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The Angels completed the 2022 season with a final record of 73-89. That left them in third place in the American League West division. They finished the season strong, with seven wins in their last ten games. They found themselves 33 games behind the division-leading Houston Astros.
The Angels were mired in player injuries in 2022. Mike Trout, Anthony Rendon, Jared Walsh, David Fletcher, and Taylor Ward all missed games due to injury. Trout played in 119 games in 2022. In 2021, he suffered from calf problems. Anthony Rendon went on the 10-day injured list on June 17. He was moved to the 60-day injured list one day later. Taylor Ward was on and off the injured list throughout the season.
Coming into the 2023 season, the Angels have made big moves to improve their depth. They signed closer Carlos Estevez, Brandon Drury, Tyler Anderson, and Gio Urshela. Hunter Renfroe was acquired via trade.
The Angels will spend the 2021 off-season looking to improve their pitching roster. Will 2022 be the year that the team finishes with a winning season? That all depends on pitching. Perry Minasian has managed to keep Mike Trout, Anthony Rendon, and Shohei Ohtani happy, but those power players need more solid pitching to back them up. Angles fans also know that the availability of free-agent, top-tier pitchers is small. Zack Greinke, Robbie Ray, Marcus Stroman, Max Scherzer, and just a few others are hitting the open market. They will be enticed by big-money contracts across the league. Perry Minasian will need to put up some big dollars to acquire at least one of those big names.
Mind you, the Angels have to lock in Raisel Iglesias and see if Alex Cobb will produce great numbers without more injuries that kept him down for a large part of the 2021 season. Cobb is open to staying. Iglesias may chase the big-money contract. At shortstop, the Angels were a bust. Look to Carlos Correa or Corey Seager to fill that position. Couple these possible improvements with the two more years that the Angels have with Shohei Ohtani under contract, and the team could be on the winning side in 2022.