Post All Star Break Offense

[Chimi]

This offense has been pretty terrible since the All Star Break and it seems like the funk continues against one of the worst teams in baseball.  McHugh has had a decent season so far, but Peacock had an ERA over 5 going into last nights game and hadn't won a game since July 8th.  Heck, the last time he went into the 7th inning you have to go all the way back to June.

 

Since the ASB, the Angels are 24th in all of baseball with 164 runs scored.  They have a team batting average of .239 which is 26th in the majors.  This is atrocious play by this offense over the last 44 games.

 

The only reason we're winning games is because of our pitching.  Since the ASB, we have a team ERA of 2.85 which is 3rd best in MLB and have only allowed 129 runs which is good for 4th best in the majors.

[tdawg87]

Thank god the A's suck.

 

And thank Mr. Shoemaker for Matt Shoemaker.

[Blarg]

Trout is not winning any MVP award this season with all these 0-4 games.

[Chuckster70]

Trout is not winning any MVP award this season with all these 0-4 games.

If the season ended today, he certainly would.

[Jason]

The offense has been terrible more time than good this year. The pitching has carried this team

[Blarg]

If the season ended today, he certainly would.

I don't really think he has earned it. Currently I think Altuve and Abreu bring more value this season.

[nando714]

+4.5

I'm not mad.......yet

[DMVol]

The offense has been terrible more time than good this year. The pitching has carried this team

Amazing we're winning with this offense...a real tribute to the pitching....

[JarsOfClay]

If the season ended today, he certainly would.

 

trout has one good month, one great month, and 3 mediocre months.

 

i dont think that's mvp worthy.

[Jason]

Unless the entire offensive approach changes and these guys can make adjustments, the playoffs will be short lived.

[bloodbrother]

I'm mad that they blew an opportunity to pick up a game on Oakland. They really need to dominate this part of their schedule. Last 13 games heavily favor Oakland as far as match-ups go and who they face

 

A's picked up half a game despite losing 2 of 3 to the Mariners while the Halos were facing the last place Astros. That's not what you want

[DoubleOffTheWall]

The only way this team will do anything in the playoffs is if the offense begins producing.

Our 3 and 4 hitters are a mirage.

We have no DH.

Our 3b production has been weak.

Our MVP has been inconsistent.

[Chimi]

I try to look at the positive in this and think, they can't be this bad for this long, can they?  I mean, it's been 45 games since the ASB and they have struggled mightily.  But this offense is way too good to struggle like this.  The playoffs are all about getting hot at the right time.  Here's hoping this offense will FINALLY put it together and get hot in the next week or two and carry that into October.  In the meantime, we can't be falling back into contention with the A's.

 

Just for comparison, pre-ASB they were first in MLB in runs scored and 3rd in MLB with a .269 team batting average.  Now they are bottom of MLB in both categories in the second half.  So we know this offense is capable of being good.  They just need to start doing it.

Edited September 4, 2014 by Chimi

[martinpa25]

If Alex Gordon goes all out this month and helps KC win the division...he should the clear choice...assuming mike continues to shit himself

[gurn67]

Trout was unlucky the last two years because of the Triple Crown year and not being in the playoff hunt last year. This year he's lucky because the White Sox are not in the playoff hunt and I think a lot of voters feel he's earned it with his play over the last three seasons. It would be nice though if he could put a good run together in September to make it a "no doubter", like Vlad did in 2004.

[Mark68]

If the season ended today, he certainly would.

I disagree. If he season ended today, it's probably Felix.

[Mark68]

Hmmmm...the A's lost 2 of 3 to the Mariners at the same time we played in Houston for two...

 

 

...And the A's GAINED a half a game?

[AngelsFanForever]

Look up the hitting categories and see where Trout measures. It's his to lose. Altuve has had a strong year, but his team has little success. Abreu will get ROY honors. I love Gordon and he's been clutch, but his overall numbers aren't close to Trouts. As Angels fans, we get frustrated with watching him struggle at times on a daily basis, but fans around the league see him as the MVP.

[Halos of Anaheim]

Hmmmm...the A's lost 2 of 3 to the Mariners at the same time we played in Houston for two...

 

 

...And the A's GAINED a half a game?

We didn't play Monday, they did and won.

[Mark68]

We didn't play Monday, they did and won.

My point was that we should not be losing any games in the standings if the A's are losing 2 of 3 and we're playing Houston.

[QuinlansMinion]

Hmmmm...the A's lost 2 of 3 to the Mariners at the same time we played in Houston for two...

 

 

...And the A's GAINED a half a game?

They are still 5 back in the loss column.

[Broad Street]

No way no how, Trout does not deserve the MVP right now.

[fan_since79]

My point was that we should not be losing any games in the standings if the A's are losing 2 of 3 and we're playing Houston.

 

All I can say right now is, look out for a Minnesota ambush.

 

They have an offense which is capable of exploding. They're a better team than the standings say.

[DoubleOffTheWall]

That would be hilarious if this team is scrambling to win the division near the end of the month cuz they couldnt take advantage of this stretch of games.

[T.G.]

Personally, I could care less about Trout's chances for the MVP right now...  The whole offense needs to step up.