MLB: Top Five Outfields in Baseball Right Now
By Ehsan Kassim
5. Los Angeles Angels
2015 Fangraphs WAR: 11.4
2016 fWAR (through 5/20): 3.9
Stop me if you’ve heard this before: Mike Trout is having a great start and should be the early favorite to win the AL MVP award in 2016. Trout, who is still just 24-years old, owns a .327/.416/.588 slash line, good for a 180 wRC+ in 178 plate appearances.
Already the proud owner of a 2.9 fWAR, Trout is projected for a close to another 10 win season, according to the projection systems.
While the debate of Mike Trout and Bryce Harper will live on for the next decade plus, Trout is doing all he can to prove he is the best in the game.
Beyond Trout, the Angels do have more outfield talent. Kole Calhoun is an exciting player in his own way. Calhoun owns a .291/.371/.412 slash line with a 125 wRC+ in 170 plate appearances.
Calhoun, while he has just three home runs so far, is coming off a career high 26 home run season a year ago. His power threat in the same lineup as Trout makes the Angels lineup more exciting to watch, even with all their other issues.
Unfortunately, beyond these two talented outfielders, the Angels outfield has a dearth of talent, with the rest of the five outfielders have combined for a 0 fWAR.
Still, with Trout and Calhoun in your outfield, those two alone make the Angels the fifth best outfield in baseball.
Next: Boston Red Sox