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The Angels in their 59-year franchise history only have two 30/30 seasons — Bobby Bonds in 1977 (37 homers, 41 steals) and Mike Trout in 2012 (30 homers, 49 steals).
Nobody is going to reach 30/30 in a 60-game season, and it would be a Herculean feat if anyone gets 30 homers or stolen bases this year.
But we can think about what the rough equivalent might be in a shortened year. In a season roughly 37 percent as long as the usual 162 games, getting to 11 homers and 11 steals is about right. Eleven/eleven doesn’t quite have the same ring to it as 30/30, but nothing about 2020 is normal.
ZiPS projections at FanGraphs have Trout reaching the power number with 15 home runs, but only project him for six steals this season.
Only six Angels have reached this newly-formed 11/11 club in the first 60 games of the season.
Angels with 11 HR & 11 SB in the first 60 games
| Player | Year | First 60 HR/SB | Full season HR/SB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Year | First 60 HR/SB | Full season HR/SB |
| Bobby Bonds | 1977 | 14/15 | 37/41 |
| Don Baylor | 1979 | 12/12 | 36/22 |
| Devon White | 1987 | 11/12 | 24/32 |
| Darin Erstad | 2000 | 12/11 | 25/28 |
| Torii Hunter | 2009 | 16/11 | 22/18 |
| Mike Trout | 2018 | 19/13 | 39/24 |
Darin Erstad ended that season with 25 home runs and 28 stolen bases, one of six 25/25 years in franchise history. Erstad that season also set Angels records with 240 hits and a .355 batting average.
Trout’s lone 30/30 season was his rookie year of 2012, and that season he wasn’t called up until April 28 and only played in 38 of the Angels’ first 60 games. Trout missed 30/30 by a single home run in 2016, and that year after 60 games had 13 homers and nine steals.
Links
- Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times wrote about Jo Adell’s chances of making the Angels’ opening day 30-man roster. Said Joe Maddon: “Listen, this guy is absolutely a huge part of our future, no question. But there’s really no rush.”
- Rhett Bollinger at MLB.com wrote about Felix Peña having an opportunity to join the Angels rotation after recovering from ACL surgery last August.
- Rachael McDaniel at FanGraphs examined the positional power rankings at shortstop, where Andrelton Simmons and the gang have the 11th-highest expected production at the position this season.
- J.P. Hoornstra at the Orange County Register wrote about 11 major league umpires opting out, and the various new rules the game’s arbiters will need to enforce in 2020.