ANGELS 2017 SPRING TRAINING NOTES LOS ANGELES ANGELS (10 6) @ KANSAS CITY ROYALS (8 9) March 14, 2017 Surprise Stadium TV: Fox Sports West Radio: AM830 KLAA Spring Game #17 Road Game #7 (4 2)
TODAY’S CONTEST TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER RHP MATT SHOEMAKER LEADING OFF : The Angels play their 17th of 35 Spring Training games today as 2017 SPRING TRAINING: 0 0, 9.00 ERA the Club visits the Kansas City Royals…The star ng pitching match up features 2016 REGULAR SEASON: 9 13, 3.88 ERA Angels RHP Ma Shoemaker against right hander Ian Kennedy for Kansas City... Today’s contest is the seventh of 15 scheduled Cactus League road games for • Making third start of Spring...Allowed three earned runs on fi ve hits with no the Halos…The Angels will also play a Spring Training road game on April 1 at walks and six strikeouts in last start on March 9 at Cleveland...Allowed two Dodger Stadium to close out exhibi on play. earned runs on two hits with two walks and two strikeouts in two IP in Spring debut March 3 vs. Milwaukee. HOT SPRINGS: Shane Robinson has begun the Spring ba ng .450 (9/20) with one • Spring start on March 3 marked fi rst game ac on since Sept. 4, 2016 at Sea le, double, two triples, fi ve RBI and two walks.... C.J. Cron has homered in each when he was struck on right side of head by a line drive off bat of Kyle Seager in of his last two games, has hits in nine of his last 10 games and is ba ng .419 2nd inning...Underwent season ending surgery (Dr. Manuel Ferreira) that night (13/31) in Cactus League play... Manny Banuelos has worked 6.2 scoreless at Sea le’s Harborview Medical Center. innings across three appearances (one start). • Entering fi h Major League season (fourth full year)...Owns a career record of 32 27 with a 3.75 ERA (436.1 IP 182 ER) in 80 games (72 starts) for the Angels. ANGELS/ROYALS: Today is the fi rst of two mee ngs this Spring for the Angels • Last season, went 9 13 with a 3.88 ERA (160 IP 69 ER) and 143 strikeouts in 27 against Kansas City...They will meet again on March 26 at Tempe Diablo starts for the Angels. Stadium...Last year, the Angels won fi ve of six regular season mee ngs against • Was A.L. Pitcher of the Week for July 10 16, a er tossing fi rst career complete the Royals to win the season series for the fi rst me since 2013...The teams will game and shutout on July 16 vs. White Sox. meet seven mes in the 2017 regular season: April 14 16 at Kauff man Stadium • VS. KANSAS CITY : In four career regular season starts vs. Kansas City, is 0 3 with and June 15 18 at The Big A. an 11.34 ERA (16.2 IP 21 ER) and 9 strikeouts. • Set franchise record in 2016 with streak of 49 consecu ve strikeouts without a ROSTER NOTE: Yesterday, the Angels op oned LHP Nate Smith and LHP Greg walk...Since 1974, that mark was matched by only Curt Schilling, Greg Maddux Mahle to Triple A Salt Lake, op oned RHP Eduardo Paredes to Double A Mobile and Pedro Mar nez. and reassigned C Jose Briceno and RHP Drew Gagnon to minor league camp.... • Na ve of Wyando e, MI...Ma and wife Danielle, welcomed second child The Angels now have 57 ac ve players in Major League camp. (daughter, Emmy) on Oct. 2, 2016. ANGELS SCHEDULED TO PITCH TODAY YESTERDAY’S RECAP: The Angels were defeated by the Los Angeles Dodgers RHP Daniel Wright RHP Keynan Middleton RHP Jus