3 buy-low candidates the LA Angels can sign for a 1-year deal

The LA Angels have a need for another big-time starting pitching option in free agency, as well as a strong shortstop.

Those items may cost quite a bit though, so while the Angels still need to improve the bullpen, they need to look for cheap options. This reliever free agent class is deeper than a lot of people realize, however, and they're going to be able to find those cheap options in the bargain bin.

Three of them in particular are going to be buy-low, cheap options that can still make a legit, positive impact on our team. As soon as the MLB lockout ends, we need to get on them.

No. 3 buy-low candidate the LA Angels can sign for a 1-year deal: Ian Kennedy

Ian Kennedy can certainly help the LA Angels fix their bullpen.

Kennedy bounced back this year and had a good season. Posting a 3.20 ERA and 136 ERA+, there's plenty to like about his performance in 2021. Also, having a veteran like him can really help with all the younger pitchers that we're going to be bringing up next year.

It's the type of move that can help with the problem we've had for a long time when it comes to developing young arms. Kennedy's been through just about everything in this league.

He's gone from devastating injuries, to being a 21-game winner, to moving to the bullpen permanently, to having a horrible campaign in a pandemic year, and to finding himself yet again in 2021. He understands the journey and ups and downs of this league. He's the guy you want in the clubhouse to help our pitching prospects navigate MLB.

No. 1 buy-low candidate the LA Angels can sign for a 1-year deal: Brad Boxberger

Brad Boxberger would be a nice, and inexpensive addition to the LA Angels.

He'd be a 'nice' addition because he's coming off of back-to-back strong campaigns where he struck out 11 batters per nine innings and posted a 3.27 ERA. Recording a 1.137 WHIP and a 133 ERA+, he's a guy a lot of teams should be looking into.

He'd be an 'inexpensive' addition to the Angels because he's never cost more than $2.2 million in a year, and last year he only cost $1 million. That's even with him coming off an even better year than what he had this year.

So, it's even possible we won't have to spend more than $1 million for him next year, especially with him being 33. I'm suggesting a one-year deal, however, so we wouldn't have to worry about his age. His age is something we wouldn't have to worry about and also something that would lower his price.

The Angels can turn this bullpen around easier than many people are suggesting. It's the need that we can for sure turn around this offseason even with us having a slower start to the winter than we could have had.