Record: 85-77
Team MVP: Mike Trout
Nick Adenhart Award Winner: Jose Soriano
Who surprises us in a good way? Reid Detmers and Silent C
How does the season go? The boys get off to a scorching start in the first third of the season, with a 34-20 record. We fight against regressing to the mean and manage to stay relatively healthy, standing 61-51 at the trade deadline. Firmly in the playoff hunt, Perry trades away 5 top 15 prospects. Injuries hit shortly after, and while the team shows incredible resilience, we unfortunately miss the playoffs, continuing the streak with a weakened farm system.
— Trout plays 140+ games, hits 40 HRs, .900 OPS
— Neto improves his BB%, .850 OPS
— Adell clubs 40 HRs, .850 OPS
— Soriano finishes top 5 in Cy Young voting
— Detmers and Silent C have sub-3.70 ERAs
— Bachman and Silseth have breakout years in the ‘pen
This is gonna age so poorly 😂
My season predictions:
67-95
Team MVP: Neto
Pitching MVP: Kikuchi
Arte sees what the Padres sell for ($3+ billion) and sells for $2.8 sometime between the end of this season and start of 2028 season. No 2027 WS like 1994.
The staff is all very near the expected outcome. Versus having me spit out a numerical record, fairly certain to state:
- Angels finish last in the AL West
- Angels finish last in the AL
- Angels finish with the second worst record in baseball, Rockies take the crown
- Angels lead the league again in offensive strikeouts (less Ward but more Soler)
- Only one hitter above .280 average
- Bullpen ERA over 4.8+, WHIP 1.48, top 1-3 teams in blown saves
- Starting staff will be mid-pack, top 3 solid with No. 4 and No. 5 average
- Perry gets let go by Aug 2nd, off-seasons just keep getting worse, long overdue
- Suzuki will stay on as manager after demonstrating a no-bullshit approach to the game
- Trout has an above grade year, reclaim some glory
- Neto solid with 2-stints to the DL
- Adell reverts to 2024 stats
- Schanny hits enough to raise his average by 0.1 ~ .270 range, little pop
- The Cubans will be removed from the team come Aug 1
- Angels lock up the 3rd pick 2027 Amateur draft, one team with a superior record will leapfrog the Halos
- Erica Weston leaves to join a winning organization
- Mark Langston takes over as GM besting Gubi for the job, Arte will hire in-house, cheap bastard
So, aside from that, how did you like the play Mrs. Lincoln?
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like I said, 39-123, then I can be pleasantly surprised. Trout 4 WAR. Jo 35 HRs, Detmers the only 10 game winner. No significant trades at the deadline because “we’re building something”.
I’ll stick with my prediction the other day: 66-96
I don’t like how half of the new acquisitions between trades/FA are already hurt. Almost looks like Perry didn’t do anything based off the opening day roster,
CtPG Staff 2026 Angels Predictions
It is finally here. Angels baseball is back. But how good will the team actually be? Well, here at Crashing the Pearly Gates, we have low expectations. Still, we do not all have the same ones, so it is time to give ours and see if you can do it better. One year someone here got it super close, so who knows, it may be you.
John Henry Weitzel
Record: 69-93
Team MVP: Zach Neto
Nick Adenhart Award Winner (best pitcher): Jose Soriano
Who surprises us in a good way? Soler has a better season than last year. He should be traded in July.
How does the season go? Angels somehow find themselves in the thick of things through May. Not winning the West, but being within striking range of .500. They get to like 11-12 and 19-20 and the like, making everyone wonder if this team is actually good. But then someone gets hurt, they smack into a wall, and the Angels tumble down. They trade away players as we watch wondering when the new owner will buy the team, and if there will be baseball in 2027. And then, as the Angels look like they may lose 100 games, they get better in September, eeking it out, and this place celebrates the 63rd win like crazy.
Charles Sutton
Record: 73-89
Team MVP: Mike Trout
Nick Adenhart Award Winner (best pitcher): Yusei Kikuchi
Who surprises us in a good way? Kurt Suzuki
How does the season go? Revolving door of pitchers and second basemen. Frustrating LOB.
Jeff Joiner
Record: 71-91
Team MVP: Zach Neto
Nick Adenhart Award Winner: Jose Soriano
Who surprises us in a good way? Jorge Soler
How does the season go? The Angels lost 300 solid innings between Tyler Anderson and Kyle Hendricks and have replaced them with uncertainty. There are good reasons to dream on Ryan Johnson, Silent C, Walbert Urena, and I think eventually George Klassen but the fact remains at best two will prove to be MLB worthy. I like the lineup and think Frazier was a great low cost way to shore up second base. But there simply isn’t any depth on this team. Ultimately if the kids develop and a couple pan out, this still could be a fun team to watch.