n Miller yesterday a ernoon by a 3 1 score at Tempe Diablo Stadium... Albert Pujols hit RHP Mike Morin RHP Blake Parker LHP Chris O’Grady his fi rst home run of the Spring with a solo shot off Kenta Maeda in the 2nd RHP Sam Holland inning...Ma Williams and Shane Robinson provided the only other hits for the Halos off ense... Ricky Nolasco was charged with the loss a er allowing three ROSTER RUNDOWN earned runs across four innings pitched...Angels relievers combined to work fi ve scoreless innings. The Angels entered Spring Training 2017 with a franchise record 69 players in big league camp (previous high was 67 players in 2001, ‘09 & ‘14)…The 29 non ANGELS IN THE WBC: INF Andrelton Simmons is currently compe ng for the roster invitees are also a franchise record (previous was 28 in 2010)...19 “home Netherlands in Pool E of the WBC in Tokyo, Japan...LHP Jose Alvarez , RHP Deolis grown” players are in camp, who have remained with the Halos a er originally Guerra and RHP Yusmeiro Pe t are all members of the Venezuelan squad, being dra ed or signed by the Club…Total of 14 former fi rst round dra picks, playing in Pool F in San Diego...Addi onally, Angels fi rst base coach Alfredo including 2016’s Ma Thaiss (16th overall)…21 players represent seven foreign Griffi n is a member of the coaching staff for the Dominican Republic. countries: 11 from Venezuela, four from the Dominican Republic, two from Puerto Rico and one each from Cuba, Curacao, Mexico and Nicaragua…Youngest STREAK SNAPPED: The Angels loss to the White Sox on March 4 snapped an 18 player in camp is Ma Thaiss (21), oldest is Albert Pujols (37)…17 players in game unbeaten streak (16 0 2) in Spring Training play, which dated back to camp have no MLB service me; four are on 40 man roster…12 of 69 players in March 21, 2016.. camp were born in Southern California. 2016 IN REVIEW IN THE DUGOUT: Manager Mike Scioscia enters his 18th season at the helm of the Halos and is the longest New Angels in 2017 The Angels completed 2016 with a 74 88 (.457) record in fourth place in the tenured skipper in the Majors...This season, Alfredo Aus n Adams, RHP A.L. West (21 games behind Texas)...Halos fi nished with a sub .500 record for Vicente Campos, RHP Griffi n returns to First Base Coach a er spending just third me in last 13 seasons (74 wins were fewest since 70 in 1999)…LAA Jesse Chavez, RHP fi nished below third place for fi rst me since 1999 (4th)...Halos used 53 players the last two years as the Angels Infi eld Coach (Griffi n Danny Espinosa, INF previously served as First Base Coach for LAA from Nolan Fontana, INF in 2016 (55 on ac ve roster), including 15 diff erent star ng pitchers this season 2000 15)...Also returning to Scioscia’s staff in 2017, Ryan LaMarre, OF (most in A.L.)...Angels set a new American League record with 24 diff erent are: Dino Ebel (Bench Coach), Charles Nagy (Pitching Mar n Maldonado, C winning pitchers...Mike Trout captured his second career A.L. MVP Award a er Coach), Dave Hansen (Hi ng Coach), Ron Roenicke Cameron Maybin, OF leading MLB in runs (123), walks (116) & OBP (.441)...Trout also represented (Third Base Coach), Sco Radinsky ( Bullpen Coach), Brooks Pounders, RHP Club at All Star Game in San Diego... Albert Pujols paced LAA with 31 home runs Paul Sorrento (Assistant Hi ng Coach), Steve Soliz