So far this offseason, the Angels and Perry Minasian had seemingly be unable to do any wrong. The team had brought in a potential ace in Grayson Rodriguez and are reportedly in the process of ending the Anthony Rendon Era a season earlier than expected. This gives the team a much larger spending limit this offseason, and the team has been linked to some of the biggest names on the market.
Then, they signed Alek Manoah, the former Cy Young finalist for the Toronto Blue Jays. He has dealt with injuries since his All Star season and has largely underperformed any time he has been given a chance in the big leagues since.