Christian

Moore

Moore singled in one in the first on a fly to center that Julio Rodríguez really should have caught but got a late break on. In the fifth, Moore fanned on a bounced strike three, only to wind up on second after hustling his way to first and taking advantage of an incredibly poor throw from Cal Raleigh that went into left. Moore’s one good at-bat came the next inning, as he doubled off the wall in center to plate two. He hit the ball 403 feet, topping his previous season high of 389.

Moore hit .198 with 184 plate appearances for the Angels as a rookie last year, but at least he had seven homers and 19 walks then. In 131 plate appearances this season, he’s managed only one homer and is sporting a 45/8 K/BB. It seems highly unlikely that he’ll enter 2027 with much chance of winning a roster spot.

Moore has 13 days left to give the Angels any reason to think he’s ready for a role on their 2027 club. He’s at .172/.231/.253 in 108 plate appearances so far, with an unfathomably low two runs scored and a 31 percent strikeout rate.

Moore hit four grounders tonight, ranging from 93 to 106 mph. Two went for hits, and the other two turned into double plays. Still, it’s good to see him hitting the ball hard, and groundballs aren’t typically a big issue for him. He’s batting .183 with one homer in 16 games since games since being recalled last month.

It looks to be just a regular day of rest for the 22-year-old infielder. Christian Moore will start in his place at second base and will bat eighth for the Halos against Rangers’ right-hander Cal Quantrill.

Moore gets another chance with Nolan Schanuel hurt and hopefully will stick as a regular for the rest of the season, even if Schanuel does make it back. The 2024 first-rounder was hitting .302/.431/.512 with 11 homers and 15 steals in 86 games at Salt Lake. He probably doesn’t need to be grabbed in shallow mixed leagues, but those in deeper formats could give him a shot.

Moore is hitting .309/.436/.518 with 10 home runs, 57 RBI, and 14 steals in 80 Triple-A games. Meanwhile, Denzer Guzman is hitting .157 in 16 games since the All-Star break and has just a .626 OPS in 49 MLB games this season.

Moore is hitting .307/.434/.517 in 78 games at Triple-A with 10 home runs, 56 RBI, and 13 steals with an 84/65 K/BB ratio. With the Angels out of playoff contention, it would make sense for them to call Moore up again and give him an actual chance at playing time.

Moore goes and Josh Lowe stays with Jose Siri back from the paternity list. It’s a little amusing that the Angels are still listing Moore as an infielder on their official transaction after using him in left field five times and second base just once during his stint in the majors. Moore was 4-for-20 with 11 strikeouts in nine days with the Angels. He’ll probably get a longer look at some point during the second half.

Moore is 1-for-8 with a sac fly as a left fielder on Thursday and a DH last night. The Angels are picking Donovan Walton and Denzer Guzman over him tonight.