TEMPE, Ariz. —
Offense wasn’t the Angels’ biggest problem last year.
They ranked ninth in the major leagues in runs, 10th in homers, 12th in on-base-plus-slugging and 13th in batting average.
“As a group, we did pretty well,” manager Joe Maddon said. “We made contact. We had a great on-base percentage, we scored runs. We did a lot of good things.”
But for a team that spent the offseason upgrading on the margins — hopeful that increased pitching depth, veteran presence and fundamentals execution can translate into enough additional wins for a playoff push — two familiar faces could be key to the lineup in 2021.