Angels' projected lineup has a weird mix of eras for 2026 MLB season
Once upon a time, these Angels could've been potent.
Angels' projected lineup has a weird mix of eras for 2026 MLB season originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Los Angeles Angels ' batting lineup for the season ahead has the potential to be just a little weird.
It's not that it shapes up to be awful, but it's a bizarre mix of eras. Fangraphs Roster Resource page put together this projection for the 2026 Angels lineup: Zach Neto SS Mike Trout CF Nolan Schanuel 1B Yoan Moncada 3B Jorge Soler DH Jo Adell RF Josh Lowe LF Logan O'Hoppe C Adam Frazier 2B MORE: Big Papi's son has a special moment for the Red Sox That's a lot of hitters who have, at one point or another, been great. Now, though, some of them are well past their primes.
That starts with Trout, of course, who was once the best player in baseball but has battled injuries. He does seem healthy right now, at least. Moncada and Adell both used to be the No.
1 prospect in the sport. Adell is still in his prime, while Moncada is likely past his. Soler had some of baseball's best power, once upon a time, but he's now 34.