3 Angels players who will be on short leashes if they make the 2025 roster

Mickey Moniak

Mickey Moniak's -11.2 offensive fWAR was only better than Brandon Drury's amongst the Angels' 2024 position players. Of players who received consistent playing time, his walk to strikeout ratio was the worst. Moniak is a speedster (his sprint speed is in the 83rd percentile of MLB players) who simply could not reach base with any regularity last year. His .266 OBP ranked 21st among 29 Angels position players who logged at least 1 plate appearance.

The Angels' trade of Noah Syndergaard for Moniak and Jadiel Sanchez looked to be a steal last season when Moniak's .802 OPS in 85 games trailed only Shohei Ohtani, Mike Trout, and Drury's for the year. The 26-year-old can still cover ground in center field, a valuable commodity with Trout looking to DH more next year, but Minasian will assuredly acquire outfield depth heading into Spring Training. If Moniak struggles in March and April next year, he could be moved off the major league roster one way or another.