ANGELS 2016 SPRING TRAINING NOTES LOS ANGELES ANGELS (15 8 6) @ LOS ANGELES DODGERS (13 14 3) March 31, 2016 Dodger Stadium TV: Prime Ticket Radio: AM830 KLAA Spring Game #30 Road Game #15 (8 5 1)
TODAY’S CONTEST TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER LHP ANDREW HEANEY LEADING OFF : The Angels play their 30th of 33 Spring Training games today as the 2016 SPRING TRAINING: 1 0, 2.57 ERA Club faces the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fi rst game of the exhibi on Freeway 2015 REGULAR SEASON: 6 4, 3.49 ERA Series...The star ng pitching match up features Angels le y Andrew Heaney • Making fi h start of the Spring...Tossed fi ve innings in last start Saturday vs. facing off against former Angel Sco Kazmir ...The Halos are currently 15 8 6 this San Diego and allowed two earned runs on six hits with one walk and seven Spring and 12 2 5 in their last 19 games... The Angels have secured a winning strikeouts. record in Spring Training for the 12th me in the last 15 years. • Earned the win on March 20 at Texas a er tossing four innings and allowing one earned run on four hits. THANK YOU FANS : The Angels eclipsed the 100,000 mark in Cactus League • Entering third Major League season (second with Angels)...Has compiled a 6 7 Spring Training a endance at Tempe Diablo Stadium for Home A endance career record with 98 strikeouts and a 4.00 ERA (135 IP 60 ER). the fi h straight season and 11th me in the last 13 years. (since 2010) • VS. DODGERS : In two career regular season games vs. Dodgers, is 0 2 with a Year A endance 6.10 ERA (10.1 IP 7 ER)... Acquired by Angels from Dodgers on December 10, ANGELS/DODGERS: Today is the third of fi ve mee ngs this 2016 112,826 2014 in exchange for INF Howie Kendrick...Was traded by Marlins to Dodgers Spring for the Angels against the Dodgers and the fi rst in 2015 111,672 earlier that same day. Southern California…The teams played to a 13 13 e on 2014 108,956 • Par cipated in off season mission trip to Honduras along with other Major March 9 at Tempe Diablo Stadium...On March 11, the 2013 122,587 League and Minor League players to help build a new learning center and teach Angels defeated the Dodgers 8 4 at Camelback Ranch... 2012 130,126^ baseball. Last season, the Dodgers won fi ve of six regular season 2011 88,893 • Made 18 starts for Angels in 2015, going 6 4 with a 3.49 ERA (105.2 IP 41 ER) mee ngs...The teams will meet four mes during the 2010 106,553 and 78 strikeouts. regular season in 2016 (May 16 17 at Dodger Stadium and ^ Franchise record • Among American League rookies, ranked fourth in ERA, sixth in starts and May 18 19 at Angel Stadium). ba ng average against (.248), eighth in innings pitched and strikeouts and ed for ninth in wins. TUESDAY’S RECAP : The Angels and Indians played to a 1 1 e on Tuesday at Tempe • Named American League Rookie of the Month for July…Went 4 0 with a 1.98 Diablo Stadium in the fi nal Spring Game in Arizona for the season...Rafael Ortega ERA and 19 strikeouts in 27.1 innings pitched over four starts. went 3 for 3 with two doubles while C.J. Cron and Geovany Soto each added a • In seven starts against A.L. West opponents, was 3 1 with a 2.61 ERA (41.1 IP – pair of hits...Garre Richards worked fi ve innings and allowed one earned run 12 ER). on two hits with one walk and four strikeouts. HEANEY’S 2016 SPRING TRAINING DAY BY DAY HOT SPRINGS: C.J. Cron has hits in 13 of his last 14 games and is ba ng .400 (16/40) in that span... Daniel Nava has reached base safely in all 17 of his DATE OPP W L ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO Cactus League appearances this season and is ba ng .462 (18/39) with four 3/10 ARI 0.00 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 doubles, one triple, two home runs, 10 RBI, 10 walks and a .588 OBP... Yunel 3/15 SEA 1.80 3 5 1 1 0 0 1 Escobar is ba ng .460 (23/50) with six doubles and has had mul ple hits in 3/20 @TEX W 2.00 4 4 1 1 1 1 5 six of his last nine games... Mike Morin is 2 0 and has not allowed a run in his 3/26 SD 2.57 5 6 2 2 0 1 7 eight appearances (8 IP), while yielding just two hits and one walk with seven TOTALS 1 0 2.57 14 17 4 4 1 3 14 strikeouts.
