Last season, the Angels were one of the luckiest teams in the big leagues when it came to the health of their starting rotation. While hitters such as Mike Trout and Jorge Soler missed time and the bullpen saw injuries to Ben Joyce and Robert Stephenson, their Opening Day rotation did not miss a start until later in the season when Jack Kochanowicz was sent down to Triple-A due to performance. When it came to health, starting pitchers in Anaheim were not missing games until the final month of the season when the team was well out of playoff contention.
The Angels still need (at least) two more starting pitchers this offseason