Lots Has Been Going On With The Angels Lately, And It Might Be A Good Thing

When Will The Offense Show Up?

April 24, 2015; Anaheim, CA, USA; Los Angeles Angels third baseman David Freese (6) celebrates with center fielder Mike Trout (27) after he hits a two run home run in the seventh inning against the Texas Rangers at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

May 12! That’s the day of the offense’s arrival. On this day, the Angels’ OPS+ will be at 110! Hopefully.

Well, that would take quite a hot streak, over the course of two weeks. It would be a quick catch up to where the Angels should be in terms of their talent level, but it’s also where they should be any way.

After a 2014 season in which the Angels had all nine regulars with OPS+ over 100, this season has been more like the Halos teams of the 1960’s.

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Only thing about that is this: those teams were mostly filled with players who did not know how to get on base. Player evaluation was rather poor. And there was no improvement in sight.

This season, however, the Angels have a lineup full of players who will likely have on-base percentages around .320 to .340. Mike Trout we all know will be around .400.

And almost all of the players with OPS+ above 100 are back this season.

So when will the offense show up? It’s only a matter of time because this team’s OPS+ was at 86 coming into Tuesday night’s game. That would be an historically low number.

Most teams range from 95 through 113 in a full season. The best are going to be at 108 or higher. The worst are around 90-95.

The Angels will probably be around 108 to 110 by season’s end. It’s just that a lot of players are hitting well below their career averages all at the same time. I know this is a common thing to start every season. But that’s just the way this team gets itself started.

All I know is that this offense is hitting far below it’s talent level, and don’t be surprised if it takes into next month to really get it going.

The good news is that the Angels have better pitching than they did in 2012 and 2013. And have a much better bullpen to hold off teams to give the offense a chance to turn things on the way they did late in games over the weekend.

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