Trade season in Major League Baseball is just around the corner. Teams are making minor trades to fill holes, but the real action will start in the coming weeks. The Los Angeles Angels are a team to watch in 2026, with movable talent.
Every team in the league wants to take a flyer on Mike Trout, but despite yet another miserable season for the Halos, they don’t seem keen on moving him yet. One day …
Even though the Angels likely won’t even consider moving Trout, they have two other players who are in a position to be traded to a contender. MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand shares that left-handed starter Reid Detmers and shortstop Zach Neto could be available.
Reid Detmers, LHP, Angels
“Detmers’ name has surfaced on the trade market before, but with two years of club control remaining, this might be the right time for the Angels to trade the 26-year-old. Detmers, a first-round pick in 2020, is 1-0 with a 1.73 ERA in his past four starts, posting a 0.54 WHIP and holding batters to a .105 average during that stretch, striking out 36 in 26 innings. For the season, Detmers ranks in the 89th percentile of the league in strikeout percentage.”
Zach Neto, SS, Angels
“With the worst record in the American League and no real hope of turning things around, the Angels may be in position to embark on a rebuild. Trading a 25-year-old shortstop might seem counterintuitive, but Los Angeles doesn’t have a ton of trade chips to cash in, so moving Neto might be a key to bringing back a haul of young players. Neto is earning $4.5 million this season, but is arbitration-eligible for three more years, offering the type of control teams covet. Over his past 23 games, Neto has seven home runs, 14 RBIs and a .921 OPS, though his defense has been poor this season (-10 Outs Above Average).”
Detmers and Neto are serious contributors in this league. They will instantly make any team better.
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