While this does sting for LA Angels fans, perhaps the New York Yankees losing is more significant to the Halos than their divisional foe’s success.
The New York Yankees and Houston Astros were two extremely different powerhouses. The Astros had elite starting pitching and an offense built around a mix of contact, power, and not striking out. The Yankees on the other hand, were built to hit home runs and sacrifice their strikeout rates at the expense, while also having a legitimately historic bullpen.
In the end, the Astros’ model won out.
And that is bad news for the Angels and their fans as they go into the offseason with their sights on one name more than anyone: Gerrit Cole.