03-20-2019, 10:30 AM
It doesn't feel like it, because it was 10 years ago since the Angels were good, but they had a really nice 8-year stretch from 2002 - 2009. So if they can stop spending 100s of millions of dollars on players like Pujols, there's the potential for them to be good again. At least, based on history...
2002 -- 2nd place, 99 wins, won the World Series
2002- 3rd place
2004 - 1st place
2005 - 1st place
2006 - 2nd place
2007 - 1st place
2008 - 1st place
2009 - 1st place
They made the playoffs 6 out of those 8 years and won the World Series once. It'll be hard for them to do that again with the Astros in their division, but maybe they can do it again with Trout on the roster? If they build back up with their farm and don't spend stupidly? They have some decent players on the roster -- Othani, Simmons, Upton...
I'll just be disappointed if Trout doesn't see more action in the postseason. But I'm not going to lose any sleep over it if he doesn't...
2002 -- 2nd place, 99 wins, won the World Series
2002- 3rd place
2004 - 1st place
2005 - 1st place
2006 - 2nd place
2007 - 1st place
2008 - 1st place
2009 - 1st place
They made the playoffs 6 out of those 8 years and won the World Series once. It'll be hard for them to do that again with the Astros in their division, but maybe they can do it again with Trout on the roster? If they build back up with their farm and don't spend stupidly? They have some decent players on the roster -- Othani, Simmons, Upton...
I'll just be disappointed if Trout doesn't see more action in the postseason. But I'm not going to lose any sleep over it if he doesn't...