The LA Angels have stunted their own Wild Card chase and with the difficult schedule ahead loaded with Astros, A’s, Boston, and Yankee games it seems as if these lost opportunities are going to hurt the Angels badly. People are already looking for a scapegoat, even after just two games, and have landed on Angels GM Billy Eppler for failing to shore up the starting pitching staff.
The Angels starting pitching has been decimated this season as most of the starting pitching staff are having a “worst case scenario” type season. Matt Harvey was booted off the roster just after the All-Star Break, Cody Allen was DFA’ed rather promptly after multiple poor late-inning outings, and Trevor Cahill is cruising through the season with a 6.