Chris Taylor's first game with Angels went just about how every Dodgers fan expected

Former Dodgers utility man Chris Taylor wasted no time getting back onto the field after signing with the Angels on Monday afternoon. He settled on a league minimum deal to operate as a superutility player just down the street from his former home of nearly a decade, and immediately slotted into the lineup as Anaheim's No. 8 hitter that night for their series opener against the Yankees.

The Angels, currently under .500, had high hopes for Taylor, who is likely to get most of his starts at second base. Any Dodgers fan could tell you that those hopes were woefully misguided, but the Angels saw for themselves on Monday.

Taylor went down swinging in his first at-bat in red and white, whiffing at a changeup way below the zone. He flew out in his second at-bat, making contact with almost exactly the same changeup, and then he struck out swinging again in his third and final at-bat in the bottom of the eighth. The Angels went on to lose to the tune of 5-1.

Taylor was probably hoping to make a good impression on his brand new club as a guy who expects to play regularly, but he ended up turning in close to the worst three at-bats possible.

Former Dodgers utility man Chris Taylor goes 0-3 with two strikeouts in his first game with the Angels

Taylor has seemingly made peace with his divorce from the Dodgers. He said ahead of his Angels debut, "Obviously I've been with the Dodgers for nine years. But I do believe it was time. It was my time to kind of start fresh, and hopefully turn the page and start a new chapter. I'm excited to do that here."

A lot of Dodgers fans are still rooting for Taylor, which makes sense given the brutal way the Dodgers cut him before he reached a key "10-and-5" pension milestone with them and his contributions to the team in years past, but expecting any kind of production from him at this point is a fool's errand.

The Angels have been hot lately, having won seven of their last 10 games, but the Mariners are still standing atop the AL West, and the only team that looks like they could plausibly give them a run for their money are the Astros. Adding Taylor isn't going to do anything to move the needle for the Angels — if anything, it'll move it in the wrong direction.