"Will the Angels reinvest any of their short-term savings? Sam Blum of The Athletic wrote this week that's not guaranteed, noting that general manager Perry Minasian avoided a question about a potential payroll reduction. "I'm not going to make any statements. We'll see where the offseason takes us. There's still a lot of good players available. There's still time to improve the club," the GM said."
"The Angels entered the offseason with $126.7MM in guaranteed salaries. They've added another $12.95MM via one-year contracts for Kirby Yates, Drew Pomeranz, Jordan Romano and Alek Manoah. Their arbitration class will cost roughly $20MM. That'd put them around $160MM before accounting for minimum salaries to round out the roster. Rendon's deferrals drop that back to the $130MM range. The Halos opened the '25 season with a $193MM payroll."
The Angels finalized a buyout with Anthony Rendon that restructures his $38MM upcoming salary into a five-year deferral paying $7.6MM annually from 2026–30. The deferral reduces the team's immediate payroll obligation by $30.4MM and makes Rendon unlikely to play for the club again, though he has not officially retired. Offseason guaranteed commitments stood near $126.7MM plus roughly $12.95MM in recent one-year deals and about $20MM for arbitration, pushing pre-roster commitments toward $160MM. With Rendon's deferrals, the near-term figure falls into the ~$130MM range, leaving flexibility but uncertainty about reinvestment amid revenue and lockout concerns.
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