ANGELS ACQUIRE JONES: On Tuesday, the Angels acquired LHP Chris Jones from the Bal more Orioles in exchange for INF Erick Salcedo and OF Natanael 2015 IN REVIEW Delgado and op oned him to Triple A Salt Lake...Jones spent the 2015 season with Triple A Norfolk and went 8 8 with a 2.94 ERA (150 IP – 49 ER) in 30 games The Angels completed 2015 with an 85 77 (.525) record in third place in the A.L. (22 starts) for the Tides. West (3 games behind Texas)...Club fi nished one game out of the second A.L. Wild Card spot and were not eliminated from postseason conten on un l ROSTER NOTES: Tuesday the Angels op oned RHP Al Alburquerque to Triple A the fi nal day of the regular season...Third me in franchise history that Halos Salt Lake...Monday, the Angels op oned RHP Nick Tropeano to Salt Lake and fi nished one game out of a playoff berth (also 1985 & 1995)...Finished year with reassigned RHP A.J. Achter , INF Gregorio Pe t , LHP Lucas Luetge and RHP Javy a 20 11 record during Sept./Oct...Halos led A.L. with 35 one run victories and Guerra to minor league camp...Saturday, the Angels reassigned OF Nick Buss, had a .673 winning percentage (35 17) in one run games... Mike Trout (41 HR) OF Quin n Berry , RHP Yunesky Maya, RHP Ramon Ramirez and C Juan Graterol and Albert Pujols (40 HR) became fi rst pair of Angels teammates to each hit 40+ to minor league camp...Friday, the Club op oned C Je Bandy to Triple A homers in a single season...Pujols, Trout and Hector San ago were named to Salt Lake...RHP Deolis Guerra cleared waivers & elected free agency in lieu the A.L. All Star team...Angels drew 3,012,747 fans to Angel Stadium, marking of accep ng an outright assignment...Guerra has since signed a minor league the 13th consecu ve season with at least three million fans. deal with the Club...The Angels ac ve Spring Training roster now stands at 32 players. New Angels in 2016 THIS ‘N’ THAT MONDAY MARATHON ON FSW: Beginning at 11 a.m. Al Alburquerque, RHP “BE AN ANGEL FOR CHOC”: The Angels are con nuing their partnership with on Monday, Fox Sports West will air a marathon of Ji Man Choi, INF CHOC Children’s Hospital this season. Fans who donate at least $1 per Angels Angels programming including episodes of Halo Todd Cunningham, OF win in 2016 will have an opportunity to receive Angels merchandise, autographs Hurlers, Halo Hi ers, In My Own Words and Before Yunel Escobar, INF and game ckets. More informa on is available at Craig Gentry, OF the Bigs, leading up to the seasoner opener against Jefry Matre, INF the Cubs...Following the postgame show, a new Daniel Nava, OF FIGGINS RETIRES WITH HALOS: Last Monday, the Angels signed Chone Figgins to episode of Halo Hi ers will debut on FSW. Rey Navarro, INF a one day contract as he announced his offi cial re rement from baseball a er Rafael Ortega, OF a 12 year Major League career...During