There’s been a lot of gloom and doom surrounding the Los Angeles Angels after the last couple of months of last season, but the good news is that there’s talent on the way. Baseball America did a Top Prospect report to anticipate the 2026 season, and these are some of the players who received both accolades and caveats.
Tyler Bremner, pitcher
If you were to make one observation about how the Angels roll, it would be that they get their prospects to the majors quickly—sometimes too quickly, in fact.
The latest example of that could be Tyler Bremner, who could be in the starting rotation sooner than expected. Bremner throws hard, but he’s also learned that hitters will anticipate his power fastball early in counts, so there’s an adjustment he needs to make there.
But Bremner’s fastball also has some break to it—17 vertical inches, according to Baseball America. Bremner still needs a lot of coaching to help with his pitch shape, but the tools are there, and so is the opportunity at the back end of the rotation.
Gabriel Davalillo, catcher
Davalillo signed for $2 million in 2025 and he’s become the best hitting prospect at the team’s lower levels. The Angels aren’t sure his defensive skills will take him to the major league level, so they’re already starting to evaluate options to keep his bat moving up the ladder.
Despite the weight Davalillo has put on to handle the rigors of catching, he’s also shown good footwork and skills at third base. Right now the plan is to have him split time between catching and third to assess his best positional fit.
Nelson Rada, outfielder
There’s been a lot of buzz about Rada, to the point where some experts think he has a chance to make the club and maybe even start this year. That’s fairly ambitious, but Rada does have the defensive skills the Halos are looking for in the outfield, which gives him a solid shot to stick coming into spring training.
Trey Gregory-Alford, pitcher.
The Colorado native set a signing bonus record for prospects selected after the 10th round, so $1,957,500 deal has already put him on the map..
So far the right-hander has justified the investment the Angels made. Gregory-Alford pitched a combined 2.86 ERA across the Arizona Complex League and Low-A Inland Empire last year, and one thing the Angels love about him is that he’s been able to sustain premium velocity through through his entire starts.
“It’s a credit to Trey and all the work he put in . . . and the routine that he created for himself since he’s come into pro ball,” said Angels assistant GM Joey Prebynski in a piece written by Taylor Blake Ward last year.
The pitcher was promoted to the California League for six starts, Gregory-Alford allowed just five runs while striking out 20 in 25.1 innings. Inland Empire advanced to the league championship series, though they were swept by San Jose.
“In high school, we never won anything, so going for one championship was already cool enough,” Gregory-Alford said. “Almost getting [a championship] is something you aren’t going to forget.”