The Angels have been truly terrible this season, owners of the worst record in the American League. So it’s understandable for some to have shifted focus in this truncated, cursed year toward the future.
At .333, the Angels are tied with Boston for the second-worst winning percentage in the majors, ahead of only the Pirates (10-23, .304). In a normal year, this would mean the Angels would get the second pick in the draft. But the quest for Kumar Rocker or Jack Leiter, or any of a number of prospects expected to be picked at the top in 2021, isn’t that simple.