Angels general manager Perry Minasian played both sides of the coin when asked Saturday to evaluate his club’s performance the first half of the season.
On one hand, the team entered Saturday 44-43 and in fourth place in the American League West, nine games back of the Houston Astros for the division lead. In the wild-card race, they were 4½ games out of a playoff spot but trailed four other teams.
“I don’t think anybody is happy where we’re at,” Minasian said.
But then, the first-year GM offered the glass-half-full version too, noting the club’s competitive record despite injuries to Mike Trout, Anthony Rendon and Justin Upton, and their recent improvements even amid a harder portion of their schedule.