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Angels continue regroup for ’17 at Meetings
- Updated: November 28, 2016
The Angels have the player many experts consider to be the best in the Major Leagues and a future Hall of Famer. They have talented pitchers on the mend. They have a mix of solid position players and they have shored up their bullpen. They have the stability of the longest-tenured manager in the Majors and a talented, experienced coaching staff.
Now, the club has to put it all together in 2017 and erase any lingering disappointment from an injury-plagued, underperforming roster that led to a 74-88 finish in ’16, and the focus on putting a winning team on the field in the coming year is about to be front and center at the Winter Meetings, which begin on Dec. 5.
MLB.com and MLB Network will have wall-to-wall coverage of the 2016 Winter Meetings from the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center outside Washington, D.C. Fans can watch live streaming of all news conferences and manager availability on MLB.com, including the Rule 5 Draft on Dec. 8 at 6 a.m. PT.
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The Angels head into our nation’s capital with some optimism despite coming off a disappointing season. They did, after all, win each of their final three series and were 25-20 over their last 45 games of 2016. And their do-everything superstar, center fielder Mike Trout, won his second American League Most Valuable Player Award. He has finished first or second in the MVP voting in each of his first five full Major League seasons.
“Obviously, we were out of it, but we finished strong,” Trout …
