{"id":149963,"date":"2026-01-26T13:48:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T13:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/149963\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T13:48:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T13:48:17","slug":"perry-minasians-brother-may-hold-the-key-to-angels-getting-a-real-center-fielder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/149963\/","title":{"rendered":"Perry Minasian’s brother may hold the key to Angels getting a real center fielder"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Los Angeles Angels made a trade for Josh Lowe<\/a>, which gives the team another option in center field, but there is still obvious room for improvement at that position heading into 2026.<\/p>\n

Angels general manager Perry Minasian has said that players like Mike Trout or Jo Adell could see time out there as well, but LA needs to be serious about adding a capable defensive center fielder<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That could lead them to Minasian\u2019s brother, Zack, who is the general manager of the San Francisco Giants.<\/p>\n

Angels should look at a trade with the Giants to address center field deficiency\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Giants do not exactly have a surplus of center fielders, but there are a few names who could make sense if the brothers want to make a deal.<\/p>\n

The Angels already scooped up a Giants outfielder<\/a> this offseason by claiming Wade Meckler off waivers. However, Meckler has not played in the big leagues since 2023, and it would be a stretch to think he could make a real impact at the big league level.<\/p>\n

So who are some other Giants outfielders LA could take a look at?<\/p>\n

In a similar vein to Meckler, Grant McCray and Luis Matos are two interesting names with some potential. McCray can definitely handle the position defensively as he has a lot of speed and a great arm. He is a bit lacking offensively, though.<\/p>\n

Matos is sort of the opposite. He has a higher ceiling with his bat, but he played some center field after Jung Hoo Lee got injured in 2024 and struggled out there defensively.<\/p>\n

Obviously, LA would not have to give up a ton for either player, as neither has thrived consistently at the big league level, but maybe the Giants could get someone decent like Robert Stephenson, who is actually a Bay Area native, if they created an interesting package.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Both teams could also go for a nuclear option if they wanted, although it is fairly unlikely. What if the Angels swung a trade for Giants center fielder Jung Hoo Lee in exchange for Mike Trout? Both are guys making a lot of money who are not exactly living up to their contracts<\/a>. The Angels would get a true center fielder in Lee, and the Giants would get a former superstar who had a bit of a rebound year in 2025. The Giants could put him in right field and hope he can hit a bunch of home runs from the right side of the plate.<\/p>\n

Again, it is unlikely since Trout is beloved by Angels fans and Lee has quickly become a fan favorite in San Francisco, but it would fill a need for both teams.<\/p>\n

The Minasian brothers know each other well, so maybe the Angels can get themselves an upgrade in center field thanks to that brotherly connection.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Los Angeles Angels made a trade for Josh Lowe, which gives the team another option in center…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":149964,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164],"class_list":["post-149963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149963","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=149963"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149963\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/149964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=149963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=149963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=149963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}