The Los Angeles Angels will need quite a few things to go right if they are going to be a surprise contender in 2026. Mike Trout will need to stay on the field, the rotation will need to be stabilized, and the patched together bullpen will need to prove to be effective. Beyond that, a bounce-back campaign form catcher Logan O'Hoppe would certainly nice surprise.
After flashing real potential in 2022 and 2023, O'Hoppe became the Angels' full-time catcher in 2024. It was an encouraging season, 20 home runs with a wRC+ of 102. Scouring through O'Hoppe's Baseball Savant page in 2024, there would have been reason to believe he was ascending toward being one of the best backstops in the American League.