his eight seasons with the Halos, he MIKE TROUT IS GOOD AT BASEBALL: OF Mike Trout Cliff Pennington, INF would register a .291 average (1045/3585) with 31 HR, 341 RBI, 596 R and a enters his fi h full Major League season in 2016... Andrelton Simmons, INF club record 280 stolen bases. Last season, the 24 year old hit .299 (172/575) with Geovany Soto, C 32 doubles, six triples, 41 home runs, 104 runs scored TV TIME: In 2016, 31 Angels Spring Training games will be aired on Fox Sports and 90 RBI...Set career highs in home runs, OBP West or Prime Ticket... Victor Rojas returns to the booth for the Freeway Series (.402) and slugging (.590)...Finished second in A.L. MVP race behind Toronto’s alongside Mark Gubicza as the pair begin their seventh season together as the Josh Donaldson...Has fi nished in Top Two of A.L. MVP vo ng each of last four Angels television announcing team...Immediately following game coverage, seasons, joining Hall of Famer Yogi Berra as only players to accomplish the feat. “Angels Live” will off er postgame analysis with Patrick O’Neal , Alex Curry and Jeanne Zelasko rota ng at the host posi on to lead discussions with analysts OPENING DAY NOTES: The Halos will square off with the Chicago Cubs on Mark Gubicza and Jose Mota. Opening Day (Angel Stadium – April 4)…Marks the Angels second Opening Day interleague game and just the fourth interleague Opening Day game in Major COMMUNITY APPEARANCE : On Sunday, April 3, Mike Scioscia will be par cipa ng League history...Angels defeated Reds (3 1 score, 13 inn.) at Great American in the Orange County Ronald McDonald House’s Walk for Kids…The Angels Ball Park in fi rst ever interleague Opening Day game on April 1, 2013...Since manager will be involved in the event’s Opening Ceremonies, which will take 2004, Angels are 9 3 on Opening Day, but have lost the opener each of last two place at the Honda Center, prior to the Club’s game against the Chicago Cubs. seasons a er winning a franchise record fi ve straight Opening Day games from 2009 13. GUEST INSTRUCTORS : Throughout the Spring, the Angels had a number of alumni and special guests return as guest instructors, including: Buck Rodgers (Feb. 21 ANGELS vs. BEES POSTPONED : On March 22, the Angels were scheduled to travel 23), Bobby Grich (Feb. 26 28), Vladimir Guerrero (Feb. 26 March 3), Shigetoshi to Salt Lake City for a split squad exhibi on game against their Triple A affi liate Hasegawa (Feb. 29 March 4), Chuck Finley (March 1 5), Sco Shields (March Salt Lake Bees, however the game was postponed due to snow. 1 4) and Jon Wilhite (March 24 27).
