2020 Remarkable! Season Preview — Los Angeles Angels

by | Mar 4, 2020 | Baseball, Fantasy

 

Welcome back to day three of our Remarkable 2020 season preview series. Can Mike Trout and the Angels make it back to the playoffs after a five-year playoff drought?

 

2019 Record: 72-90 (4th in AL West)

 

Angels PITCHERS

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Andrew Heaney
  • Opponents had a line drive rate of 26.4% (33/125) versus Andrew Heaney on non-fastballs last season — tied for 13th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 total IP; League Avg: 22.1%
  • Opponents had a miss rate of 31.2% (256/821) against Andrew Heaney last season — tied for 14th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 total IP; League Avg: 24.9%
  • Opponents had a groundball rate of just 35.0% (89/254) against Andrew Heaney last season — 8th lowest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 total IP; League Avg: 44.0%
  • Andrew Heaney allowed a slugging percentage of .705 (98 Total Bases / 139 ABs) versus the top of the order last season — highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 total IP; League Avg: .469

 

Julio Teheran
  • Julio Teheran allowed 15 stolen bases last season — tied for 5th most in MLB
  • Julio Teheran had an average fastball velocity of just 89.6 MPH last season — 4th lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 92.9
  • Julio Teheran allowed an OBP of .282 (394 PA’s) with two-strikes last season — 5th highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .230
  • Julio Teheran threw his breaking pitches for a strike just 54.9% (458/834) of the time last season — lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 63.0%
  • Julio Teheran walked 83 of 754 batters (11.0%) last season — 3rd highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 7.0%
  • Opponents batted just .278 (83-for-299) against Julio Teheran in non-two strike counts last season — best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .339
  • Julio Teheran allowed a slugging percentage of .503 (73 Total Bases / 145 ABs) against breaking balls down last season — 2nd highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .287

 

Dylan Bundy
  • Right-handed hitters had a miss rate of 32.7% (236/722) against Dylan Bundy last season — tied for 9th highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 26.0%
  • Dylan Bundy allowed a slugging percentage of .722 (187 Total Bases / 259 ABs) in non-two strike counts last season — 3rd highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .583
  • Dylan Bundy allowed a slugging percentage of just .171 (20 Total Bases / 117 ABs) against breaking balls down last season — 4th best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .287

  • Opponents batted .508 (31-for-61) against Dylan Bundy on the first pitch of at-bats last season — 2nd highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .356

 

Griffin Canning
  • Griffin Canning threw off-speed pitches 57.6% of the time (894/1,552) last season — 8th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 total NonFB; League Avg: 43.4%
  • Griffin Canning allowed a slugging percentage of .889 (56 Total Bases / 63 ABs) when he was behind in the count last season — 10th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 total IP; League Avg: .655
  • Opponents had a groundball rate of just 21.6% (22/102) against Griffin Canning‘s fastball last season — 3rd lowest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 total IP; League Avg: 41.3%
  • Griffin Canning threw at least two strikes in his first three pitches to 55.3% (166/300) of opposing batters last season — tied for 7th lowest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 total IP; League Avg: 63.9%
  • Right-handed hitters had a miss rate of 36.2% (132/365) against Griffin Canning last season — 6th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 total IP; League Avg: 25.5%

 

Hansel Robles
  • Opponents had a Well-Hit Avg of just .065 (10/153) against Hansel Robles with two-strikes last season — 7th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .103
  • Hansel Robles had an ERA of 2.48 (71.2 IP) last season — 18th best among among 204 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 4.15

  • Opponents had a miss rate of just 19.5% (24/123) against Hansel Robles on breaking pitches last season — 2nd lowest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 37.1%
  • Opponents batted just .127 (7-for-55) against Hansel Robles‘ elevated fastballs last season — 9th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .211

 

Ty Buttrey
  • Opponents had a first pitch chase rate of just 10.1% (14/138) against Ty Buttrey last season — 15th lowest among among 108 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 15.9%
  • Ty Buttrey allowed a slugging percentage of just .295 (28 Total Bases / 95 ABs) versus the heart of the order last season — 12th best among among 103 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .434
  • Ty Buttrey struck out 21 batters on three pitches last season — tied for 9th most among qualified RPs in MLB

 

Keynan Middleton
  • Keynan Middleton has not allowed a home run in any of the last 15.2 innings he’s appeared — Brandon Workman has the longest active streak at 53.0.

 

Noe Ramirez
  • Opponents batted .278 (15-for-54) against Noe Ramirez‘s low curves and sliders last season — 10th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .175
  • Noe Ramirez threw off-speed pitches 71.6% of the time (805/1,124) last season — 5th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 42.1%
  • Hitters chased just 40 of Noe Ramirez‘s 193 breaking balls out of the zone (chase rate of 20.7%) last season — 2nd lowest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 32.5%

 

Justin Anderson
  • Justin Anderson threw his slider 52.4% of the time (479/914) last season — 13th highest among among 161 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 29.0%
  • Justin Anderson threw at least two strikes in his first three pitches to 56.9% (95/167) of opposing batters last season — tied for 24th lowest among among 204 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 63.7%
  • Justin Anderson walked 32 of 217 batters (14.7%) last season — 9th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 8.9%

 

Cam Bedrosian
  • Hitters swung at 62.8% of Cam Bedrosian‘s pitches in the zone (300/478) last season — tied for 13th lowest among among 104 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 67.5%
  • Hitters chased just 39 of Cam Bedrosian‘s 250 fastballs out of the zone (chase rate of 15.6%) last season — 4th lowest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 25.3%
  • Cam Bedrosian threw his slider 52.7% of the time (136/258) on the first pitch of at-bats last season — 3rd highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 28.2%
  • Left-handed batters hit just .172 (20-for-116) against Cam Bedrosian last season — 13th best among among 105 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .239

