3 bounce back position players the Angels should target in free agency

Yoán Moncada

Moncada, only 29-years-old, needs to stay on the field and get away from the Chicago White Sox. MLB pundits can say what they want about the Angels, but at least they are not in as deep of a pit as the ChiSox (Angels fans are jealous that the White Sox could be changing ownership soon).

The Angels could use reinforcements at second and third base, but unfortunately that crop of free agents are thin to begin with. Filter in the fact that very little of those players can hit for power, than the power-hungry Angels will need to really need to cling to theoretical power over actual power on the market.

Enter: Yoán Moncada. Moncada was once one of the best prospects in baseball. He was so good that the Red Sox traded Moncada, along with Michael Kopech, to the White Sox in exchange for peak Chris Sale. The primary third baseman hit 25 home runs in 2019. In 2023, over the course of 92 games, Moncada's launch angle sweet spot % was in the 98th percentile of all major leaguers.

If the Angels took fliers on former top prospects like Miguel Sanó, Willie Calhoun, Cole Tucker, and Keston Hiura, then they can seriously consider Moncada as well. The Cuban native will be dirt cheap, fill a position of need,

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