Following the non-tender of the switch-hitting Gustavo Campero, the Angels are left with one left-handed hitter on the 40-man roster in Nolan Schanuel. Obviously, Campero was not going to factor into the Angels' plans next season so they were already set on adding a left-handed hitter or two or three or four this offseason.
Free agents like Kyle Tucker, Munetaka Murakami, Jorge Polanco and Cody Bellinger might be too expensive and unrealistic signings for the Halos, so turning to the trade market makes a lot more sense for the organization. The trade market is swarmed with left-handed hitters, so the Angels might have their pick of the litter to add to the 2026 roster.