NBC Sports sums up what the Angels did and didn’t do well
Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani showed historic success with 15 wins and 34 home runs this season in his fifth year in the majors. On the other hand, the team is third in the district and has not progressed to the playoffs for eight consecutive years. How will the US media rate the Angels in 2022? US broadcaster NBC Sports ran an article on what went well and what didn’t.
Ohtani was the first to be considered a “hit point”. As a pitcher, he pitched 28 games with 15 wins and 9 losses and an ERA of 2.33. 273 beats on average with 34 homers and 95 RBI. As for the MVP’s battle with the Yankees judges, the article said, “Probably the only reason you can’t win the MVP for two consecutive years is because there is a man who scored 62 with the Yankees. Yankees “. “We should be grateful. A player like him will most likely never be seen again,” he wrote.
Trout has scored 40 home runs this season. Ward, who joined the Angels in the first round of the 2015 draft, has emerged. “Trout continues to prove he is an elite. Ward had .833 OPS and 23 shots. Sandoval pitched 148 innings 2/3 and posted an impressive ERA of 2.91.” Rating. The return of four pitchers, including Otani, Sandoval, Suarez and Detmers, was also a rating point for the initial rotation.
On the other hand, the non-three-player batting lineup has risen to the point of “ the point that didn’t go well ”. Rendon was knocked out in 47 games due to right wrist surgery. Walsh languished with an average of .215 batting and a .642 OPS. Fletcher also suffered injuries. Additionally, the ERA of the rescue team is 3.95, which ranks 18th in the majors. “Despite having two of the best players in the game, the Angels struggled with some of the worst shots in the game. The pitchers were far from perfect, especially the bullpen. Iglesias defended after being traded to the Braves on deadline. In the end. it happened with a disappointing result of 4.06, “he criticized.
“We have to get Trout and Ohtani into the postseason.” This is the team’s top priority. “The Angels need a batter or two in the lineup to do that, and hopefully Walsh and Rendon will come back. They need at least one more starter and a bullpen. The roster is solid, but the holes are evident.” However, the team is in the midst of a sales problem. The article concludes: “As we are selling the team, it will be interesting to see how aggressive they will be in the off-season to reinforce.”
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