With the triad of Trout-Ohtani-Rendon theoretically propping up a stars-and-scrubs offense for years to come, the Angels turned their attention to doing everything they could to acquire pitching, highlighted by their famous “Oops, All College Pitchers” draft in 2021. Tonight showed how little progress the organization has made on that front, while also illustrating why the gap between the Mariners and their AL West rivals should only continue to grow over the coming years.
Tonight the Angels debuted Jack Kochanowicz, their 2019 third-rounder. Way back in 2019, the prepster Kochanowicz was one of my favorites as a potential Day Two sign; the Mariners wound up taking a boatload of college arms that year instead, including third-rounder Levi Stoudt, who has been in and out of the organization.