The Angels announced that they’ve selected shortstop Tim Anderson onto the MLB roster. The Halos also confirmed a few previously reported moves: the promotion of reliever Ryan Johnson, the signing of Nicky Lopez to a one-year deal, and the DFAs of lefty relievers José Quijada and Angel Perdomo.
Anderson, a two-time All-Star, gets another rebound chance after a second straight poor season. He hit only .214/.237/.226 in 65 games for the Marlins last season. Miami had signed him to a $5MM deal in the hope that he’d become a midseason trade chip. Instead, they ended up releasing him before the All-Star Break. Anderson sat out the remainder of the season and signed an offseason minor league contract with the Halos.
The righty-hitting Anderson appeared in 21 games this spring. He hit .263 with one homer and three steals in as many attempts. It wasn’t a dominant showing, but he’ll provide speed and decent contact skills off Ron Washington’s bench. Zach Neto is opening the season on the injured list. Kevin Newman will probably get the starting shortstop job. Anderson, Lopez and Kyren Paris could all work off the bench. The Angels might be without Yoán Moncada to open the season, which could push Luis Rengifo to the hot corner. That’d leave second base open for one of the depth infielders.
Meanwhile, Michael Huntley of The Orange County Register notes that the Perdomo and Quijada designations all but officially secure Garrett McDaniels’ spot on the Opening Day roster. The Angeles took the lefty out of the Dodgers system in the Rule 5 draft. McDaniels got ground-balls at a massive 67.9% clip over nine innings this spring. He only managed four strikeouts and walks apiece, but the 25-year-old’s game is built around grounders.
Another chance for the mouth from the south Jackie.
What?
“What?”…He said, “another chance for the mouth from the south Jackie”…You’re welcome.
The mouth of the south was Jimmy Hart.
The fourth best manager in wrestling history behind only Bobby “The Brain” Heenan, Paul Heyman and Paul Bearer aka Percy Pringle
Jim Cornette says hold my beer.
Down goes Anderson!
Never ever gets old. Dropping Timmy was a thing of beauty.
Jackie and the bringer of rain
That was funny. As a NYY fan, I thought that Boone and Judge hung JD out to try to the media after that whole thing as well. It was all a joke, one that TA technically started himself. Smh Jackie, you’re better than that
Someone needs to teach Jackie to let the ball travel and hit the slider to right field. Dude over-swings offspeed. Every. Time.
Nice quote, people only know about the “Jackie” thing because of a racist, douchbag 3rd baseman.
👍🏼 well done! You seem so edgy and cool.
Racist? Lol. Ok al sharpton
It would be great to see if Anderson could get it back. He was great for 7 years.
“He was great for 7″…If he was even “good” for 7 years, he’d be in the middle years of an 8 year contract, not trying to make a development team called the Angels.
If he was “great” for “7 years”, he’d be in the middle years of a 10 year, extended deal. Had you said, He was pretty good for 2 or 3 years, I wouldn’t even challenge the statement.
You’re so snotty about it, I don’t even care that you’re right.
The guy was great. Only about 1200 players in the history of the game have more career hits than Anderson. He may not have been MVP-level, but he has had a great career. Even if he is one of the more unlikable players of the 21st century.
Who cares
People use the word “Great” way too often.
Agreed. It grates on my last nerve.
Consider the male population that played baseball in school or as a youth. Consider the number who tried to make the majors but never could. Then to consider only about 1200 players that have ever played at the highest level had more hits. Once this is taken into account he is/ was great compared to just about anyone else that ever played the game. Is he great compared to current major league players probably not.
I agree completely. Grinds my gears when Tony the Tiger describes Frosted Flakes. Don’t get me wrong, they’re good but not so sure about great.
Joe It All: Those sugary cereals are great. They’re great for the dental business.
It’s a great day for Darren Dreifort.
@darren. Troll. You shouldn’t do stand up, don’t Be fooled with the 5 likes you used with separate accounts to get. Its not funny dude. Change your personality bring back bita back.
I’ve met a lot of people on here and you don’t particularly stand out.
@darren. I’ve replied before, and you responded. You hide in the angels boards troll or not but you say pointless nonsense. Contribute to information regarding the article or step out
Lol this is that loser that hated Ohtani and then he joined the dodgers and he flipped. He CONSTANTLY gets undressed in the comments too.
@bkbk. His twin brother is dumpster divin theo.
The new “good” is “goat”
You might be able to make the case that he was above average for 4 years and truly great for 1 of them
With Neto, Rendon and Moncada all down it’s really giving Donaldson’s best friend a second chance of life
Wait! Rendon is down?!
no no .. ramirez knocked anderson down
It’s true. Anthony “Ironman” Rendon, with his awe-inspiring love to the game of baseball, is indeed injured.
It would be more surprising if he were up
*Rendone.
Wait! Moncada is down?!
There’s a theme going here…
They released Moniak today. It’s a strange move. We shall see! Hope it works out for the team.
Released Moniak only to sign Nicky Lopez. Angels gonna Angels…
@rsox. I agree guess that means he was a pinch runner and asked out.
Not sure why signing Nicky Lopez doesn’t make sense to anyone. The Angels were the worst team in baseball as a infield collective in terms of OAA. Nicky Lopez has a career 60 OAA.
The Angels have 2 sinkerball pitchers that get a ton of ground balls in Soriano and Kochanowicz.
Lopez can be a late inning defensive replacement or even start when Soriano or Kochanowicz starts.