UPCOMING GAMES & PROBABLE PITCHERS DAY DATE OPPONENT SITE OPPOSING PITCHER ANGELS PITCHER TV/RADIO Friday April 1 @L.A. Dodgers Dodger Stadium RHP Kenta Maeda (1 1, 1.89 ERA) LHP Hector San ago (1 0, 3.52 ERA) FSW/AM830 Saturday April 2 L.A. Dodgers Angel Stadium RHP Alex Wood (0 2, 6.43 ERA) RHP Nick Tropeano (1 0, 7.82 ERA) FSW/AM830 2016 SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE AND RESULTS ANGELS WINNING LOSING ATTENDANCE DATE OPPONENT SITE TV W/L SCORE RECORD PITCHER PITCHER GAME TOTAL March 2 @San Francisco Scottsdale FSW L 1 4 0 1 Broadway (1 0) Bedrosian (0 1) 8,263 8,263 March 3 Oakland Tempe FSW W 8 2 1 1 Morin (1 0) R. Doolittle (0 1) 4,071 4,071 March 4 @Chicago Cubs Mesa FSW L 0 3 1 2 N. Ramirez (1 0) Alvarez (0 1) 15,446 23,709 March 5 @Seattle Peoria FSW(D) W 9 7 2 2 Alcantara (1 0) Rollins (0 1) 8,425 32,134 March 6 Kansas City Tempe FSW L 1 6 2 3 Gee (1 0) Alburquerque (0 1) 9,097 13,168 March 7 (ss) Chicago White Sox Tempe FSW L 4 9 2 4 Ynoa (1 0) McGowin (0 1) 4,213 17,381 @Cincinnati Goodyear L 5 8 2 5 Reed (1 0) Shoemaker (0 1) 2,540 34,674 March 8 @Arizona Scottsdale FSW W 5 3 3 5 Bedrosian (1 1) Collmenter (0 1) 8,457 43,131 March 9 Los Angeles Dodgers Tempe FSW T 13 13 3 5 1 6,019 23,400 March 10 Arizona Tempe FSW L 3 5 3 6 1 Lopez (1 0) Rasmussen (0 1) 6,990 30,390 March 11 @Los Angeles Dodgers Glendale FSW W 8 4 4 6 1 Mahle (1 0) Urias (0 1) 13,057 56,188 March 12 San Francisco Tempe FSW W 9 5 5 6 1 Morin (2 0) Suarez (0 2) 9,663* 40,053 March 13 Texas Tempe FSW W 7 3 6 6 1 Shoemaker (1 1) Holland (2 1) 8,808 48,861 March 14 Cincinnati Tempe FSW W 10 2 7 6 1 Street (1 0) Melville (0 2) 5,925 54,786 March 15 Seattle Tempe FSW T 4 4 7 6 2 7,607 62,393 March 16 @Cleveland Goodyear FSW W 6 3 8 6 2 Tropeano (1 0) Anderson (0 2) 4,900 61,088 March 17 @Colorado Scottsdale FSW T 4 4 8 6 3 11,468 72,556 March 18 (ss) Colorado Tempe FSW T 6 6 8 6 4 9,475* 71,868 @Kansas City Surprise L 4 7 8 7 4 Almonte (1 0) Shoemaker (1 2) 8,238 80,794 March 19 Milwaukee Tempe FSW W 15 7 9 7 4 Maya (1 0) Peralta (1 2) 9,620* 81,488 March 20 @Texas Surprise FSW(D) W 5 1 10 7 4 Heaney (1 0) N. Martinez (0 2) 7,325 88,119 March 21 @Milwaukee Phoenix FSW L 3 4 10 8 4 Cravy (1 0) D. Guerra (0 1) 5,682 93,801 March 22 (ss) Oakland Tempe FSW W 6 5 11 8 4 Achter (1 0) Walter (1 1) 7,530 89,018 @Salt Lake# Salt Lake City PPD SNOW March 23 OFF DAY March 24 @Chicago White Sox Glendale FSW W 6 5 12 8 4 Shoemaker (2 2) Putnam (1 1) 6,302 100,103 March 25 @Oakland Mesa FSW W 11 3 13 8 4 Weaver (1 0) Manaea (1 1) 10,112 110,215 March 26 San Diego Tempe FSW W 9 8 14 8 4 Ramirez (1 0) Quackenbush (1 1) 9,520* 98,538 March 27 @San Diego Peoria FSW W 11 2 15 8 4 Santiago (1 0) Cashner (2 2) 5,452 115,667 March 28 Chicago Cubs Tempe FSW T 8 8 15 8 5 9,059 107,597 March 29 Cleveland Tempe FSW T 1 1 15 8 6 5,229 112,826 March 30 OFF DAY March 31 @Los Angeles Dodgers Dodger Stadium PT April 1 @Los Angeles Dodgers Dodger Stadium FSW April 2 Los Angeles Dodgers Angel Stadium FSW April 3 Chicago Cubs Angel Stadium FSW
* — Sellout FSW — Fox Sports West (D) — Airing on tape delay PT — Prime Ticket ss — Split Squad # — Exhibition
