No one can predict when a team will go into a prolonged slump. The SOX did it in April. Here's hoping the Yankems go into theirs at the end of the season. That would be great.
They may not be watching Trout as much as they would like, because he seems to be breaking down on a regular basis these last couple of years. 400 million dollars. Suck on that, Angels FO. Btw, Gene Autry is pissed.
Here's what I've come up with after conferring with my Magic 8 Ball. Because there probably won't be any help coming any time soon from the farm, I would live or die with Dalbec as full-time 1st base. I would put Franchie as the everyday RF and I would platoon Kike and JBJ in CF. I would also keep Arroyo on the bench as much as possible.
I guess the Angels' marketing plan is to spend most of their money on Trout and Ohtani, figuring that those two will bring in enough paying customers to keep the team in the black. Winning a WS doesn't appear to be part of their thinking.