How many games do you think the Angels will win 2017?

[Hubs]

4 minutes ago, Hubs said:

95-67. They'll perform better than their pythagorean. 750-770 runs scored and 640-670 runs allowed. 

And to help prove my point, the 2016 Angels scored 717 runs and allowed 727. That's with league low production from left field, second base and catcher. I honestly believe that Espinosa, Maybin, Revere, and Valbuena will add 50 runs to the teams output.

And Garrett Richards is a yuge improvement over Weaver and Lincecum. I hope they'll improve 60-100 runs with this staff, but even at 700, that's a 70 run differential which puts them at high eighties wins.

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

Hard to say after last years pitching injuries and lack of production from the bottom of the lineup.

 

If more pitching issues and the lineup doesn't hit.....75-79 WINS

If it all works out and guys like Chavez succeed and we remain healthy throughout the rest of the rotation and the lineup hits!!!!.......85-91 WINS

[gurn67]

Without another starting pitcher and at least two more bullpen arms this is a .500 ballclub.

[Homebrewer]

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[eligrba]

81 Wins

14 Turn the Pages

15 Ass-kickings

20 moral victories

10 "players are scufflin"

4 WTF's

18 loses

[Ohtaniland]

On 1/22/2017 at 4:03 PM, Troll Daddy said:

Is this team better than the 2014 team?

What the 2014 team did has nothing to do with what the 2017 team will do. That 2014 team is long gone. But the answer to your question is No.

[Troll Daddy]

1 minute ago, CALZONE said:

What the 2014 team did has nothing to do with what the 2017 team will do. That 2014 team is long gone. But the answer to your question is No.

Offensively, I disagree ... pitching, we'll have to wait and see. 

[maximus p]

85. And with the +/- of 8 (same as PECOTA).

[TroutBaseball]

Personally I think the team is being slightly over looked. Most commentators I've heard are guessing they'll win fewer than 81.

Pedro Moura  gave a pretty good prediction on the Effectively Wild podcast:  81 wins - but it won't be 81, it will either be five games better or five games worse depending on the health of the pitching. So 76 or 86, but 81 is the baseline.

 

 

[Grigori]

70. Not because the Angels are any worse than last year, but because the Rangers, Astros and Mariners are better than last year. They have to play a lot of games against them.

[disarcina]

79-83.

I think our rotation is pretty rickety and may collapse by May.

I don't know what's worse, We finish 79-83 or that 79-83 would actually be an improvement over last year.

[Taylor]

80.

[Angel Dog and Beer]

I'm going to go with 81. I'm not confident that the front end of our staff is completely healthy, and our #5 has much to be desired. Not thrilled about the bullpen. I think the offense should be exciting, and our defense solid.  We have better team speed, and a deeper bench.  So, I'd say 76 wins if things go wrong, and 88 wins if all goes right. 

[MacNasty]

90.  Think we're due to see some health in the staff and given that I like the look of this team.

[Rico]

86

[VariousCrap]

84-88 wins

I think they'll compete for the second WC.

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

The rotation has some big question marks with guys coming back from injury.  I'm going with 79 wins but I hope I'm wrong and they win more than that. 

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

On 3/8/2017 at 11:47 AM, Grigori said:

70. Not because the Angels are any worse than last year, but because the Rangers, Astros and Mariners are better than last year. They have to play a lot of games against them.

Rangers have not improved over last year. They are probably slightly worse. We are also better than last year and if Richards, Skaggs, and Shoemaker can remain healthy we are a lot better than last year.

[Jobu]

On 3/7/2017 at 4:58 PM, eligrba said:

81 Wins

14 Turn the Pages

15 Ass-kickings

20 moral victories

10 "players are scufflin"

4 WTF's

18 loses

But how many closed door meetings? 

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

I went out on a limb and said we will win 90 games this season.

Vegas odd makers aren't as optimistic and are saying Angels win 76.5....     http://www.vegasinsider.com/mlb/story.cfm/story/1837208

Fangraphs on the other hand have a rosier outlook for the Angels

The 2017 projections at Fangraphs.com (yes, these are up already) indicate that they could be. They peg the Angels for 85 wins, an 11-win jump from their 2016 total and a number that would put them at the head of the AL wild-card pack.

http://www.espn.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/76616/why-the-angels-are-better-than-you-think

 

[ScruffytheJanitor]

I can confidently say they will win 5 games.

[California Cajun]

85

[Jobu]

Eleventy threeve

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

On 1/21/2017 at 9:48 PM, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

90

I predicted 90 wins this season, we have 40 win with 2 games left before the half way point in the season. We're going to have to do better in the second half but Trout is coming back soon and if the team can keep playing like they have without when he returns I still think it's doable.

When I said 90, we had Richards, Skaggs, Shoemaker, Ramirez, Nolasco, Meyers, and Chavez. We also had a full season of Trout. So I think we are doing better than anyone could have imagined considering...