ANGELS TOP PROSPECTS ANGELS SPRING TALLY 2016 Top Prospects by Baseball America OVERALL: 15 8 6 1. Taylor Ward (C), ST: Ba ng: .000 (0/1), Defense: 2 runners caught stealing 2. Jahmai Jones (OF) Home: 7 3 5 vs. A.L.: 8 3 1 3. Nate Smith (LHP), ST: 0 0, 16.62 ERA (4.1 IP 8 ER), 11 H, 1 BB, 2 SO, 1 HR Road: 8 5 1 vs. N.L.: 7 5 5 4. Victor Alcantara (RHP), ST: 1 0, 5.40 ERA (5 IP 3 ER), 3 H, 3 BB, 6 SO, 1 BS 5. Jake Jewell (RHP) 6. Grayson Long (RHP) ANGELS CONTRACTS 40 MAN ROSTER 7. Joe Ga o (RHP) 8. Kaleb Cowart (INF), ST: .214 (3/14), 2 R, 4 SO 9. Jaime Barria (RHP) Signed through 2016 Albert Pujols (2021) 10. Chad Hinshaw (OF), ST: .200 (2/10), 2 R, 1 2B, 5 SO Mike Trout (2020) Andrelton Simmons (2020) Huston Street (2017 + team op on for 2018) SPRING TRANSACTIONS Cliff Pennington (2017) Yunel Escobar (2016 + team op on for 2017) Feb. 29 : OF Andrew Brown (non roster invitee) announced his re rement. Fernando Salas (2016) Joe Smith (2016) March 5: Reassigned C Taylor Ward to minor league camp. Geovany Soto (2016) Jered Weaver (2016) March 7: Reassigned LHP Tyler DeLoach , C Stephen McGee , C Michael Strentz and C Wade Wass to minor C.J. Wilson (2016) league camp. Arbitra on Eligible a er 2016 March 8: Reassigned RHP Kyle McGowin to minor league camp. Al Alburquerque (3rd) March 10 : Reassigned INF Roberto Baldoquin , INF Alex Yarbrough and OF Chad Hinshaw to minor league Kole Calhoun (2nd) camp. Craig Gentry (3rd) Johnny Giavotella (1st) March 14: Op oned RHP Victor Alcantara to Double A Arkansas. Daniel Nava (3rd) Cory Rasmus (1st) March 15 : Reassigned LHP Nate Smith to minor league camp...LHP Rob Rasmussen announced his Garre Richards (3rd) re rement. Hector San ago (3rd) Ma Shoemaker (1st) March 19 : Reassigned INF Sherman Johnson to minor league camp...Op oned INF Kaleb Cowart and INF Tyler Skaggs (1st) Kyle Kubitza to Triple A Salt Lake.
March 25 : Op oned C Je Bandy to Triple A Salt Lake...RHP Deolis Guerra cleared waivers and elected free CONNECTING WITH THE HALOS agency. Follow the Angels PR staff on Twi er for game notes, news, announcements and other informa on: March 26 : Reassigned OF Nick Buss, OF Quin n Berry , RHP Yunesky Maya , RHP Ramon Ramirez and C Juan Graterol to minor league camp. Tim Mead: @TMeadAngels Eric Kay: @EKayAngels March 28 : Op oned RHP Nick Tropeano to Triple A Salt Lake and reassigned RHP A.J. Achter , INF Gregorio Adam Chodzko: @AChodzkoAngels Pe t , LHP Lucas Luetge and RHP Javy Guerra to minor league camp. Ma Birch: @MBirchAngels Angels PR: @LAAngelsPR March 29 : Op oned RHP Al Alburquerque to Triple A Salt Lake...Acquired LHP Chris Jones from Bal more in exchange for INF Erick Salcedo and OF Natanael Delgado ...Op oned Jones to Triple A Salt Lake. For access to game documents online, please visit angelspressbox.com .