{"id":84431,"date":"2025-12-07T00:54:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T00:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/84431\/"},"modified":"2025-12-07T00:54:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T00:54:11","slug":"angels-must-consider-signing-these-3-pitchers-to-finally-snap-playoff-drought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/84431\/","title":{"rendered":"Angels must consider signing these 3 pitchers to finally snap playoff drought"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Los Angeles Angels<\/a> have failed to reach the postseason over the past decade. LA hasn’t played meaningful October baseball since 2014. Pitching has long been a problem for the Halos. While the Angels have added some pitching<\/a> already this offseason, there are three specific pitchers who they should consider singing amid their pursuit of snapping their postseason drought.<\/p>\n

Mike Trout isn’t the player he once was. Anthony Rendon may retire soon<\/a>. Still, pitching remains the area of need the ball club must address sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n

Without further ado, here are three pitchers the Angels must consider signing in MLB free agency<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"ArizonaRobert Edwards-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

A 2023 All-Star, it’s no secret that Gallen did not have his best season in 2025. Despite pitching in 33 games, Gallen turned in a lackluster 4.83 ERA while walking a career-high 66 hitters. He still struck out 175 batters in his 192 innings of work, but it was a forgettable campaign overall for Gallen in his possible final year with the Arizona Diamondbacks.<\/p>\n

Now a free agent, the 30-year-old may welcome the opportunity for a fresh start. Who wouldn’t want to pitch in beautiful Southern California? Sure, the Angels have struggled, but they play in a gorgeous ball park where the weather is often quite nice.<\/p>\n

For the Angels, signing Gallen would give them a pitcher with a Cy Young ceiling \u2014 something they have desperately needed for years. Los Angeles hasn’t featured a true ace in a while. Even while Shohei Ohtani was in Anaheim, he was limited at times on the mound due to position player duties\/injuries.<\/p>\n

The Angels need an ace for the future, though. Gallen may be seeking a one-year prove it type of deal. If he’s open to signing a multi-year contract, bringing him to Orange County should be something the Halos seriously consider.<\/p>\n

\"HoustonTroy Taormina-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Not only would signing Valdez boost the Angels’ rotation, but the move would also deal a blow to their American League West rival, the Houston Astros.<\/p>\n

Valdez is a two-time All-Star, most recently making an appearance in the Midsummer Classic in 2023. In 2025, he turned in a respectable 3.66 ERA while striking out 187 hitters across 192 innings.<\/p>\n

The 32-year-old will probably be more open to signing a long-term deal than Gallen. Valdez has a proven track record and is possibly seeking his final large contract at the MLB level. Similarly to Gallen, Valdez would give the Angels a true ace.<\/p>\n

\"SanDavid Frerker-Imagn Images.<\/p>\n

King, 30, worked as a versatile pitcher with the New York Yankees to begin his career, serving in both starting and relief roles. After landing with the San Diego Padres in 2024 as a result of a trade, King transitioned to a full-time starting pitcher \u2014 a decision that looks like a terrific move.<\/p>\n

King finished the ’24 campaign with a 2.95 ERA and followed that up with a 3.44 ERA in 2025. He was limited to 15 games pitched in 2025, but his ceiling remains high nonetheless.<\/p>\n

A move to Anaheim would allow King to remain in Southern California. The Angels would have their aforementioned much-needed ace as well.<\/p>\n

King is another guy who will likely be open to agreeing to a long-term contract. At 30 years old, a team may be willing to offer him five or more years while paying him a lucrative amount of money.<\/p>\n

The Angels need to make a big splash in the pitching market, and signing any of these three pitchers would help them accomplish that feat without question.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Los Angeles Angels have failed to reach the postseason over the past decade. LA hasn’t played meaningful…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":84432,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164,10415,2866,29290,47669,1334,29667,18282,47668],"class_list":["post-84431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news","tag-framber-valdez","tag-los-angeles-angels","tag-michael-king","tag-mini-editorials","tag-mlb","tag-mlb-editorials","tag-mlb-free-agency","tag-zac-gallen"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84431","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=84431"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84431\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84431"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}