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The Los Angeles Angels are bad<\/a>. They\u2019re really bad. In fact, they\u2019ve been bad for the last decade.<\/p>\n

Their last season with a winning record was 2015, 11 years ago. Mike Trout<\/a> was 23 years old. Johnny Giavotella played in 129 games. Albert Pujols was still playing, and Jered Weaver, Hector Santiago and Garrett Richards anchored the team\u2019s rotation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Since then, they\u2019ve finished in fourth place in the American League West six times. They\u2019ve finished in last place twice, and third once. Their last second-place finish, not in the league, in the division, was in 2017.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re a rival organization looking for franchises to emulate, the Angels are the last place you\u2019d look. And sure enough, they\u2019re in last place in the standings 36 games into the 2026 regular season at 13-23. Not just last in their division, last among all 30 teams. Worse than the Colorado Rockies<\/a>, worse than the Washington Nationals. And well behind the Chicago White Sox who lost 121 games just two years ago.<\/p>\n

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So what can be done about it? Well, if you ask the team\u2019s front office, nothing needs to be done. They\u2019re heading in the right direction with plenty of reasons for optimism moving forward. How is that possible?<\/p>\n

In a new interview with The Athletic<\/u><\/em><\/a>, Angels GM Perry Minasian seemed completely unwilling to admit the reality of where his team is in the standings.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Our best baseball is in front of us, there\u2019s no doubt about that,” he said.<\/p>\n

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While the Angels offense sits around the middle of the pack in runs scored, more advanced metrics paint a less favorable picture. The team\u2019s weighted runs created plus, where 100 is league average, is 97. Top-hitting teams like the Braves, Dodgers and Cubs, are in the 122-124 range.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“If you look at where you\u2019re at on offense, we\u2019re in a pretty good spot, relative to the league where we rank in OPS,” Minasian responded.<\/p>\n

Defensively, they\u2019ve been well below average, essentially costing the team 15 runs in just 36 games. That\u2019s last in baseball.\u00a0And while there have been some bright spots on the pitching side, with Reid Detmers looking good in his return to the rotation and Jose Soriano putting up Cy Young-level numbers, the team\u2019s ERA is 26th in baseball at 4.64.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“We\u2019ve got good arms,” Minasian said. “We\u2019ve got good people. We\u2019ll be fine.”<\/p>\n

This is what is so bizarre about the Angels as an organization and staff. They\u2019ve consistently acted as though their roster is capable of competing at a much higher level than it is. Put simply, they don\u2019t have the players to match better teams.<\/p>\n

Jo Adell, a former No. 1 overall prospect, is now 27 and never developed into the star he was projected to be. While he has top tier power, he\u2019s walked just four times in 145 at bats this season. Zach Neto has become an above-average player and Jorge Soler has been a strong pickup, but there\u2019s a significant difference in quality and depth between the Angels and contending teams.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Then there\u2019s Mike Trout. Trout, finally healthy after years of injuries, looks like, well, himself. His OPS+ is 168, 68% better than league average. He\u2019s leading the league in walks with 34, compared to just 39 strikeouts. Trout\u2019s already stolen five bases in just 36 games, when he hasn\u2019t exceeded 10 since 2019.<\/p>\n

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He also turns 35 in August, making it much less likely he\u2019s on the next great Angels team considering they need yet another rebuild. Sounds like the perfect trade candidate, right?\u00a0<\/p>\n

Well therein lies yet another problem with the Angels. They\u2019re remarkably stubborn. Instead of acknowledging the issues, admitting where they are in the standings and looking to accumulate prospects in hopes of competing again in a few years, they\u2019re determined to go down with the ship.<\/p>\n

Yes, they\u2019d have to eat some money Trout\u2019s owed the next four seasons. And yes, it would mean getting rid of their franchise icon who\u2019s played his whole career in Orange County. But it\u2019s their best chance of building a new core. Their farm system is depleted. Top prospects have yet to pan out. There\u2019s no depth to rely on. And the best player on a last-place team is about to turn 35.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This is where smart teams, smart front offices would pivot strategies. But that\u2019s never been the Angels\u2019 strength. And based on Minasian\u2019s answers, it doesn\u2019t seem like they\u2019re about to change now.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/angels-seem-completely-unaware-theyre-worst-team-mlb-best-baseball-ahead-us <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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