Ben Revere, OF and climbed to ninth place all me with 591 career HR...Angels drew 3,016,142 Luis Valbuena, INF fans to Angel Stadium, marking the 14th consecu ve season with at least three (Catching & Informa on Coach), Tom Gregorio (Bullpen Kirby Yates, RHP Catcher) and Anel De Los Santos (Bullpen Catcher). million fans. THIS ‘N’ THAT MVP, MVP!: OF Mike Trout enters his sixth full Major League season in 2017...Last season, the 25 year old hit .315 (173/549) with 32 doubles, fi ve triples, 29 home BROADCAST INFO : In 2017, the Angels will have 34 Spring Training games airing runs, 100 RBI and a Major League leading 123 runs scored, 116 walks and .441 on television, with Fox Sports West carrying 31 games, Prime Ticket televising OBP...He earned his second career American League MVP Award, becoming the two games and KCOP airing one game...The games will also be available for live fi rst player to win the award twice in an Angels uniform...Has fi nished in Top Two streaming via FOX Sports GO on phones, tablets and computers... Terry Smith of MVP vo ng each of last fi ve seasons, joining Barry Bonds (2000 04) as only and Jose Mota will team up to call the ac on from Arizona... Mark Gubicza is players to accomplish the feat...Trout also earned his fi h consecu ve Silver fi lling in for Mota from March 6 14, while he is calling World Baseball Classic Slugger Award and was selected to his fi h straight All Star Game. ac on from Jalisco, Mexico...Immediately following game coverage, “Angels Live” will off er postgame analysis with Patrick O’Neal , Alex Curry and Kent WHO WILL BE MR. 1000? : The Angels enter 2017 having used 995 diff erent players French rota ng at the host posi on to lead discussions with analysts Gubicza in franchise history...The fi h player to make their Halos debut this season will and Mota...When the Angels return to Southern California on March 30 for their become the 1,000th diff erent player in Club history. fi nal three exhibi on games, Victor Rojas will take over television play by play du es alongside Gubicza as the pair begin their eighth season together as the DOWN ON THE FARM : Angels Minor League players have reported to camp and Angels television announcing team. will play their fi rst exhibi on games on March 16 against the San Francisco Giants. TEMPE TRADITION: 2017 represents the Angels’ 25th Spring Training campaign in Tempe, AZ (since 1993)…Tempe Diablo Stadium is the oldest ballpark in the OPENING DAY NOTES: The Halos will square off with the Oakland Athle cs on Cactus League...Halos have drawn over 100,000 fans to Tempe Diablo Stadium in Opening Day (Oakland Coliseum – April 3)…Marks fi h Opening Day mee ng 11 of the last 13 seasons…LAA set a franchise Spring Training home a endance between Angels and A’s and fi rst since 2009 (a 3 0 Angels win at Angel record in 2012, a rac ng 130,126 fans to Tempe Diablo Stadium. Stadium)...Clubs last Opening Day contest at the Coliseum came in 1982, with Oakland winning 3 2 in 11 innings a er Angels reliever Don Aase yielded a walk GUEST INSTRUCTORS : Throughout the Spring, the Angels have a number of alumni off walk to Davey Lopes ...Since 2004, Angels are 9 4 on Opening Day, but have returning as guest instructors, including: Bobby Grich (Feb. 20 22), Shigetoshi lost the opener in each of the last three