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[Captain Canada]

This first season is a different kind of pain. It doesn't seem like you're far and away the worst team in the league though.

[Caesar]

This first season is a different kind of pain. It doesn't seem like you're far and away the worst team in the league though.

Our team batting average says otherwise , but can't do anything but keep on keeping on and fix it in the offseason.

[Caesar]

Los Angeles Angels • Recent Games

WJuly 9 • @ Texas Rangers8-4

Los Angeles Angels (37-57)

Jo Adell2-5, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R

Addison Barger-4, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R

Reid Detmers (W, 6-7)6.0 IP, 5 H, 5 SO, BB, 2 ER

Texas Rangers (44-49)

Brandon Nimmo1-4, HR, RBI, R

Wyatt Langford1-4, HR, RBI, R

Jacob deGrom (L, 6-7)5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 BB, 3 ER

LJuly 10 • @ Minnesota Twins6-8

Los Angeles Angels (37-58)

Josh Lowe4-5, 2B, RBI, 3 R

Logan O'Hoppe2-5, HR, 3 RBI, R

Robert Stephenson (L, 3-3)0.2 IP, 4 H, SO, 2 ER

Minnesota Twins (41-54)

Matt Wallner4-5, HR, 2B, 3 RBI, 3 R

Jeremiah Jackson3-4, 3B, 3 RBI

Eric Orze (W 3-3)0.1 IP

WJuly 11 • @ Minnesota Twins1-0

Los Angeles Angels (38-58)

Zach Neto2-4, HR, 2B, RBI

Nolan Schanuel2-3, BB, R

Victor Mederos (W, 1-2)5.0 IP, 4 H, 7 SO, 3 BB

Minnesota Twins (41-55)

Josh Bell3-5

Matt Wallner1-4, 2B

Connor Prielipp (L, 1-5)5.1 IP, 5 H, 8 SO, ER

WJuly 12 • @ Minnesota Twins5-3

Los Angeles Angels (39-58)

Jo Adell2-4, HR, 3 RBI, R

Kyren Paris1-3, HR, 2 RBI, R

Drew Pomeranz (W, 3-2)1.0 IP, H, 2 SO

Minnesota Twins (41-56)

Byron Buxton1-4, HR, 3 RBI, R

Royce Lewis2-5, 2B

Kody Funderburk (L, 3-2)0.2 IP, 3 H, SO, BB, 4 ER

[Caesar]

MLB • Trade News

Los Angeles takes outfielder with 12th pick

By Jordan Reyes • Staff Writer • July 11, 2026 • 5 min read

Los Angeles went for a diamond in the rough in the first round in Christopher Scott. (Photo credit)

Los Angeles have begun to build for the future and step one seems to be finding the next Mike Trout as the Angels went off the beaten path to take Christopher Scott with their first pick.

The 19-year-old lefty outfielder out of Edison State Community College in Piqua, Ohio was hardly a highly sought after prospect coming out of high school and went the junior college route to showcase his skills. After a season at Edison where he hit .332 with 14 homeruns and 58 RBIs, the Angels felt he was good enough for them to spend their first round pick on despite draft boards not ranking Scott.

"He's got a lot of power and a lot of speed. If he can find solid contact more often, this guy is going to be an All-Star."

Coming into the draft, there was a lot of talk about the Angels taking first baseman Pablo Castillo or pitcher Phillip Yamamoto at #12, but they opted for Scott. Castillo would go at #24 to the Seattle Mariners and Yamamoto experienced a huge draft slide, being taken in the Competitive Balance Round A at #36 by the St. Louis Cardinals. However, sources close to the club say they were either hoping for outfielder Victor Rivero to drop to them or they were going with Scott, there was no Plan C.

Rivero went fourth to the San Francisco Giants.

The first overall pick in this year's draft was 19-year-old pitcher Howard Andrade, taken by the Chicago White Sox. The righty throws hard with a four-pitch mix that features a curveball that gets up toward 90 miles per hour. He has been known to struggle in crunch situations, but that's more of a function of not pitching in those scenarios because he's so good at getting strikeouts with his velocity.

Third baseman Robert Serna went second to the Tampa Bay Rays. A 22-year-old switch hitter out of New Jersey who played his college ball at Rutgers, Serna is seen as one of the most MLB-ready players in the draft. Some scouting reports believe that he could be up in the Majors as soon as next season depending on the Rays' situation in a year's time.

The Minnesota Twins opted for pitcher Tim Kobayashi at number three. The Japanese-American right-handed pitcher is known for mowing down batters with his fastball and boasted one of the highest K rates in college baseball this past season. However, he really only has one pitch and may struggle if batters are able to catch up to his fastball.

The Angels rounded out the draft with the following selections:

• Round 2, Pick 45 - SS Geraldo Medrano: Geraldo Medrano is already an elite fielder with top tier reactions and the speed to make up for any mistakes. If he makes it to the bigs, he'd likely play at second base, though, as he doesn't quite have the arm strength to zip the ball across the time for those outs at first.
• Round 3, Pick 84 - 2B Ken Doty: Ken Doty, like Geraldo Medrano, has all of the makings of a Golden Glover but he's more of a stereotypical second baseman. In addition to his ability as a fielder, Doty projects to be a solid bat in the future who can hit for contact and power in equal measure.
• Round 4, Pick 114 - 1B Boris Rodriguez: You'll sense a trend here. Los Angeles took a big swing to pick Boris Rodriguez here and it was because he projects to be an elite fielder. If he could improve his arm strength, it might make more sense to move him to third base, that's how talented of a glove he is.
• Round 5, Pick 144 - RP Eddy Matos: Eddy Matos is the usual late round punt on a relief pitcher to just get more of them into the system. He has high upside, but may never reach it.
• Round 6, Pick 174 - SP Jim Griffin: Los Angeles isn't hurting for starting pitcher depth in its farm system, but Jim Griffin could be worthwhile depending where he is in a few years.