The Connor Brogdon era in Los Angeles was a short one.
His time in Southern California, however, might not be up.
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Brogdon, who made four appearances for the Dodgers in an injury-plagued 2024 season, signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Angels according to the team’s transactions log.
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The 29-year-old right-hander is 10-8 with a 3.97 ERA across 143 appearances in a major league career that began in 2020. Brogdon got into nine games during the pandemic-shortened season as a rookie, going 1-0 with a 3.97 ERA and 17 strikeouts in 11.1 innings.
In 2021, Brogdon appeared in a career-high 56 games, going 5-4 with a 3.43 ERA as the Phillies posted their first winning season in a decade (82-80).
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The following season, 2022, saw Philadelphia return to the World Series as a Wild Card team. Brogdon went 2-2 with a 3.27 ERA in 47 games despite missing time due to injury. He also appeared in seven postseason games — two in the World Series against the Houston Astros — and did not allow a run over his final 8.1 innings pitched.
Since then, injuries and ineffectiveness have derailed Brogdon’s path to major league work. The Phillies optioned him to Triple-A in July 2023 after a pair of poor outings left him with a 4.03 ERA and a concerning hard contact rate.
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After failing to straighten things out in the minors, Brogdon returned to Philadelphia in 2024 but was traded to the Dodgers after allowing seven runs (six earned) in three appearances. With Los Angeles, Brogdon’s major league stint was even shorter.
Brogdon allowed two runs in the Dodgers’ April 9 game in Minnesota, was placed on the injured list days later with plantar fasciitis, and never returned to the majors.
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Although Brogdon made another 14 appearances for Dodgers minor league affiliates once he was cleared to pitch, he elected free agency after the season in lieu of an outright assignment to Triple-A.
The Angels lost a franchise-record 99 games in 2024. Their pitching struggles allowed them to try 36 different pitchers at some point last season, offering plenty of veterans looking to resuscitate their careers an opportunity they might not have had elsewhere.
Brogdon could get a similar chance with the Angels in 2025.
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