Five teams are ahead of us for the 2nd wild card

[fan_since79]

...and Minnesota is just a half-game behind us.

 

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[AZMike]

...and Minnesota is just a half-game behind us.

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/standings?year=season_2013&type=wild+cardhttp://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/standings?year=season_2013&type=wild+card

 

 

don't worry. The Houston Astros joined our division and should help us pad the W column in the wild card race... Oh wait.

[Brent Maguire]

don't worry. The Houston Astros joined our division and should help us pad the W column in the wild card race... Oh wait.

Remember when we all thought playing the Astros would boost our win total? Gulp

[fan_since79]

vs Houston this year:

 

Texas 5-1

 

Oakland 9-0

[Willy J.]

IF we somehow get into playoff contention this year, it's going to be a long, hard slog.

[Angelsjunky]

Its June 1st. The Angels have won 10 of their last 13 and are 5 games below .500 vs. 12 games like they were a few weeks ago. They're getting there.

[stormngt]

Its June 1st. The Angels have won 10 of their last 13 and are 5 games below .500 vs. 12 games like they were a few weeks ago. They're getting there.

I agree, but we do need to stop being Houston's bi***

[edcoffin]

I am still holding out hope that we'll see three AL West teams in the postseason - if not this year, maybe next.  That is a long term view (or wish) mostly to spite the friends and family who follow Central and East teams with a fervor.  I'd love it ..... if .....

[Angelsjunky]

My biggest concern is not being competitive over the next few years - I think we will be - but the performances of "superstars" Pujols and Hamilton and the sheer weight of their massive contracts and how that will impact the team. I'm also concerned with an organizational philosophy that focuses on big contract players in the latter half of their careers and guts the already weak farm system at seemingly every opportunity. I know it isn't so simple as that, but that's the end result.

 

So yeah, I think the Angels will win 85+ games this year and at least be on the edge of contention if not sneaking into the postseason. But as long as Pujols and Hamilton are performing poorly--and I see little signs of anything other than mild improvement on Hamilton's part, while Pujols has pretty much been consistently league average for the entire year--this team won't have the flexibility and internal core strength to build a truly great team.

 

Its called "too many eggs in too few baskets."

 

All that said, it could be that Dipoto's philosophy is to try to field a competitive enough team that, if all goes right, they can make the playoffs once or twice during Hamilton and Wilson's contracts. Meanwhile, rebuild from within, focus on international scouting and the farm and then build towards a powerhouse team in 4-5 years - when Trout is in his prime, Bourjos and Trumbo are hopefully still around and good, etc. But even 4-5 years seems optimistic when there are literally no star caliber players in the farm system. A truly fallow "field" takes quite awhile to bring back to fertility.

[Jeff M]

We need to win the next three. There is no excuse for not winning a series against the Houston Astros. If we keep losing games we should win, there is no hope.

[Brent Maguire]

Gotta take the rest of these games in the series. The Cubs are much much better than their record indicates so that isn't an easy series.

[gotbeer]

With Chicago leapfrogging us, out of 15 teams, we are 10th.  

[Angel Oracle]

What AJ said, and 4-5 years may indeed be a bit ambitious. But there's nothing we can do about the past, except to not repeat it.

[fan_since79]

Miguel Cabrera will be a free agent in 2016.

 

Just sayin'

[Angel Oracle]

And like we always do, we will sign someone to huge bucks who's already had his prime seasons.

[fan_since79]

Cabrera will also be 33, a prime age for an Angels FA signing.

[EDinTUSTIN]

Miguel Cabrera will be a free agent in 2016.

 

Just sayin'

Oh goody, he should be well over 30 by then, so that means we'll be signing him to a sweet 10 year deal. More good times.