seasons a er winning a franchise record Hasegawa (Feb. 21 26), Sco Shields (Feb. 24 28), Clyde Wright (March 4 6), fi ve straight Opening Day games from 2009 13. Wally Joyner (March 10 14) and David Eckstein (March 15 17). UPCOMING GAMES & PROBABLE PITCHERS DAY DATE OPPONENT SITE OPPOSING PITCHER ANGELS PITCHER TV/RADIO Wednesday March 15 @San Francisco Sco sdale Stadium LHP Madison Bumgarner (0 0, 4.50 ERA) LHP Tyler Skaggs (0 1, 0.00 ERA) FSW/AM830 Thursday March 16 @Colorado Salt River Fields RHP Tyler Chatwood (1 0, 3.00 ERA) RHP Garre Richards (0 1, 6.23 ERA) FSW/AM830 2017 ANGELS SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE AND RESULTS ANGELS WINNING LOSING ATTENDANCE DATE OPPONENT SITE TV W/L SCORE RECORD PITCHER PITCHER GAME TOTAL February 25 Milwaukee Tempe Diablo FSW(D) W 2 0 1 0 Pounders (1 0) Chamberlain (0 1) 6,061 6,061 February 26 @Oakland Hohokam Stadium FSW W 5 3 2 0 Miller (1 0) Coulombe (0 1) 4,072 4,072 February 27 San Diego Tempe Diablo FSW W 5 3 3 0 Morales (1 0) Jester (0 1) 3,373 9,434 February 28 @Chicago Cubs Sloan Park FSW W 7 5 4 0 Alvarez (1 0) Cleto (0 1) 12,688 16,760 March 1 Texas Tempe Diablo FSW W 3 2 5 0 Valdez (1 0) Loewen (0 1) 3,227 12,661 March 2 San Francisco Tempe Diablo FSW W 5 4 6 0 Pounders (2 0) Alvarado (0 1) 3,824 16,485 March 3 Milwaukee Tempe Diablo FSW W 6 5 7 0 Yates (1 0) Spurlin (0 1) 4,687 21,172 March 4 @Chicago White Sox Camelback Ranch FSW L 2 10 7 1 Giolito (1 0) Skaggs (0 1) 5,169 21,929 March 5 Cincinnati Tempe Diablo FSW L 3 11 7 2 Finnegan (1 0) Richards (0 1) 5,405 26,577 March 6 Chicago Cubs Tempe Diablo FSW L 10 13 7 3 Butler (2 0) Bailey (0 1) 7,384 33,961 March 7 OFF DAY March 8 @Cincinnati Goodyear Ballpark FSW W 9 0 8 3 Nolasco (1 0) Garrett (1 1) 3,049 24,978 March 9 @Cleveland Goodyear Ballpark PT W 5 4 9 3 Anderson (1 0) Narveson (0 1) 5,363 30,341 March 10 San Diego Tempe Diablo FSW L 2 4 9 4 Richard (1 1) Ramirez (0 1) 7,854 41,815 March 11 @Los Angeles Dodgers Camelback Ranch FSW L 2 8 9 5 Avilan (1 1) Norris (0 1) 13,212 43,553 March 12 Seattle Tempe Diablo FSW W 9 2 10 5 Chavez (1 0) Miranda (0 1) 8,617 50,432 March 13 Los Angeles Dodgers Tempe Diablo FSW L 1 3 10 6 Maeda (1 1) Nolasco (1 1) 9,111* 59,543 March 14 @Kansas City Surprise Stadium FSW March 15 @San Francisco Scottsdale Stadium FSW March 16 @Colorado Salt River Fields FSW March 17 @Texas Surprise Stadium FSW March 18 Colorado Tempe Diablo FSW March 19 Chicago White Sox Tempe Diablo FSW March 20 OFF DAY March 21 @Cincinnati Goodyear Ballpark FSW March 22(ss) Texas Tempe Diablo FSW @Seattle Peoria Sports Complex March 23 @San Diego Peoria Sports Complex FSW March 24 (N) Seattle Tempe Diablo FSW March 25 Arizona Tempe Diablo FSW March 26 Kansas City Tempe Diablo FSW March 27 @Arizona Salt River Fields FSW March 28 Oakland Tempe Diablo FSW March 29 @Milwaukee Maryvale Baseball Park FSW March 30 Los Angeles Dodgers Angel Stadium KCOP March 31 Los Angeles Dodgers Angel Stadium PT April 1 @Los Angeles Dodgers Dodger Stadium FSW
* — Sellout FSW — Fox Sports West (D) — Airing on tape delay PT — Prime Ticket KCOP— KCOP TV (Channel 13 Los Angeles) (N) — Night game (5:10 p.m.) (ss) — Split Squad RADIO INFO: All Spring Training games will be broadcast on KLAA AM830 in Southern California, except for March 22 @ Seattle & March 24 vs. Seattle.
