Dashwood spent the 2022 season with the Double–A Rocket City Trash Pandas, recording a 4.92 ERA with 84 strikeouts in 60+1⁄3 innings pitched across 31 appearances.[5] He split 2023 between Rocket City and Salt Lake, combining for a 2–1 record and 6.30 ERA with 34 strikeouts across 19 games.[6]
Dashwood made 8 appearances for Double–A Rocket City in 2024, recording a 2.70 ERA with 15 strikeouts across 10 innings pitched. Following the season, the Angels added Dashwood to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[7]
Dashwood was optioned to the Triple-A Salt Lake Bees to begin the 2025 season.[8] In 4 outings for Salt Lake, he allowed 12 runs on 11 hits with 2 strikeouts over 2 innings pitched. Dashwood was designated for assignment by the Angels on April 10, 2025.[9] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A on April 14.[10]
Gray attended A.L. Brown High School in North Carolina.[18] He threw more than 2,000 pitches in his four-year varsity career,and also batted .508 with 11 home runs in the last year.[19][20] In football,he threw for 4,120 yards across three seasons as the starting quarterback,throwing 34 touchdowns and rushing for 15 more.[19][21] He also played basketball his first 2 years in high school.[19]
The Los Angeles Angels drafted Gray in the 5th round of the 2025 Major League Baseball draft,the 140th overall selection.[18] He had some scholarship offers to play quarterback,but he chose to play baseball.[18] He signed with the team for a $1,247,500 bonus,above the slot value of $519,000 for the pick.[22]
The Los Angeles Angels drafted Gregory-Alford in the 11th round of the 2024 Major League Baseball draft. On July 22,he signed with the team for a $1.95 million bonus,setting an MLB record for the highest bonus in the fourth round or later of the draft.[23]
The Angels selected Jordan in the fifth round of the 2024 Major League Baseball draft,the 143rd overall pick. On July 18,Jordan signed with the team for a $1.2 million bonus,above the league-recommended slot value of $480,000 for the pick.[25]
Kent spent 2024 with the Single-A,recording a 6.21 ERA,1.53 WHIP and 125 strikeouts in 113 innings. In 2025,he was placed on the 60-day injured list with an undisclosed injury.[30] He was activated on July and completed a rehab assignment in the Arizona Complex League Angels,before returning to Single-A.[31]
As a freshman at South Carolina in 2019,Kerry made 22 appearances (with two starts),going 4-1 with a 2.62 ERA,65 strikeouts,and seven saves over 58+1⁄3 innings.[34] After pitching only 15 innings in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic,he spent the summer playing for the Lexington County Blowfish of the Coastal Plain League.[35] For the 2021 season,Kerry made 17 appearances with three starts and went 5-1 with a 2.15 ERA and 84 strikeouts over 54+1⁄3 innings.[36] Following the season,he was selected by the Los Angeles Angels in the fifth round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.[37][38]
Kerry signed with the Angels and spent his first professional season with the Inland Empire 66ers of the Low-A West and the Rocket City Trash Pandas of the Double-A South,posting a 1.26 ERA over five starts and 14+1⁄3 innings.[39] He returned to Rocket City for the 2022 season.[40] Over 25 games (twenty starts),he went 5-7 with a 4.46 ERA and 118 strikeouts over 103 innings.[41] To open the 2023 season,Kerry was assigned to Rocket City.[42] He was promoted to the Salt Lake Bees of the Triple-APacific Coast League in early September.[43] Over 27 games (23 starts) between the two teams,Kerry went 8-5 with 4.60 ERA and 122 strikeouts over 135 innings.[44] In 2024,he pitched with both Rocket City and Salt Lake,going 5-6 with a 4.54 ERA over 27 games (22 starts) between both teams. He opened the 2025 season with Salt Lake.
Rada started 2025 with the Double-A. At Double-A,he hit .277/.380/.332 with a homer,13 doubles,34 stolen bases and 22 RBIs in 93 games.[61] He was promoted to Triple-A Salt Lake Bees on August 2.[62]
Slawinski attended Lyndon B. Johnson High School in Texas.[63] He also played football,basketball,and track and field in high school.[64] In 2024,he was named the 17u WWBA MVP pitcher and invited to the 2024 Prep Baseball All-American Game as one of the nation's top prospects.[65] In 2025,he was named the 2025 Prep Baseball Texas Player of the Year with 0.37 ERA,0.49 WHIP,and 177 strikeouts in 74 innings.[66] He also played as an outfielder,hitting .478 with 13 homers and 42 RBIs and a 1.684 OPS.[67]
The Los Angeles Angels drafted Slawinski in the 3rd round of the 2025 Major League Baseball draft,the 79th overall selection.[63] He became a first baseball player to be drafted in MLB draft from Johnson City. On July 18,he signed with the team for a $2.49 million bonus.
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