Los Angeles Angels

Tops the Angels' save committee but remains on a documented no-consecutive-days restriction due to injury history, creating planned save opportunities for Natera Jr. every other game. The Angels have just 14 saves all season — dead last in MLB — which limits absolute save upside. Add for save volume in 14-team leagues where Natera Jr. is not already rostered.

The committee hedge for Joyce's off days, with two saves since the deadline exodus removed Zeferjahn, Yates, and Suter from the roster. The Angels' 14-save season total caps the floor on overall opportunity. Best add in 14-team leagues where Joyce is already owned and you need coverage for his rest days.

Tops the Angels' save committee but remains on a strict no-consecutive-days restriction due to injury history, which creates planned save opportunities on Joyce's off days. Add for the best pure save upside in a committee; do not budget for a traditional closer's workload until the Angels confirm his schedule has expanded.

The deep-league hedge on Joyce's off days. Has two saves since the trade-deadline exodus cleared Yates, Zeferjahn, and Suter from the roster. The Angels are dead-last in MLB with 14 saves, so overall opportunity is limited — but Natera is the better add in leagues where Joyce is already rostered.

Closer Monkey now puts Joyce first, but the Angels do not expect him to work consecutive days initially, if at all this season. Add for the best pure save upside; do not budget for a traditional closer's workload.

Started @ Philadelphia Phillies (9W-6L, 3.29 ERA)

Recorded his second save with six whiffs on 23 pitches, finishing the eighth and retiring all three hitters in the ninth. He is the deep-league hedge because Joyce's workload restrictions create planned save chances on off days.

The Angels' quiet ace. Six scoreless innings with seven strikeouts in his most recent outing, only 5 earned runs over his last five starts. Available in half of 10-team leagues and deserves to be in your rotation right now.

The Angels activated Joyce for the first time since April 2025, and the post-deadline ninth inning is open. His rehab command was imperfect, so expect a gradual return to leverage. Add now if you can carry a speculative reliever instead of waiting for the first save.

Activated from the 60-day IL with the ninth inning available after the deadline. The Angels may ease him back because his rehab covered only 3.2 innings with two walks, but his stuff gives him the best upside in the group.

Started @ Baltimore Orioles (3W-7L, 4.03 ERA)

Ben Joyce on Triple-A rehab, expected back in 1-2 weeks, but this three-way committee has no defined closer in the interim. Saves are available but unpredictable.

Yates blew his first save of the week Wednesday when Hao-Yu Lee hit a two-run double in the ninth inning vs. the Athletics. He rebounded with a scoreless outing Thursday but the blown save puts his hold on the Angels' closer role under real scrutiny. Ryan Zeferjahn is the only other LAA pitcher with a save in 2026, and Ben Joyce (shoulder) hasn't debuted yet. Yates is still the preferred option, but another miscue opens a genuine committee. Hold in 12-team leagues; watch carefully in 14-team-plus.

Started vs STL (0W-0L, N/A ERA)

Right hamstring strain (IL June 18). Trout reports daily improvement but there is no formal return timetable. The Angels will be cautious; mid-July remains the optimistic target for a 34-year-old hamstring in an organization with no playoff pressure to rush.

Continues his IL stint (placed June 18) with a right hamstring strain. Trout said he felt "night and day" improvement between days but there is no formal return timetable. The Angels will be cautious; mid-July remains the optimistic target for a 34-year-old hamstring.

Placed on the 10-day IL June 18 with a right hamstring strain. Hamstring injuries at 34 carry longer recovery curves than the minimum designation suggests. Christian Moore recalled as the immediate roster replacement.

Moved to the 60-day IL after announcing he will undergo Tommy John surgery this week. The right-hander is done for 2026 — and likely won't return until the second half of 2027. He had been dealing with right elbow inflammation for several starts before the Angels placed him on the 15-day IL in early June. Sam Aldegheri was recalled to fill the roster spot.

The changeup-sinker combination is generating a 52% groundball rate and keeping the ball in the park. The changeup is a legitimate swing-and-miss weapon at 36.7% whiff rate; the sinker needs command work but does not torpedo the profile. Nine solid starts and still available in 72% of leagues — the arbitrage window is closing fast.

Just called up to be the Angels' everyday third baseman. A .974 OPS and nine stolen bases in Triple-A give him immediate five-category upside in the majors. At roughly 7% owned, this is the top deep-league add of the week — move before ownership spikes.

Left oblique strain, retroactive to June 4. He was scratched from Friday's lineup with hip tightness and had also exited a Wednesday game against Colorado. No structural damage was announced. The 10-day designation is optimistic — obliques often linger 3-4 weeks.

Ureña has been one of the quietest pitching stories in the AL since May 1 — 2.08 ERA across 39 innings, with a dominant May (1.67 ERA, 23:12 K:BB in 27 innings). He's not a strikeout machine but he's been elite at limiting damage. At 28% ownership he is genuinely underpriced for a pitcher producing at this level. Add immediately in 12+ team leagues before the market catches up.

The Angels selected the lefty from Triple-A Salt Lake on Friday, where he was 5-0 with a 3.00 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, and a 34.4% strikeout rate. Available in every league at 2% ownership, a LHP with elite swing-and-miss numbers is worth a deep-league speculative stash. The 14%+ walk rate is a concern, but if the Angels slot him into the rotation or a high-leverage bullpen role, that K rate plays immediately. Monitor his first big-league outing to assess role before committing a roster spot.

His actual ERA sits north of 4.50, but every underlying number looks like a 2–3 ERA starter: 2.87 xERA, .209 expected batting average against, 1.14 WHIP, 75 strikeouts in 63 innings. Opponents are posting a .260 BABIP against him — the luck will regress. Add now before it does.

Career-high 14 strikeouts on May 24 — the most by an Angels pitcher since 2019 — retiring 24 of 25 batters with zero walks. Manager Kurt Suzuki called it 'vintage.' Available in roughly half of all leagues and climbing; his 2.74 ERA makes him a safe SP4 hold.