3 offseason Angels moves the rest of the AL West should be jealous of

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We've looked at moves Los Angeles Angels fans are probably at least a little bit jealous of, but what about the rest of the AL West?

There's a lot for the Angels division counterparts to be jealous of. The Halos might not have added a star like Jacob deGrom, but they added a plethora of quality MLB players who would've helped their division rivals.

These three specific deals should have fans of the Texas Rangers, Houston Astros, and Seattle Mariners jealous.

1) LA Angels should make Seattle Mariners fans jealous of the Hunter Renfroe trade

The Mariners might've added Teoscar Hernandez to play right field, but left field is still a black hole. I get the hype that surrounded Jarred Kelenic when he was acquired by the Mariners in the Edwin Diaz trade. He was a first-round pick and a top prospect. Sometimes those don't pan out, just ask Angels fans about Jo Adell or Mickey Moniak or Brandon Marsh, I can go on but won't.

Kelenic slashed .141/.221/.313 with seven home runs and 17 RBI in 54 games last season. Somehow, he was even worse than he was when he struggled in his rookie season.

You'd think adding a more established bat in that position like the Angels did instead of hoping that Kelenic turns into something would be the route Seattle took but thankfully for Angels fans, they did not.

It's very possible Kelenic proves me wrong (just like Adell), but I'm going to have to see it to believe it. For now, Mariners fans should be jealous of the Angels getting a 25+ home run bat for practically nothing.

2) LA Angels should make Texas Rangers fans jealous of the Matt Moore signing

The Rangers made a bunch of upgrades to their rotation as they added Jacob deGrom, Nathan Eovaldi, and Andrew Heaney. All three of those starting pitchers are solid options with a ton of upside, particularly with deGrom, but all three come with a ton of risk.

An area of their roster the Rangers did not address at all was their bullpen. Texas has Danny Duffy in camp as a non-roster invite, they also have Jake Odorizzi who will be a swingman for them. Other than that, they're running it back with what they had. Well, what they had except for Matt Moore.

Moore posted a 1.95 ERA with the Rangers last season, and he's now an Angel. The Rangers bullpen was decent last season but they lost their best reliever to the Angels.

Now, outside of Jose Leclerc who I like but hasn't pitched much, who are they going to turn to late in games? Jonathan Hernandez? Joe Barlow? Brock Burke?

Matt Moore would've been a great piece for them to bring back and fortunately the Angels took him from them.

3) LA Angels should make Houston Astros fans jealous of the Brandon Drury signing

It's hard to find a weakness on the Houston Astros team that just won the World Series, but one area to look at is their bench. They brought Michael Brantley back to DH which is good, but how sure are we that he'll stay on the field? If he gets hurt, who exactly replaces him?

David Hensley is probably the best bench bat they have, and he has 29 career at-bats. Brandon Drury has experience in a bench role and would've thrived in a ballpark like Minute Maid Park.

Drury can play second base, both corner infield, and both corner outfield spots. If Brantley or just about any player gets hurt, Drury can step in and the lineup wouldn't skip a beat.

The Astros have a lineup as good as anyone in baseball, but their bench leaves a lot to be desired. The Angels, a team that has struggled to put together a good bench for a very long time, can say they have more depth than the defending champions.

The Astros will likely be fine as their pitching is elite and their lineup is still great, but this is something to pay attention to. If Houston gets a bunch of injuries, and they do have players like Alex Bregman, Yordan Alvarez, and Brantley who have missed time with injury in recent years, their bench isn't as good as it used to be.

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