When the LA Angels have made big signings in the past, they have been a surprise team. Even this offseason, it has been very rare that the Angels would be linked to a player by reporters prior to signing them. There were no reports about Cody Allen, Matt Harvey, Jonathan Lucroy, or Trevor Cahill prior to the Angels agreeing to deals with them.
In fact, every report the Angels have been apart of has been with players they ultimately didn’t sign. Even last week, the Halos were linked to Mike Moustakas – who would have been a great fit in Anaheim – only to see him return to the Milwaukee Brewers.