 

Angels HITTERS

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Justin Upton
  • Justin Upton missed on 32.6% of swings (159/488) last season — tied for 34th highest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: 24.9%
  • Justin Upton came to the plate with runners in scoring position in 84 of his 256 plate appearances (32.8%) last season — highest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: 24.4%
  • Justin Upton batted just .215 (47-for-219) last season — tied for 27th lowest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: .262
  • Justin Upton averaged 4.41 pitches per plate appearance (1,129/256) last season — 7th highest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: 3.93
  • Justin Upton struck out 78 times in 256 PA’s (30.5%) last season — tied for 28th highest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: 21.6%

 

Mike Trout
  • Mike Trout slugged .909 (40 total bases in 44 ABs) against pitchers who had thrown at least 80 pitches in a game last season — best in MLB; League Avg: .486
  • Mike Trout chased 25.1% of pitches out of the zone (108/430) with two-strikes last season — tied for lowest in MLB; League Avg: 40.3%
  • Mike Trout slugged 1.023 (45 total bases in 44 ABs) on the first pitch of at-bats last season — best in MLB; League Avg: .681
  • Mike Trout slugged .940 (47 total bases in 50 ABs) on changeups last season — best in MLB; League Avg: .431
  • Mike Trout drew 110 walks in 600 PA’s (18.3%) last season — best in MLB; League Avg: 9.2%
  • Mike Trout slugged .687 (92 total bases in 134 ABs) on low non-fastballs last season — best in MLB; League Avg: .358

 

Brian Goodwin
  • Brian Goodwin batted just .190 (26-for-137) on inside pitches last season — 8th lowest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: .251
  • Brian Goodwin averaged 4.32 pitches per plate appearance (1,979/458) last season — tied for 20th highest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: 3.93
  • Brian Goodwin had a Well-Hit Avg of just .076 (20/263) with two-strikes last season — 11th lowest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: .121

 

Shohei Ohtani
  • Shohei Ohtani is slugging .664 (101 total bases in 152 ABs) on inside fastballs since the start of 2018 — 2nd best in MLB among hitters with at least 484 total PA’s; League Avg: .464

  • Shohei Ohtani slugged just .231 (15 total bases in 65 ABs) on changeups last season — 11th lowest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: .409
  • Shohei Ohtani netted 5 extra hits against the shift (13 hits caused by the shift – 8 robbed hits) last season — tied for 5th best in MLB; League Avg: Net 2 hits lost

 

Albert Pujols
  • Albert Pujols chased 33.4% of pitches out of the zone (105/314) on elevated pitches last season — tied for 11th highest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: 24.2%
  • Albert Pujols batted just .183 (35-for-191) on low pitches last season — 4th lowest in MLB; League Avg: .252
  • Albert Pujols struck out 68 times in 545 PA’s (just 12.5%) last season — 11th best among 139 in MLB; League Avg: 20.1%

 

Tommy La Stella
  • Tommy La Stella had a K:BB ratio of 1.4 (28/20) last season — tied for 19th best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: 2.5
  • Tommy La Stella had 24 extra-base hits out of 86 total hits (just 27.9%) last season — tied for 30th lowest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: 39.1%
  • Tommy La Stella missed on just 11.7% of swings (60/511) last season — 7th best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: 24.9%
  • Tommy La Stella put 52.3% of his swings in play (267/511) last season — 3rd highest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: 36.9%

 

David Fletcher
  • David Fletcher had a Well-Hit Avg of just .009 (1/116) against breaking balls down last season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .134
  • David Fletcher batted .270 (84-for-311) with two-strikes last season — best in MLB; League Avg: .190
  • David Fletcher had a swing rate of just 29.8% (453/1,519) on fastballs last season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: 47.0%
  • David Fletcher put 56.1% of his swings in play (534/952) last season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 37.7%

 

Andrelton Simmons
  • Andrelton Simmons had a groundball rate of 55.1% (199/361) last season — 8th highest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: 42.8%
  • Andrelton Simmons had 26 extra-base hits out of 105 total hits (just 24.8%) last season — 18th lowest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: 39.1%
  • Andrelton Simmons missed on just 13.8% of swings (92/667) last season — 10th best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: 24.9%
  • Andrelton Simmons grounded into 21 double plays in 87 opportunities (24.1%) last season — 2nd highest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: 10.2%

 

Anthony Rendon
  • Anthony Rendon slugged .699 (109 total bases in 156 ABs) on pitches 94 mph or greater last season — 4th best in MLB; League Avg: .489
  • Anthony Rendon had an OPS of 1.010 (646 PA’s) last season — 6th best in MLB; League Avg: .827
  • Anthony Rendon missed on just 16.1% of swings (71/441) on non-fastballs last season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: 31.5%
  • Anthony Rendon had 348 quality ABs out of 646 total (53.87% QAB rate) last season — best in MLB; League Avg: 45.29%

  • Anthony Rendon had an OBP of .359 (326 PA’s) with two-strikes last season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .269

 

Jason Castro
  • Jason Castro saw fastballs 57.5% of the time (659/1,146) last season — 27th highest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: 52.0%
  • Jason Castro did not ground into a double plays in 52 opportunities (0.0%) last season — tied for best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: 10.2%
  • Jason Castro put just 29.2% of his swings in play (151/518) last season — tied for 19th lowest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: 36.9%
  • Jason Castro missed on 37.1% of swings (192/518) last season — 10th highest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: 24.9%

 

 

 

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