Hello, Angels fans. Your favorite baseball team is 23-23, which predictably translates to an 81-win pace for a full season. They’re in Florida this week. Their first opponent here, Tampa Bay, has the very same record. Parity!
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It’s tremendously difficult to envision a scenario in which the Angels make the playoffs without a dominant starting pitcher. Without Richards, they clearly do not have one. So, yes, his absence renders a postseason bid far less likely.