JustATroutFan

Cron had a .278/.325/.467 slash line in 2016 and had a 117 OPS+, which meant that he was about 17% better than the league average.

I lost a lot of respect for the dude when he tried to fight with Trout. That being said, he was still a good guy who just had a hard time controlling his emotions and had the talent to be a great pitcher. Either way, RIP.

It could a player who signed big contract for the Angels and just plain sucked or a player who was drafted by the team. Josh Hamilton, his name comes up to mind as a free agent bust for the Angels. How about Gary Matthews Jr.? Or the worst player who I have ever seen play in Brandon Wood? Damn, Wood couldn't hit a lick. He made Mathis look like a star with the bat.

To be a little fair, Wells was coming off of a good season with the Jays. Although there were was a big red flag though: his home/road splits. He looked like Miggy at home playing at the Rogers Centre but on the flip side, he looked like 2013 Hamilton playing on the road. And Angels Stadium is not a good place to hit. Seen many guys get frustrated playing at the Big A because of the ball not carrying well, especially at night. But I didn't expect Wells to do as bad as he did though.

I think the Angels could win 81 games in 2017 because they have a good offense that got better this offseason with the additions of Maybin and Valbuena but the pitching is going to cost them a lot of games. Richards is their best pitcher but he's only had one good season and one okay season. The rest are either too small of a sample size or a disappointment. Shoemaker has shown that he can be great but also has shown that he can be Joe Blanton 2.0 when he was with the Angels. Nolasco can eat up innings but will give up a lot of runs as well. The bullpen is also a big question mark. Street looks like he's past his best days and there's no other good relievers outside of Bedrosian and he also needs to prove that he's not a one year wonder.

I'm not an Angels fan but I'm a big fan of Trout and the game of baseball in general. So don't confuse me with being an Angels fan just because I'm a Trout fan.

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Not an Angels fan but I'm a big fan of Trout. Personally, I would rather have the 2016 version of Trout than the 2014 version. Trout's all-around game is the reason why he's considered the best player in the game.