ANGELS TOP PROSPECTS 2017 Top Prospects by Baseball America ANGELS SPRING TALLY 1. Jahmai Jones (OF) OVERALL: 10 6 2. Ma Thaiss (INF), ST: .455 (5-11), 1 RBI, 2 BB, 2 SO, 1 R 3. Alex Meyer (RHP), ST: 0-0, 10.12 ERA (2.2 IP - 3 ER), 6 BB, 1 SO Home: 6 4 vs. A.L.: 4 1 4. Brandon Marsh (OF) Road: 4 2 vs. N.L.: 6 5 5. Nate Smith (LHP) , ST: 0-0, 4.50 ERA (4 IP - 2 ER), 5 SO 6. Taylor Ward (C), ST: 1.000 (1-1), 1 BB 7. Grayson Long (RHP) SPRING TRANSACTIONS 8. Chris Rodriguez (RHP) 9. Keynan Middleton (RHP) , ST: 0-0, 7.20 ERA (5 IP - 4 ER), 2 BB, 3 SO Feb. 10 : Acquired RHP Aus n Adams from 10. Jaime Barria (RHP) Cleveland for cash considera ons or a PTBNL... Designated RHP Deolis Guerra for assignment.
ANGELS CONTRACTS 40 MAN ROSTER UPCOMING SPRING BIRTHDAYS Feb. 15 : RHP Deolis Guerra cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple A Salt Lake. Signed through 2017 MARCH Albert Pujols (2021) 20 Dino Ebel March 5: Reassigned LHP Kevin Grendell , RHP Mike Trout (2020) 25 Kirby Yates Osmer Morales, RHP Abel De Los Santos , C Andrelton Simmons (2020) Michael Barash, C Jack Kruger and C Taylor Kole Calhoun (2019 + team op on for 2020) Ward to minor league camp. Luis Valbuena (2018 + mutual op on for 2019) Ricky Nolasco (2017 + mul op on for 2018) March 9: Reassigned INF Ma Thaiss to minor Huston Street (2017 + team op on for 2018) HISTORY OF TEMPE DIABLO STADIUM league camp. Andrew Bailey (2017) Jesse Chavez (2017) Tempe Diablo Stadium (1968) is now the March 13 : Op oned LHP Nate Smith and LHP Yunel Escobar (2017) oldest ballpark in the Cactus League a er Greg Mahle to Triple A Salt Lake...Op oned Danny Espinosa (2017) Oakland moved out of Phoenix Municipal RHP Eduardo Paredes to Double A Mobile... Cameron Maybin (2017) Stadium (1964) following the 2014 season. Reassigned C Jose Briceno and RHP Drew Cliff Pennington (2017) The ballpark originally hosted the expansion Gagnon to minor league camp. Ben Revere (2017) Sea le Pilots in 1969. The Pilots became the Milwaukee Brewers at the end of the Poten ally Arbitra on Eligible a er 2017 1970 Spring season. The Brewers played at Garre Richards (4th) Diablo through 1972 before moving to Sun CONNECTING WITH THE HALOS Mar n Maldonado (3rd) City. The ballpark sat empty for four years Follow the Angels PR staff on Twi er for game notes, Ma Shoemaker (2nd) before another expansion team, the Sea le news, announcements and other informa on: Jose Alvarez (1st) Mariners, arrived in 1977. The Mariners le Cam Bedrosian (1st) a er the 1992 season for a new ballpark in Tim Mead: @TMeadAngels C.J. Cron (1st) Peoria. The Angels moved their spring camp Eric Kay: @EKayAngels Andrew Heaney (1st) from Palm Springs to Tempe in 1993. Diablo Adam Chodzko: @AChodzkoAngels Mike Morin (1st) Stadium underwent renova ons in 1992 Ma Birch: @MBirchAngels Carlos Perez (1st) and 2006. Angels PR: @LAAngelsPR JC Ramirez (1st) Tyler Skaggs (1st) (courtesy of Rodney Johnson of SABR). For access to game documents online, please visit Kirby Yates (1st) angelspressbox.com .