For what it’s worth, the 2015 Royals were also 12-6 after 18 games.
The Royals and Angels certainly classify as tales of two completely opposite franchise trajectories.
Rewind back to 2014, the Angels entered the postseason as the best team in the American League with 98 wins.
Their lineup included MVP’s in Mike Trout, Albert Pujols, and Josh Hamilton, while their rotation featured a peaking combination of Garrett Richards and Matt Shoemaker, along side a not so terrible Jared Weaver.