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

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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

Andrelton Simmons (19.35) - 33

Rookie of the Year:

Mike Trout (2012)

Third Base:

Shohei Ohtani (2018)

David Freese (3.87) - 11

MVP:

Outfield:

Mike Trout (2014)

Mike Trout (72.5) - 156

Mike Trout (2016)

Kole Calhoun (15.98) - 38

Mike Trout (2019)

Torii Hunter (11.96) - 22

Peter Bourjos (8.22) - 19

Cy Young:

Shohei Ohtani (5.27) - 16

None

Josh Hamilton (2.81) - 13

Justin Upton (3.42) - 10

Notable Events:

Bobby Abreu (3.21) - 8

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

Notable Events:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

excellent field managers in Mike Scoscia and then Brad Ausmus.

draft, emerges as an ace going 13-4

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

hurts his pitching elbow during the season culminating in Tommy John

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

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

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

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

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

less than mediocrity on the whole with these three.

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

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

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

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

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

Ausmus is a quality replacement.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

has a relapse, an unfortunate circumstance for everybody.

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

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