Despite Mike Trout’s resurgence and Jose Soriano’s brilliance, the Los Angeles Angels are in last place in the new MLB.com power rankings.
So far, the Los Angeles Angels have not performed well in the 2026 MLB season.
And, to be frank, that isn't a surprise. There wasn't a lot of hope for this team after a somewhat slow offseason, and questions swirled about whether or not Mike Trout would be able to return to his All-Star form.
As of now, Trout has 10 home runs and looks to be somewhat back to his form, especially after a few rough years with lots of injuries.
Pitcher Jose Soriano has been a bright spot, and he is in the Cy Young conversation while also being named the American League Reliever of the Month.
Apart from that, there isn't much to be excited about. Going into the first full week of May, Will Leitch of MLB.com released some new power rankings, and the Angels were dead-last at No. 30,
These rankings were voted on by 17 people from MLB.com, and the Angels dropped from No. 22 to No. 30 after a poor week of games.
"It was fun for a while – and Mike Trout is still quite fun – but the bottom fell out for the Angels this week with eight losses in their last nine games, including two at the hands of the Mets, a team that had come into Anaheim very much reeling. The Angel’s current winning percentage would, in fact, be the worst in their franchise’s history. (Despite their struggles, they have never lost 100 games.) Leitch wrote.
The Angels lost six in a roe and 10 of their last 11 to finish the month of April on a sour note.
The Angels then dropped two out of three in Anaheim against the lowly New York Mets, so that also wasn't encouraging by any means.
Entering Monday, the Angels had the worst record in the American League and one of the worst in all of baseball, so there isn't a lot of promise in Anaheim once again this season.
Things don't get easier to start May, either.
The Angels face the Chicago White Sox in Anaheim for three games, but they then have to play the Toronto Blue Jays and Cleveland Guardians on the road before returning home to face the mighty Los Angeles Dodgers.
The good news is that the Angels have a 10-game homestand in May, although it hasn't mattered where they are playing lately as the team has hit a wall and has struggled.
Kurt Suzuki's first season as the manager in Anaheim is not going well, but, once again, this isn't exactly a surprise after what the team did this offseason.