Tyler Bremner, the Angels' prized second overall pick, stands alone as their only top-10 positional prospect. A promising pitcher's journey begins.
The Los Angeles Angels haven’t been known for superior scouting ability or player development over the recent years, and that holds true when looking at the top prospects around the MLB by position. In recent Bleacher Report rankings, the Angels have just one prospect in the top 10 at any position in the league.
Right-handed starting pitcher Tyler Bremner is the lone prospect representing the Halos in Joel Reuter’s rankings. Selected second overall in the 2025 MLB Draft, Bremner immediately slotted in as the club’s top prospect after the draft.
A Southern California native, Bremner played his collegiate ball at the University of California, Santa Barbara. In his three seasons at UCSB, Bremner held opposing teams to a 3.58 ERA across 221 ⅓ innings.
Bremner’s first two seasons in Santa Barbara saw him go back and forth between the starting rotation and the bullpen. He found great success in his second year doing so, pitching nearly 90 innings of 2.54 ERA baseball. It earned him a full-time spot in the rotation in 2025, starting 14 games for UCSB.
The now 21-year-old saw a huge spike in his strikeouts per nine from 10.6 in 2024 to 12.9 while his walk rate remained steady. Bremner’s 3.49 ERA and 1.02 WHIP were enough to see his claim a spot at the top of MLB draft boards before ultimately being selected with the second overall pick by the Halos last summer.
Bremner offers three pitches: a fastball that averages over 95 mph, a plus changeup, and an upper-80s slider. Entering the draft process, scouts believed Bremner could add a bit more velocity to his already great fastball, which has a 65 grade. His changeup is even better, however, with some scouts giving it a 70 grade. Though he struggled to hit the zone with his slider at times in his last collegiate season, Bremner has shown a feel for spin that offers some promise about his tertiary pitch as he develops through the minor league system.
Bleacher Report ranked Bremner as the 10th-best right-handed pitching prospect, barely making the cut for an Angels team that otherwise wouldn't have appeared on the list. He’ll be a name for Angels fans to watch in 2026, given the club’s history of promoting young pitchers to the big leagues early in their development.
The Angels added some pitching depth this offseason to make up for their losses in that department, but a major league debut for Bremner this year isn't entirely out of the question. If he does get his first chance in 2026, the second overall pick will have the eyes of the baseball world focused on him.