California Angels - The Obama / Trump Years (2010-2019)

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Titles:

Top Angels Players of the Twenty Teens

2014 - Won Division, Lost LDS to KC

Pitchers:

BallPark:

Jered Weaver (22.48) - 72

Angels Stadium

CJ Wilson (5.52) - 31

Ervin Santana (4.5) - 24

Team Name:

Garrett Richards (7.55) - 24

Angels

Matt Shoemaker (5.84) - 19

Dan Haren (6.54) - 18

Owner:

Huston Street (1.71) - 17

Artie Moreno

Ernesto Frieri (1.04) - 15

Hector Santiago (3.31) - 13

General Managers:

Andrew Heaney (3.86) - 13

Tony Reagins (2010)

Tyler Skaggs (3.59) - 8

Jeffy DiPoto (2011-2015)

Shohei Ohtani (1.19) - 3

Billy Eppler (2016-2019)

Catchers:

Managers:

Chris Ianetta (6.17) - 21

Mike Scioscia (2010-2018)

Brad Ausmus (2019)

First Basemen:

Albert Pujols (13.87) - 38

No Hitters:

Mark Trumbo (7.23) - 19

Ervin Santana (2011)

CJ Cron (2.74) - 11

Jered Weaver (2012)

Felix Pena [7], Taylor Cole [2] (2019)

Second Basemen:

Howie Kendrick (18.69) - 32

Hall of Famers:

Mike Trout (Pending)

ShortStop:

Albert Pujols (Pending)

Erick Aybar (18.63) - 37

Shohei Ohtani (Pending)

Andrelton Simmons (19.35) - 33

Rookie of the Year:

Third Base:

Mike Trout (2012)

David Freese (3.87) - 11

Shohei Ohtani (2018)

Outfield:

MVP:

Mike Trout (72.5) - 156

Mike Trout (2014)

Kole Calhoun (15.98) - 38

Mike Trout (2016)

Torii Hunter (11.96) - 22

Mike Trout (2019)

Peter Bourjos (8.22) - 19

Shohei Ohtani (5.27) - 16

Cy Young:

Josh Hamilton (2.81) - 13

None

Justin Upton (3.42) - 10

Bobby Abreu (3.21) - 8

Notable Events:

2010 - After making the post season six of the previous eight seasons

including a first place 97 win 2009, the Angels collapse going under .500.

2014 - In a bad trade in the long run, 2009 first round draft pick (24th overall)

Age and free agent defections cause the decline. DH Vladimir Guerrero, 34,

outfielder Randal Grichuk, 22, and centerfielder Peter Bourjos go to the Cards

signs with Texas, 3B Chone Figgins, 31, signs with Seattle and RHP John

for journeyman reliever Fernando Salas and third baseman David Freese, 31.

Lackey, 30, signs with Boston. All three were in decline, but there was no

Freese plugged a hole at third base, but at a steep cost.

one to replace their production. Also Kendrys Morales, 26, who in '09 went

34-108-.306 got hurt, thus killing his productivity. Meanwhile, Brain Fuentes, 34,

2014 - RHP Matt Shoemaker, 27, comes out of nowhere to have a career

Bobby Abreu, 35, and Torii Hunter, 33, who were still around, all got old.

year. He goes 16-4 before descending back down to mediocrity in 2015.

2010 - Not a good decade for the Angels. All the more the worse because

2014 - Righthander Garrett Richards, 26, a first round pick in the 2009

they have an owner, Artie Moreno, who is willing to spend. They have

draft, emerges as an ace going 13-4

excellent field managers in Mike Scoscia and then Brad Ausmus.

That leaves the blame with the front office, GM's Tony Reagins,

2014 - Righty reliever Joe Smith, 30, signs as a free agent from Cleveland

Jerry DiPoto and Billy Eppier. They just didn't get it done. Due to a

and has a nice year, going 7-2 1.51 with 15 saves.

lack of talent, Anaheim has only one post series appearance in the teens.

