The Angels are getting a clearer picture of just how much Zach Neto means to the rest of the league, and that picture keeps getting busier.
During this week’s General Managers Meetings in Las Vegas, interim GM John Mozeliak said interest in the shortstop has only grown since the August trade deadline, when several clubs already tried to get involved.
“There were a handful of teams that were expressing a lot of interest,” Mozeliak said of the summer talks, and he added that even more teams are in the mix now.
That doesn’t lock the Angels into moving Neto, but it does underline why he keeps popping up in trade conversations. Mozeliak made it clear the club is still trying to sort out how other teams see its players before making any major calls.
“I think really time will tell what ends up happening there,” Mozeliak said. “But ultimately we’re just trying to understand what people, how they value.”
Neto was already one of the biggest names on the Angels’ trade radar before the deadline. The Boston Red Sox reportedly showed interest in him, but Los Angeles held onto him.
Instead, the Angels dealt several established pieces, including José Soriano and Jo Adell, and brought back prospects to help restock the system.
Neto then put together a strong season anyway, finishing with 27 home runs, 77 RBIs and 24 stolen bases in 157 games. That blend of power, speed and defense is exactly why so many teams see him as more than just a short-term fix at shortstop.
He’s also under team control through 2029, which makes him even more appealing to clubs looking for a long-term answer.
As MLB.com reported, Mozeliak is gathering information on possible moves while the Angels wait for their next front-office leadership group to arrive. Even then, there’s still uncertainty about who will actually make the final decision.
Los Angeles went 62-100 in 2026, which is why Neto’s future matters so much. Keeping him would give the Angels one of their few proven young building blocks. Trading him could bring back a package of prospects and speed up the rebuild.
For now, though, the main takeaway is simple: the market is growing, and the Angels are learning exactly how much that market is willing to pay.
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