’t 100%. He could still swing the bat, but then he’d run stiffly to first like a guy who couldn’t bend over.
Rendon has a great gig – paid millions – long vacations…what is not to like about that?!
Also Angels might be rushing Schanuel too fast I remember when CIN brought up Ryan Wagner and that initially went well but bombed soon after and was out of baseball quickly.
Can they opt out on the that Rendon POS
Someone should have been fired for that signing.
He alone made it impossible for mediocre players to EVER get a fair payday
Fletcher, Anderson. Stassi, Loop, Renfro, Grichuk, Escobar and Urshela seem to be paid quite well for falling a bit south of mediocre.
First Pujols, then Rendon, those two guys completely decimated the Angels chances of being competitive. Collectively, they wasted Trout and Ohtani’s chances at playing for a winner in their prime years together. $245M to Rendon, as if Pujols taught them nothing. It’s up there for worst contract ever.
The pitching wasted Trouts years. Not Pujols.
The Angels lost seven or so front line starters to career injuries in about 18 months. I thought we finally recovered after last year, but this staff took a huge step back.
Chris Davis (Orioles) is by far the worst ever
Rendon and Strasburg checked out so hard post 2019 and signing those deals.
Good God where does Rendon get hurt? At his hotel room? He is sure as hell not getting hurt on the field as he is never healthy to play. Rendon and his glass body really cashed in after that one good year in DC. A freaking senior citizen living in a nursing home is healthier than this clown
He fouled a ball off his leg. People do do that.
As much as I agree, to say Rendon only had one good year in DC is clearly foolish. He had 4 solid productive years
Before age 31. Age curve don’t lie..
Rendon out for the year hurt……shocking. Never thought this would happen with this guy lol.
Angels are legitimately a cursed franchise. Such a strange team. They have the two best players on their roster in the last decade but all other parts of their roster and organization are failures in every way possible
Most of the 1970s were worse
Return the money Rendon. You’re stealing.
I think it’s safe to say the Rendon signing was a bust. He was a beast for the Nats and turned into a dud for the Angels. Seems to happen frequently after a big free agency payday. Angels getting desperate trying to convince Ohtani to stay and it seems to be backfiring so far.
This kid Schanuel looks good at 1B. Has defensive skills.
Definitely feel some energy that’s been missing since Neto gone
I’m so happy for the Angels because the Anthony Rendon signing has been tremendous because just think they could have locked Shohei Ohtani down instead.
The Angels are flat out cursed. Tonight Ohtani hits a grand slam. They turn a triple play including great glovework from the rookie in his first game. Then Nevin goes 2 innings with his closer and gives up the game in extras.
Nevin left Estevez in to pitch to the lefty with Loup warmed up and watching from the bullpen. Then brings in Loup to face two righties.
I wonder how often a team hits a grand slam and turn a triple play in the same game and loses. It can’t be often.
Fugly…that’s our Angels.
They always find a way to entertain us though
Has there ever been a harder dropoff than Rendon from 2020 to now? I know Pujols had a serious dropoff in production, but at least he was able to give the Angels a few okay seasons, even if they weren’t vintage Pujols years. Rendon on the otherhand went from MVP candidate, finishing top ten in voting three of the four years prior to 2021 (even the one year he didn’t finish top 10, he still was 11th and had an OPS over .900) prior to ’21, then to barely even able to stay on the field, and in the rare instances he does play, he struggles.
I guess Chris Davis comes to mind. Though his wasn’t as sudden as Rendon’s. Ryan Howard is another guy, but at least he was able to maintain an OPS+ of 90 or greater. Jacoby Ellsbury might be another one given he didn’t play in like any of the last three years of his contract, but he never had the peak Rendon had.