Angels’ trade deadline push for MLB playoffs is off to a disastrous start

The Los Angeles Angels made the choice to go all-in on the commerce deadline, however issues have gone fairly the other than they’d hoped since then. 

The Angels misplaced their sixth consecutive sport on Sunday afternoon in a 3-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners in additional innings, dropping them to 56-57 on the 12 months.

To make issues worse, they’ve dropped seven video games again of the Toronto Blue Jays for the ultimate wild-card spot within the American League. 

If the Angels are hoping to get nearer to that coveted playoff spot, they’ll have to leap the Boston Purple Sox, Yankees and Mariners. 

All of this comes after the Angels opted not to trade pending free agent Shohei Ohtani on the deadline, realizing full nicely that he may find yourself leaving the staff this winter. 

As a substitute, Los Angeles selected to exit and take a look at to herald some assist with a purpose to make one ultimate playoff push because the Angels’ window to win a title may very well be closing if Ohtani leaves.

The Angels went out and added pitching within the type of Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo López, in addition to bringing in some hitting assist by buying C.J. Cron and Randal Grichuk. 

Paradoxically, the Angels haven’t gained a sport since earlier than the deadline again on July 31 after they beat the Atlanta Braves 4-1, which was their solely win of the three-game set with Atlanta.

The 4 straight losses to Seattle will sting specifically because the Mariners are one of many groups of their manner of a wild-card berth. 

The Angels’ playoff probabilities have taken a major hit beneath the present shedding streak, with FanGraphs placing their probabilities at a mere 3.3 p.c and Baseball Reference giving them a 3.4 p.c probability to make the postseason. 

“I really feel like there’s lots of video games left which is big,” Angels pitcher Tyler Anderson informed the Los Angeles Times on Saturday. “Everybody’s speaking proper now prefer it’s the tip of the season, however there’s a reasonably vital quantity of sport left. We’re one good streak of being proper in the course of issues proper right here.

“We simply know the video games are going to be tight from right here on out. Simply play clear baseball and provides ourselves an opportunity.”

The Angels’ upcoming collection with the San Francisco Giants will begin to inform if this season may be salvaged or not, however because it stands Los Angeles has to really feel some rising discomfort with their determination to go all in on this season.