Andy Pages' hot start for Dodgers is making Angels fans hate Arte Moreno even more

Andy Pages is looking to redeem himself in the eyes of Dodgers fans after a historically bad showing in the 2025 postseason, and he's already doing a very good job of it.

The Dodgers' first home run of the year belongs to Pages, who hit a go-ahead three run shot off of Zac Gallen on Opening Day. He's been hot through LA's two games against the Guardians, going 4-for-8 with two RBI and just one strikeout. He was responsible for half of the Dodgers' runs in their 4-2 victory over Cleveland on Tuesday night.

But there was a world in which Pages never saw major league time with the Dodgers.

It crops up almost every year since Pages debuted, as soon as he starts to get hot: he was, at the time, the most unknown piece of a 2020 trade that was supposed to send Joc Pederson and Ross Stripling to the Angels for Luis Rengifo and multiple Angels prospects. Anaheim owner Arte Moreno called off the deal before it could be finalized seemingly because he just got impatient, as the Dodgers' attention was split as they juggled talks with the Red Sox to acquire Mookie Betts.

Angels fans don't need anymore reason to be angry about their owner and the state of their team, but maybe they just like to get worked up about things, because reminders of the botched trade are making the rounds again.

Angels and Dodgers fans are being reminded of failed Andy Pages trade after hot start for LA

There's no telling if Pages would've become the player he's turned into if that deal had gone through, but we would venture to guess that he wouldn't. Among Anaheim's myriad weaknesses is their incompetence when it comes to developing talent. Knowing them, they would've fast-tracked him and pushed him to the majors before he was ready.

To be fair, the Angels are having a decent start to the season at 3-3 through Tuesday. José Soriano has pitched two scoreless, six-inning starts, and Mike Trout is looking a little like his former self.

But Dodgers fans — baseball fans in general, really — aren't convinced. The Angels are still the Angels, which means they'll probably look fully out of playoff contention by the end of May.

Arte Moreno lives but he never learns. Dodgers fans might feel bad for them if we weren't busy laughing.