The Angels provided the strongest evidence to date that they are seriously considering moving at least one of their most valuable players, scratching Jos\u00e9 Soriano from his scheduled start hours before first pitch Saturday.<\/p>\n
Soriano had been scheduled to start against the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday night, but the Angels announced about 12:30 p.m. that he would not make the start because of Monday\u2019s trade deadline. They opted to have left-hander Brent Suter start a bullpen game.<\/p>\n
The New York Mets scratched Freddy Peralta and the Detroit Tigers scratched Casey Mize on Friday for similar reasons.<\/p>\n
A team would make this move to avoid any risk of the pitcher getting injured, and also to allow a pitcher\u2019s new team to have him fresh to start soon after the deal, if he is traded.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith the trade deadline on Monday and the uncertainty of the next 48 hours, we decided to take the prudent approach and see where these next few days lead us,\u201d interim general manager John Mozeliak said in a statement.<\/p>\n
The Angels have at least three players who are likely garnering significant trade interest: Soriano, left-hander Reid Detmers and shortstop Zach Neto. All three are above-average players who remain under control for at least two seasons after this one, which means that each of them could be worth a trade package including several top prospects.<\/p>\n
Over the past decade, the Angels have declined to trade any of their valuable players who would be under control in subsequent seasons because their preference has always been to try to compete again in the following season. The Angels\u2019 apparent willingness to do so now could reflect a acknowledgement that the team needs a significant rebuild. The Angels haven\u2019t had a winning season since 2015.<\/p>\n
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