@google. I’m not mad, about the Lopez signing just confused. Is moniak worse than Anderson. I get what your saying about the infield. Probably the worst the last 5 years. I can’t even list the 100 player’s they had in that time. I’m just concerned about outfield and Paris cancels out Anderson. Moniak isn’t the next Bobby witt Jr but he’s fine this year.
@Rex Is someone that was once good better than someone that was never good? Probably. Anderson spring should signs of life, while Moniak’s didn’t, just more of the same..
I have concerns about the lineup. They lead the Cactus league in SOs and were lowest OBP. I know some of that was Moniak, but not all of it.
@google just worried about the outfield adell can’t run the bags right without misjudging. Now he’s playing center. Not mad at the Lopez signing. just saying tim Anderson made the most sense to get released if you went that way because his defense isn’t great, and his bat dropped off.
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Not sure why signing Nicky Lopez doesn’t make sense to anyone.
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Just from my non-LAA fan POV, Moniak could still be a player. He had 8 HRs from Aug-Sep last year. When you have an OF with three righties, imho, Moniak is a pretty good fit.
@joebrady. Exactly i get it’s probably grasping at straws, just doesn’t make sense when Anderson essentially bumped him off the team, and tim isn’t a defender. He’s probably the same as Lopez hitting wise without the glove. Just wanted another year with moniak or heck even half a year. Plus we probably could use a backup centerfielder.
Donaldson’s best friend would be his only friend: one of one
Pshaw… I saw the video game ads, hairdresser was crushing hard on Josh. He could have had her in a second.
The Angels have not had a .500 or better record since they took Anaheim out their name
And that streak is likely to continue
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The Curse of of Anaheim
Jackie gets another chance, how nice!
Mike trout can lose with all his friends now
Timmmay.. Tim.. Tim
Anderson gets another shot. He’ll have to have a better showing than he has the past 2 years or the next stop could be Japan or Korea.
Welp, at least Quijada is gone.
Cool.
Tim Anderson says on a podcast that he is a changed man after fathering a baby with his mistress while he was still married with his former wife
As long as he is a father to that kid, then it’s ok. To me, everything is about the kid.
I’m not trying to be a wiseass Reynaldo, but who really cares what these athletes or Hollywood celebrities have to say?
I do hope he gets his life turned around, but I’m certainly not listening to podcasts about him or his life, because I’ve got kids to consider.
People love Pete Rose. He was horrible to his wife, his mistress and his illegitimate child.
People hate Rendon. He’s a wonderful husband and father.
People’s opinion about the character of other human beings don’t carry much weight with me.
@halo11fan. I still believe Hamilton was a great Christian man, and that was Splenda not the bad stuff. So I agree about the character stuff it really doesn’t matter to me.
Rendon is probably the opposite good character off the field and a dirt bag on it. That’s why it grinds people’s gears
I don’t believe you can have good character off the field and bad character on it.
You either have character or you don’t.
@halo11fan that was kinda my point rendon could get all his money and silently retire. He gets hate because it’s deserved.
You think it’s deserves. I don’t.
Changed from what? Was their substance abuse or what was going on that took down the MVP caliber player?
I always thought it was mental stemming from embarrasment after many millions watched him provoke a fight with Jose Ramirez and promptly get knocked out. That had to take a toll on his mental health.
Paris made the team, for the love of God, put him at short.
If he plays CF, new swing, new position, that is too much to ask of anyone.
Man, I hope he can play short and they give him everyday ABs. If he does well, that will allow them to move Neto to second.
@halos11fan. Hopefully they don’t rengifo him. If he needs to play cf in a pinch fine, but second base should be his home with newman and moancada moving around, because they will be gone. The Lopez signing over moniak is still weird and keeping Anderson.
I’d like to see him at short, But I know I won’t.
I hope they give him ABs. Play him in every outfield position once a week. When in right, have Trout DH.
Four games a week. Let’s see if his swing change is for real.
Josh Donaldson just threw his Monster energy, kicked his dog, punched the drywall, and called his wife a ****
The Process!
The good news is with Tim Anderson back in the majors, Dairy Queen can reuse their old advertisement. Berkshire-Hathaway wants to reverse the sales drop. Everything comes up aces for Warren Buffett,
Seems like they’re doing their best to lose. Major league 3: angels in the outhouse
There is stupid and then there is the Angels.
Good ol Angels. Another year with overpriced FA adds up top, and spare parts at the bottom.
Kody Clemens for Jo Addel.
Anderson is just the kind of player that old-school Ron Washington loves. A speedy guy who’s made a career out of hitting for a high average and who doesn’t like to take a walk. And he also loves guys like Nicky Lopez, a good fielder and runner who was never much of a hitter. It’s not surprising they made the team.
This solidifies the Angel’s 4th place finish in the division.
Who’s 5th?
Andersons real value to the team is allowing Moore to develop.
Just like Hendricks is getting Dana, Klassen. And Silseth needed development time.
These Angels could really give Houston a run for the 2018 AL West title.
Tim Anderson’s fall isn’t just bad luck—it’s proof that batting average alone is a poor measure of long-term hitting ability. Players who rely on speed and contact must develop either power or plate discipline to survive. Anderson never did, and that’s why he’s now a bench piece instead of an All-Star.
@old. Anderson is probably a example of not improving and going off talent. It could be a example of teams having the infrastructure to help. Why did the whitesox’s fall off. Why do the dodgers turn a turd into gold. The good players and good teams pivot.
Just guaranteed another last place finish. Perfectly run organization for doing just that!