2014 - Righty relief ace Huston Street, 30, is obtained from the Padres in a

2010 - Outfielder Kole Calhoun, 22, is drafted in the 10th round

midseason deal in a pennant push by the Angels and delivers the goods.

2011 - It's an odd roller coaster type of decade for Anaheim. They bounce back

2014 - After a sub .500 season in 2013, Anaheim gains twenty games in the

to have winning seasons in '11 and '12, but don't contend.

standings to win the Division with a 98-64 mark. The season turns out to be a

mirage, however, as the Angels drop back down again in 2015. The one season

2011 - First Baseman CJ Cron, 21,is the overall 17th pick in the draft

of success was due mainly to outstanding pitching. All four starters had good

years simultaneously led by Jered Weaver's 18-9 mark. Matt Shoemaker and

2011 - In a bad deal, Artie Moreno trades away two pretty good players, C Mike

Garrett Richards came out of nowhere to combine for a 29-8 mark. A good

Napoli and OF Juan Rivera to Toronto for OF Vernon Wells. Wells had a huge

part of the starters' success was due to great relief pitching by free

albatross of a contract. He had also come off of a decent year in 2010 after

agent Joe Smith and mid season acquisition Huston Street. Also, an increase

several bad ones. He reverted to being awful with Anaheim. This deal was the

in productivity from stud OF Mike Trout and veteran 1B Albert Pujols plus the

precursor of a bad decade for the Angels. They would later spend big bucks in

emergence of youngsters CJ Cron and Kole Calhoun offset Josh Hamilton's

free agency for both 1B Albert Pujols and OF Josh Hamilton with similar bad

fall and the trading away of Mark Trumbo, thus keeping the offense productive.

results, Lots of $$$ with little to show for it.

2016 - SS Andrelton Simmons, 26, is obtained from Atlanta for Erick Aybar

2012 - 1B Albert Pujols, 32, is signed to a huge contract. He had been the best

hitter in the game over the previous decade, but had had the worst year of his

2018 - After three seasons of nothing happening in Anaheim, the Angels

career in 2011, altho' it was still pretty awesome. Artie Moreno should have

make a huge splash and sign 23 year old Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani.

smelled a rat just by the fact that a savvy organization like the Cardinals were

He comes with a reputation as the best two way player since Babe Ruth.

not interested in re-signing Pujols at the prices he was going to command.

High praise. A lefty hitter and righty pitcher, the hype is enormous. Ohtani

Albert's career took a nosedive as soon as he came to Anaheim. Pujols was

hurts his pitching elbow during the season culminating in Tommy John

still a productive player, just no longer anywhere close to the superstar he had

surgery in September. Before the injury, Ohtani was living up to the hype.

been and was now being paid to be. If Wells, Pujols and, next, Josh Hamilton

could have turned back the clock to what they used to be, the Angels lineup

2019 - Brad Ausmus replaces Mike Scoscia as manager. Scoscia had

would have been awesome. Instead, Arite Moreno was paying top dollar for

been one of the top managers in the game in his nineteen year tenure as

less than mediocrity on the whole with these three.

Angels manager, However, Anaheim had now finished under .500 three

years running and upper management felt a fresh approach was needed.

2012 - OF Mike Trout, 20, a first round pick (25th overall) in 2009, is rookie

Ausmus is a quality replacement.

of the year. He will grow into the best player in the game. A great hitter,

with great power, great speed, and a great centerfielder.

2019 - Anaheim's two top starting pitchers are out with Tommy John surgery:

Garrett Richards and Shotei Ohtani. Outside of Mike Trout and Justin Upton,

2013 - Outfielder Josh Hamilton, 31, is signed as a free agent. A force of

there's not any outstanding talent on this club with Ohtani out. The farm

nature at the plate when with Texas, his signing was nonetheless risky due to

system is middling. The results are predictable, the Angels finish with a

his fragile mental state stemming from his history of drug abuse. Hamilton

poor 72-90 mark and the prospects aren't promising moving forward.

has a relapse, an unfortunate circumstance for everybody.

2019 - Lefty Tyler Skaggs, 28, tragically dies of a drug overdose.