The 2017 is officially underway, meaning every team gets to start over with a clean slate. For team’s like the A’s and Angels, two franchises that couldn’t even reach 75 wins, the chance to start anew is a boon, an opportunity to forget all of the foils of a frustrating 2016. Both the A’s and Angels will be looking to start the season playing their best ball, as well, for all but one series for the A’s and all but two series for the Angels in April will be played against intra-divisional rivals.
In 2016, the Angels had the third worst starting pitching in the entire MLB, according to starting pitcher WAR.