2021 Remarkable! Season Preview — Los Angeles Angels

by | Feb 17, 2021 | Baseball, Fantasy

 

Welcome to our Remarkable season preview series for the 2021 season. The Angels have the best player in baseball in Mike Trout but continue to struggle to make the playoffs. Does their luck change in 2021?

 

2020 Record: 26-34 (4th in AL West)

 

Angels Hitters

 

David Fletcher

  • David Fletcher has put 56% of his swings in play (719/1,290) since 2019 — highest in MLB
  • David Fletcher has a swing rate of just 36% (1,290/3,535) since 2019 — 4th lowest in MLB
  • David Fletcher is batting .347 (99-for-285) with runners on base since 2019 — 5th best in MLB
  • David Fletcher has a Well-Hit Avg of just .098 (79/803) since 2019 — lowest in MLB
  • David Fletcher has 89 strikeouts in 883 PA’s (just 10%) since 2019 — best in MLB

 

Jared Walsh

  • Jared Walsh slugged .646 (64 total bases in 99 ABs) in the 2020 season — 3rd best in MLB
  • Jared Walsh had 9 HRs in just 99 ABs (11.0 AB/HR) in the 2020 season — 4th best AB per HR rate in MLB

 

Mike Trout

  • Mike Trout is slugging .632 (423 total bases in 669 ABs) since 2019 — best in MLB
  • Mike Trout has an OPS of 1.112 (1,056 PA’s) against RHP since the start of 2018 — best in MLB

  • Mike Trout is batting .466 (62-for-133) in hitter’s counts since 2019 — 2nd best in MLB
  • Mike Trout has 102 extra-base hits out of 193 total hits (53%) since 2019 — 3rd best in MLB
  • Mike Trout has 447 quality ABs out of 841 total (53% QAB rate) since 2019 — 3rd best in MLB
  • Mike Trout has an OBP of .424 (841 PA’s) since 2019 — best in MLB

 

Anthony Rendon

  • Anthony Rendon has an OBP of .469 (160 PA’s) when leading off an inning since 2019 — best in MLB

  • Anthony Rendon has driven in 157 runs since 2019 — 4th most in MLB
  • Anthony Rendon is batting .242 (86-for-356) with two-strikes since 2019 — 10th best in MLB
  • Anthony Rendon has a Well-Hit Avg of .336 (136/405) on fastballs since 2019 — best in MLB
  • Anthony Rendon has a K:BB ratio of 1.0 (117/118) since 2019 — tied for 2nd best in MLB
  • Anthony Rendon has chased just 20% of pitches out of the zone (357/1,835) since 2019 — tied for 11th lowest among 127 in MLB

 

Justin Upton

  • Justin Upton is batting just .138 (71-for-515) with two-strikes since the start of 2018 — 9th lowest in MLB
  • Justin Upton has come to the plate with runners in scoring position in 310 of his 1,035 plate appearances (30%) since the start of 2018 — tied for 5th highest in MLB
  • Justin Upton has put just 24% of his swings in play (57/234) on changeups since the start of 2018 — 3rd lowest in MLB 

 

Shohei Ohtani

  • Shohei Ohtani is batting just .171 (14-for-82) on changeups since 2019 — 14th lowest in MLB 
  • Shohei Ohtani is slugging .631 (113 total bases in 179 ABs) on inside fastballs since the start of 2018 — 4th best in MLB

 

Dexter Fowler

  • Dexter Fowler is batting just .194 (60-for-309) on low pitches since 2019 — 9th lowest in MLB 
  • Dexter Fowler is averaging 4.27 pitches per plate appearance (2,261/530) against RHP since 2019 — 14th highest in MLB
  • Dexter Fowler has chased just 21% of breaking pitches out of the zone (90/430) since 2019 — 14th lowest in MLB 

 

Jose Iglesias

  • Jose Iglesias has chased 67% of pitches out of the zone (303/451) with two-strikes since 2019 — highest in MLB
  • Jose Iglesias is batting .290 (108-for-373) in pitcher’s counts since 2019 — 3rd best in MLB
  • Jose Iglesias is batting .317 (65-for-205) with two outs since 2019 — 5th best in MLB
  • Jose Iglesias has 87 strikeouts in 680 PA’s (just 13%) since 2019 — tied for 8th best in MLB

 

