I had a choice here. I had a choice whether to bury the lede or whether to headline the most shocking stat that my quick research on the subject dug up. I am a coward. I’d rather build up to it than open with it. Forgive me.
If you casually watch an Angels game, you might not see anything noteworthy. They put home runs, sure. They strike out some, yes, but far fewer than the rest of baseball does nowadays. They hit into their fair share of double plays. The pitching sucks.
You might not know that they are exhibiting historically great plate discipline.