The first half of the season for the Angels was full of both excitement and disappointment.  It is now time to turn the page.  Here are some things that need to happen for the Angels to be successful in the second half and in the postseason.

The Angels need to start beating the AL West – For those who say the AL West is a weak division haven’t looked at all four teams’ records against the other leagues.  At the same time, it is not unusual to struggle against your division because they are the ones that see you the most.  The Angels, however, need to start winning games against, especially, the Texas Rangers to establish some breathing room so they can prepare their rosters for the playoffs.

Ervin Santana needs to stay healthy or need to trade for a starter – A top three of John Lackey, Jered Weaver, and Joe Saunders is not bad by any means, but it is also not enough.  To beat the Red Sox, we need a starter that has dominating stuff each and every game.  Recently in the playoffs ,we have seen this from Jered Weaver, but not so much from Lackey and Saunders.  A healthy Santana, Roy Halladay, or Dan Haren is a necessity.

The Angels need a dominating set-up man – In the past, Scott Shields has been a huge part of the Angels success.  Without him we have had a lot of trouble getting to Brian Fuentes.  This problem can be fixed in a number of ways: a healthy Kelvim Escobar, and accurate Jose Arrendondo, an emergence of Jason Bulger or Kevin Jepsen, or a new member of the team.

-Tony C