Angels continue hopeless offseason by re-signing infamous Dodgers castoff

The Dodgers' little brother down in Anaheim have had a baffling offseason ... but what's new?

The Angels made on of the first big moves of the offseason by trading Taylor Ward, one of the only successful homegrown players they've developed in years, to the Orioles in exchange for Grayson Rodriguez, who has been injured since 2024, and then they added a slew of other reclamation projects that used to be big names — Alek Manoah, Jordan Romano, Yoán Moncada, even the Dodgers' own Kirby Yates.

Their latest move brings another former Dodger into the fold in Chris Taylor. The longtime Dodgers utility man ended his 2025 season in Anaheim before becoming a free agent, and it took him the entire offseason and a few days of spring training to be re-employed.

Jon Heyman reported the news on Thursday night. It's unclear if it's a major or minor league deal yet, but insiders suspect the latter, and an invitation to spring training is probably in the cards.

Good for CT3 for trying to keep the dream alive. And, hey, he'll have a much better shot of making the Angels' Opening Day roster out of camp than he would've anywhere else.

Angels reportedly re-sign former Dodgers utility man Chris Taylor after long free agency

The Dodgers finally released Taylor in May 2025, but calls for his removal from the roster started long before that. The four-year, $60 million contract they gave him ahead of the 2022 season immediately started to age like milk; he batted .222 with a .684 OPS from 2022 through 2024, and then .200 with a .457 OPS in 58 games with the Dodgers before they finally cut him loose.

Because the Dodgers were still on the hook for what they owed Taylor, the Angels were able to sign him to a major league deal a few days later at a negligible cost. However, he hardly improved in Anaheim, batting .179 with a .599 OPS and spending about a month and a half on the IL with a broken hand after being hit by a pitch.

There's a chance Taylor could sneak onto the Angels' major league roster as a bench utility player depending on how he performs in spring training, and Dodgers fans would certainly be happy for him if that happened ... while also being utterly relieved that he's no longer taking up a spot on our 40-man.