3 Angels free agents after this season seeing their stock rise

2) LA Angels pitcher Matt Moore is seeing his free agency stock rise

Matt Moore signed a one-year deal to come to the Angels worth $7.5 million. While that $7.5 million certainly is not dirt cheap for a reliever, the fact that he couldn't get two years did surprise some people.

Moore was dominant in 2022 for the Rangers, posting a sub-2.00 ERA and showing an ability to get both righties and lefties out while always possessing the potential to record more than three outs on any given night.

General Managers around the league likely wanted to see Moore repeat his 2022 season before giving him a multi-year deal along the lines of relievers like Aaron Loup, Ryan Tepera, and Carlos Estevez.

Now, after Moore has gotten off to an unbelievable start as an Angel, it'll become increasingly harder for a GM to resist giving him that type of contract.

Through his first 22 appearances, Moore has a 1.44 ERA in 25 innings of work. He has a fantastic 0.800 WHIP, and has earned Phil Nevin's complete trust in any scenario.

Moore being on the Injured List now doesn't help, but assuming he doesn't miss most of the season and continues to pitch well when he does return, his next contract should be a better one than he signed late this offseason.

3) LA Angels pitcher Chris Devenski is seeing his free agency stock rise

Perhaps no player on the Angels right now is seeing his stock rise more than Chris Devenski. It's early, but assuming Devenski doesn't collapse, he might get the biggest raise of anybody.

The Angels brought Devenski in on a minor league deal this past offseason. Perry Minasian took a flyer on Devenski who had been good in the past but hadn't shown much of anything at the Major League level since 2019 when he appeared in 61 games for Houston.

Thanks to more consistent velocity with his fastball, Devenski has seen his vaunted change-up get the results he saw as an all-star for the Astros. Opponents are hitting just .128 against that pitch without an extra-base hit and with a 36.8% whiff rate. When they've put that pitch in play it's been hit weakly, and when they don't, they look foolish.

Devenski has been utilized in many different situations whether it's against a righty or a lefty, with runners on base or bases empty, whether the Angels are winning or losing. Devenski has entered Phil Nevin's small circle of trust, and with Matt Moore out, he should be utilized as the primary set-up man for Carlos Estevez.

Barring an epic collapse, Devenski will go from making the league minimum on a minor league deal without a guaranteed roster spot to making legitimate reliever money. It'll be well-deserved.