In 2019 the Angels pitching was brutal by all metrics. ERA, ERA+, WAR, you name it and the Angels were at the bottom of the rankings. For this exercise I’m going to use some really basic ones: runs allowed and innings.
Last year the Angels allowed 868 runs, 99 more than they scored. In theory, shaving off 99 runs from that total would have netted the Angels a .500 season. But to reach the promised land, the Angels need to shave off quite a bit more.
The Tampa Bay Rays allowed 656, Oakland 680. Those were the Wild Cards.