Andrelton Simmons was a top defensive infielder when he was with the Atlanta Braves, and he brought that skill to Los Angeles when he was traded to the Angels after the 2015 Season.
Simmons had a good 2016 but rattled off three straight Gold Gloves (2016-18) and two Wilson Defensive Player Awards (2017 & 2018). 2017 was especially impressive, as Simmons led the American League in Defensive bWAR with 5.1. He had a career-high 164 Hits that year and was eighth in MVP voting. Simmons left L.A. for Minnesota as a Free Agent before the 2021 Season.
Simmons had 592 Hits and a Defensive bWAR of 12.1 as an Angel.
A Seventh Round Pick in 1988, Jim Edmonds ascended to the Majors five years later, but it was not until 1995, where he showed what he could do at baseball's highest level. Playing most of his career at Centerfield, Edmonds '95 campaign was his first All-Star year, blasting 33 Home Runs with 107 RBIs while batting .290.
Edmonds continued to have good power numbers for the Angels, smacking at least 20 Home Runs with a .290 Batting Average over the next three seasons, and his defensive skills earned him Gold Gloves in 1997 and 1998. Edmonds only played 55 Games in 1999 due to injury, and the Angels traded him to St. Louis, where he had the best run of his career. He would later win a World Series Ring with the Cards in 2006.
With the Angels, Edmonds had 121 Home Runs, 768 Hits with a .290/.359/.498 Slash Line.
Torii Hunter played for the Minnesota Twins for a decade before signing with Los Angeles as a Free Agent in 2008. Hunter had a nice blend of speed and power, and though he was in his early 30s, he still had a lot left to offer his new team.
The Outfielder was an Angel for five seasons, belting at least 20 Home Runs in the first four seasons, and was an All-Star in 2009 and 2010. Hunter batted .286 for the Angels, contributing 768 Hits for the team, with 105 going deep. He was still a good player with the glove, winning two Gold Gloves while wearing the Halo. Hunter left the team for Detroit in 2012.
Standing at 6’ 7”, Mike Witt was an imposing sound on the mound throughout the 1980s, a decade spent with the California Angels.
Witt made it to the Majors in 1981, but he did not have his breakout until 1984 when he began a four-year streak winning 15 Games and fanning at least 180 batters. In 1984, Witt made history as the 11th player in history to throw a perfect game when he blanked Texas in the season finale. That performance elevated Witt to the staff ace, and he would represent the Angels in the 1986 and 1987 All-Star Game.
Witt declined in 1988 and would be traded to the New York Yankees in 1990. With the Angels, he had a nice record of 109-107 with 1,283 Strikeouts. The team inducted Witt into their Hall of Fame in 2015.