There are many fascinating stories to cover thus far in the young 2017 season. How long will Garrett Richards be out? Why do the Angels always start slow in April? Have Mike Trout, Andrelton Simmons, and Kole Calhoun robbed hits yet? One of the more interesting ones, however, is the painful, ongoing curse of left field.
This offseason, Cameron Maybin (who had a .383 OBP and 15 steals last year) and Ben Revere (who had a career .280 BA and speed aplenty) were acquired to fix exactly that: to provide production where there previously wasn’t any.