Evident by their 72-90 record in 2025, the Los Angeles Angels have several areas on their roster to address this offseason. They’ve already begun retooling their squad under first-time manager Kurt Suzuki, dealing outfielder Taylor Ward in exchange for right-handed starter Grayson Rodriguez from the Baltimore Orioles.

The trade solved just one piece of the many issues in the Angels’ pitching staff, but it proved that the Angels are willing to shake things up this offseason. Angels fans will be hoping this mindset will translate to all areas of need on the roster, especially third base, which was labeled as the team’s biggest offseason need by Bleacher Report’s Tim Kelly.

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With the news that the Halos and third baseman Anthony Rendon are working on a buyout heading into the final season of the last year of his seven-year, $245 million deal, the hole at the hot corner is officially open to fill long-term.

Rendon’s contract proved to be a disaster for the club, as he has only played in 257 games since joining the team in 2020. Constantly being sidelined due to injury after injury, Rendon has left the Angels scrambling to find a short-term replacement at third base for years now. Finally, the Angels are done hoping for any return on their Rendon investment, opening the door for the team to invest in a third baseman this winter.

The Angels could choose to re-sign Yoan Moncada to return to third base in 2026 for the team, this time as the true starting third baseman. In 2025, Moncada recorded a .783 OPS in 84 games for the Halos. With a $4.5 million market value, Moncada could serve as a cheap option for the Angels, but it certainly wouldn’t be a move that moves the needle for the Angels.

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Instead, the Angels should look to external options to find their long-term replacement at third. Eugenio Suarez has seen his name linked to the Angels this offseason after an impressive year split between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Seattle Mariners. His 49 home runs and .824 OPS in 2025 could be enough to entice the Halos to ink a multi-year deal with the 34-year-old.

If not Suarez, the Angels could look into other available third basemen, such as Japanese stars Munetaka Murakami and Kazuma Okamoto. If they want proven MLB experience, pursuing Ramon Urias or Miguel Andujar could be good options if Suarez costs the club too much.

The Angels could find their new third baseman from many different areas, ranging from a simple re-signing to going overseas to land their next Japanese star. Wherever they come from, the Halos will be looking for a consistent player to hold down the hot corner after years of ups and downs at the position.