Max Stassi

  • Max Stassi averaged just 3.45 pitches per plate appearance (362/105) in the 2020 season — 12th lowest in MLB
  • Max Stassi pulled 60% of balls he’s put into play (43/72) in the 2020 season — 9th highest in MLB

 

Bench

 

Albert Pujols

  • Albert Pujols has grounded into 25 double plays in 129 opportunities (19%) since 2019 — highest in MLB
  • Albert Pujols has an OPS of just .608 (311 PA’s) versus relief pitchers since 2019 — lowest in MLB
  • Albert Pujols has a groundball batting average of just .199 (50 GB hits out of 251 GBs) since 2019 — 10th lowest in MLB
  • Albert Pujols has an OBP of just .297 (708 PA’s) since 2019 — 5th lowest in MLB

 

Kurt Suzuki

  • Kurt Suzuki blocked 97% of balls in the dirt last season — tied for 9th best in MLB; League Avg: 94%
  • Kurt Suzuki batted .409 on elevated fastballs last season — tied for 10th best in MLB among hitters with at least 87 total PA’s; League Avg: .229
  • Kurt Suzuki missed on just 15% of swings with runners in scoring position last season — tied for 7th best in MLB among hitters with at least 87 total PA’s; League Avg: 27%
  • Kurt Suzuki has 98 strikeouts in 826 PA’s since the start of 2018 — 11th best in MLB among hitters with at least 571 total PA’s; League Avg: 21%

 

Franklin Barreto

 

Taylor Ward

  • Taylor Ward pulled just 26% of balls he’s put into play (17/66) in the 2020 season — 4th lowest in MLB
  • Taylor Ward had 0 HRs in 94 ABs in the 2020 season — tied for highest AB per HR rate in MLB 

 

 

Projected Starting Rotation

 

Andrew Heaney

  • Opponents had a miss rate of 28% (127/462) against Andrew Heaney on fastballs last season — tied for 7th best in MLB
  • Opponents had a miss rate of 31% (256/821) against Andrew Heaney last season — tied for 14th best in MLB
  • Andrew Heaney threw his fastball for a strike 70% (438/629) of the time in the 2020 season — 15th highest in MLB
  • Andrew Heaney allowed an OBP of .399 (153 PA’s) versus the top of the order last season — tied for 8th highest in MLB
  • Andrew Heaney had a first-pitch strike rate of 67% (187/278) in the 2020 season — 3rd highest among qualified SPs in MLB

 

Dylan Bundy

  • Dylan Bundy allowed a slugging percentage of just .280 (30 Total Bases / 107 ABs) against right-handed batters in the 2020 season — 2nd best among qualified SPs in MLB

  • Opponents batted just .117 (9-for-77) against Dylan Bundy’s curve and slider in the 2020 season — 9th best in MLB 
  • Dylan Bundy allowed an OPS of just .496 (100 PA’s) versus the top of the order in the 2020 season — 5th best among qualified SPs in MLB

 

Griffin Canning

  • Griffin Canning has a first-pitch strike rate of just 57% (356/626) since 2019 — 12th lowest in MLB
  • Griffin Canning has induced opposing hitters to ground into just 6 double plays in 96 opportunities (6%) since 2019 — 11th lowest in MLB
  • Griffin Canning has allowed an OPS of .953 (216 PA’s) versus the heart of the order since 2019 — 10th highest in MLB

 

Patrick Sandoval

  • Patrick Sandoval threw his slider 46% of the time (112/242) vs left-handed batters in the 2020 season — tied for 4th highest in MLB
  • Opponents batted just .081 (3-for-37) against Patrick Sandoval on low non-fastballs in the 2020 season — tied for 10th best in MLB
  • Opponents had a Well-Hit Avg of .351 (26/74) against Patrick Sandoval’s fastball in the 2020 season — 5th highest in MLB

 

Jose Quintana

  • Jose Quintana has walked 7 of 287 batters 2% versus the top of the order since the start of the 2019 season — best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 109 total IP; League Avg: 8%
  • Jose Quintana has a strikeout rate of 35% in close and late situations since the start of the 2019 season — tied for 9th best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 109 total IP; League Avg: 24%
  • Jose Quintana has allowed a slugging percentage of just .239 when ahead in the count since the start of 2018 — 10th best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 190 total IP; League Avg: .302
  • Opponents are hitting just.166 against Jose Quintana’s elevated fastball since the start of 2018 — 12th best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 190 total IP; League Avg: .217

