That’s a shame, if the Oakland A’s can contend year in and year out I don’t see show the Angels can’t.
i wouldn't say the A's contend "year in and year out"
since beane took over, their longest consecutive playoff stretch is 4 seasons (00-03.) they put up winning records in '04 and '05 but the angels won the division both seasons. the A's won the division in '06 and then saw 5 straight losing seasons. i expected the same thing to happen after the '12-'14 playoff group was blown up but chapman/olson emerging much sooner than expected and semien turning a corner got them back into contention after just 3 losing seasons.
the angels problem is that they fail to address pitching year after year. their offense is elite, but it's not gonna get you in the playoffs with so many holes in the rotation and bullpen. reminds me a lot of the early 00s rangers. absolutely stacked offense and zero pitching