 

Alex Cobb

  • Opponents had a groundball batting average of just.105 against Alex Cobb with runners on base last season — 5th best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 29 total IP; League Avg: .235

 

 

Projected Bullpen

 

Raisel Iglesias

  • Opponents have a chase percentage of 47% (108/230) against Raisel Iglesias with two-strikes since 2019 — 6th highest among qualified RPs in MLB
  • Right-handed hitters have a miss rate of 38% (157/415) against Raisel Iglesias since 2019 — 10th best among qualified RPs in MLB
  • Opponents are hitting just .114 (8-for-70) against Raisel Iglesias’ elevated fastball since 2019 — 8th best among qualified RPs in MLB

 

Mike Mayers

  • Mike Mayers allowed an OPS of just .310 (63 PA’s) vs left-handed batters in the 2020 season — 2nd best among qualified RPs in MLB

  • Mike Mayers struck out 43% (27/63) of left-handed batters he faced in the 2020 season — tied for 7th best among qualified RPs in MLB
  • Opponents batted just .087 (4-for-46) against Mike Mayers in close and late situations in the 2020 season — 8th best among qualified RPs in MLB

 

Felix Pena

  • Felix Pena has a first-pitch strike rate of just 56% (290/522) since 2019 — 10th lowest among qualified RPs in MLB
  • Hitters have chased just 81 of Felix Pena’s 427 fastballs out of the zone (19%) since 2019 — 6th lowest among qualified RPs in MLB
  • Opponents are hitting just .116 (20-for-172) against Felix Pena on low non-fastballs since 2019 — tied for 11th best among among 119 qualified RPs in MLB

 

Ty Buttrey

  • Opponents had a Well-Hit Avg of .299 (23/77) against Ty Buttrey on pitches in the strike zone in the 2020 season — 9th highest among qualified RPs in MLB
  • Right-handed hitters had a miss rate of just 20% (23/113) against Ty Buttrey in the 2020 season — 11th lowest among among 111 qualified RPs in MLB
  • Hitters swung at 72% of Ty Buttrey’s pitches in the zone (150/209) in the 2020 season — 15th highest among among 107 qualified RPs in MLB

 

Alex Claudio

  • Alex Claudio has allowed an OBP of .410 (100 PA’s) with runners in scoring position since 2019 — 9th highest among qualified RPs in MLB
  • Alex Claudio has a strikeout rate of just 17% (59 SO in 348 PAs) since 2019 — 9th lowest among qualified RPs in MLB
  • Alex Claudio has thrown his changeup 36% of the time (477/1,309) since 2019 — 8th highest among qualified RPs in MLB

 

Jaime Barria

  • Jaime Barria has thrown his slider 46% of the time (928/2,009) since 2019 — highest in MLB
  • Hitters have chased just 44 of Jaime Barria’s 221 elevated fastballs out of the zone (20%) since 2019 — tied for 6th lowest in MLB 
  • Jaime Barria has an ERA of 5.63 (115.0 IP) since 2019 — 12th highest in MLB 

 

Aaron Slegers

  • Opponents batted just .143 (8-for-56) against Aaron Slegers’ fastball in the 2020 season — tied for 6th best among qualified RPs in MLB
  • Aaron Slegers allowed an OPS of just .475 (61 PA’s) against right-handed batters in the 2020 season — 13th best among among 113 qualified RPs in MLB
  • Right-handed hitters had a chase rate of 38% (52/138) against Aaron Slegers in the 2020 season — tied for 7th highest among qualified RPs in MLB

 

Junior Guerra

  • Opponents batted just.077 against Junior Guerra on the first pitch of at-bats last season — tied for 2nd best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .328
  • Opponents are hitting just.212 against Junior Guerra when he’s behind in the count since the start of the 2019 season — 3rd best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .344
  • Junior Guerra has allowed an OPS of just .593 on pitches in the strike zone since the start of the 2019 season — 5th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .773
  • Junior Guerra has allowed an OBP of just.252 against right-handed batters since the start of the 2019 season — 8th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .310
  • Opponents are hitting just.190 against Junior Guerra in late innings since the start of 2018 — tied for 10th best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 190 total IP; League Avg: .245

 

Dillon Peters

 

 

 

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