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June 13, 2017 Page 1 of 36 Clips (June 13, 2017) June 13, 2017 Page 2 of 36 Today’s Clips Contents FROM LOS ANGELES TIMES (Page 4) Late rally goes to waste in Angels' 5-3 loss to Yankees Angels select prep outfielder Jordon Adell in first round of MLB draft Angels third baseman Yunel Escobar, unafraid to be different, wields the biggest bat in the majors FROM ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER (Page 10) Rookie Aaron Judge lays down the law in Angels’ loss to Yankees Whicker: Angels hope to hit high note by drafting Jordon Adell Angels select prep outfielder Jordon Adell 10th overall, UCLA’s Griffin Canning 47th in MLB draft Miller: Yankees’ Aaron Judge replaces Mike Trout for the moment as Angel Stadium icon FROM ANGELS.COM (Page 17) Two Astros, Alonso take All-Star vote leads JC-CC duel on tap at Big A Angels take high school slugger 10th overall Furious rally squandered by Judge's homer Halos add UCLA righty Canning to Day 1 haul Angels Draft pick Jo Adell discussed his dad's athletic genes and if he can beat him one-on-one FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (Page 25) Judge clouts 22nd homer, propels Yankees past Angels 5-3 Sabathia looks to remain hot as Yanks visit Angels June 13, 2017 Page 3 of 36 FROM ESPN.COM (Page 28) Keith Law's MLB draft Day 1 recap: Best picks and a few risks FROM SPORTING NEWS (Page 33) MLB Network's Greg Amsinger talks draft, Mike Trout memories and Bernie Bickerstaff June 13, 2017 Page 4 of 36 FROM THE LOS ANGELES TIMES Late rally goes to waste in Angels' 5-3 loss to Yankees By Bill Shaikin There was a decided lack of buzz around Angel Stadium on Monday, even though the New York Yankees were in town. The pockets of empty seats spoke to that, and so did the sharply discounted tickets offered online. The Angels said they had sold 36,245 tickets, the fewest for a Yankees game in eight years. These teams have not prospered since they met in the 2009 American League Championship Series. Vladimir Guerrero and Torii Hunter have retired. So have Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez. The Yankees have not won a postseason game in five years. The Angels have not won a postseason game in eight years. Mike Trout is on the disabled list. There were “M-V-P” chants in Anaheim, but they came from the seats adjacent to right field, patrolled for the Yankees by rookie Aaron Judge, who leads the majors in home runs. That would be 22 home runs, the latest of which won the game for the Yankees on Monday. With an open base in the eighth inning, the Angels pitched to Judge, who launched a two-run home run that delivered a 5-3 victory to the Yankees. The Yankees extended the longest winning streak in the major leagues to six games. The game boiled down to one question: Why did the Angels pitch to Judge? The home team had rallied to tie the score 3-3 in the seventh inning. With one out in the Yankees’ eighth, Aaron Hicks doubled, and Angels manager Mike Scioscia summoned closer Bud Norris to face Judge. “With Bud being able to move the ball and spin it,” Scioscia said, “you hope you can get him [Judge] to expand [the strike zone] a little bit.” Norris threw ball one, then ball two. With first base open, perhaps the Angels would work around Judge, to try to get him to swing at a bad pitch and walk him if he did not. Or not. Norris’ third pitch was a strike, and it was creamed, deep into left field, 438 feet worth of a game-winning home run. “You tip your cap,” Scioscia said. “He hit it a long way.” June 13, 2017 Page 5 of 36 Scioscia said he considered the intentional walk after the first two balls but still hoped Norris could get Judge to chase a bad pitch, aware that Norris had the luxury of the open base if Judge did not chase. “Unfortuntately,” Scioscia said, “the cutter wasn’t where it needed to be.” Judge leads the American League with a .347 batting average. In runs batted in — the only triple crown category in which he does not lead — he has 49 runs. Nelson Cruz of the Seattle Mariners leads with 50. The game was there for the Angels’ taking. Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka had lost five consecutive starts, and his ERA had risen to 6.55. There was nothing wrong with him on Monday, though. He gave up one earned run and four hits over 62/3 innings, striking out eight. Kole Calhoun homered in the first inning, but the Angels did not score again until the seventh — two runs, both unearned. Calhoun, who had one home run in April and three in May, has five in 11 games in June. He is batting .421 this month. Angels starter Alex Meyer once again struggled to command his elite stuff. It is never a good sign for a pitcher when the number of walks exceeds the number of innings pitched, but Meyer walked five in 42/3 innings. He has walked 29 batters in 40 innings this season. He survived the first inning, when he walked two but also struck out two and the Yankees did not score. In the third inning, Didi Gregorious’ two-out RBI single followed a pair of walks. In the fifth, Gregorious delivered another two-out single — scoring Judge, who had walked. Meyer is averaging 6.5 walks per nine innings. None of the 85 pitchers with enough innings to rank among league leaders has walked more than 4.8 batters per nine innings. Angels select prep outfielder Jordon Adell in first round of MLB draft By Bill Shaikin Mike Trout can leave as a free agent in 2020, and the Angels are desperately in need of frontline talent to complement him in order to return to the postseason before then. With their first pick in Monday’s draft, the Angels selected high school outfielder Jordon Adell, a high- ceiling, high-risk choice unlikely to ascend to the major leagues before Trout’s current contract expires. With their second pick, the Angels chose UCLA right-hander Griffin Canning, who had been projected as a first-round selection before dropping among unspecified concerns over his medical examinations. June 13, 2017 Page 6 of 36 Adell, 18, is highly rated for power, speed and throwing ability. Angels scouting director Matt Swanson said Adell has “the ability, the makeup and the intangibles” to realize his potential as “a perennial All- Star.” He hit 25 home runs, tops among prep players in the United States, and batted .563 with 22 stolen bases at Ballard High in Louisville, Ky. He even hit 95 mph as a right-handed pitcher, which could be a fallback option for the Angels if his tools do not develop. Adell’s father was drafted by the NFL’s New Orleans Saints. Adell attended the MLB draft. Asked what the Angels were getting, Adell told MLB Network: “They’re getting the full package, I believe.” Swanson, in his first draft since the Angels hired him last year, said Adell could spark the revitalization of a player-development system ranked by Baseball America as the worst in the game. “Our organization can now have a player to build around long-term,” Swanson said, referring to the minor league system. Canning, 21, grew up an Angels fan and played at Santa Margarita High, although he wore No. 55 at UCLA in honor of Orel Hershiser. He was 7-4 with a 2.34 earned-run average this season. He also averaged 116 pitches per start, not including two brief starts on a rainy weekend, according to Baseball America. Swanson declined to say what red flags might have caused Canning to drop into the second round but said the Angels medical staff had cleared him and said the team had “no concern” about his condition. Swanson called Canning “a polished and advanced college pitcher who can move really quick,” with the best case of helping the Angels as soon as some time next season. Hoping for a turnaround Draft success is crucial for the Angels in rebuilding their talent base. They have not spent lavishly in Latin America, and they forfeited their 2012 and 2013 first-round picks as compensation for signing Albert Pujols and Josh Hamilton, respectively. Their top pick in 2011, first baseman C.J. Cron, has spent parts of the last four seasons in Anaheim but has yet to secure a full-time job. Their top pick in 2014, pitcher Sean Newcomb, was included in a trade with the Atlanta Braves for shortstop Andrelton Simmons. Neither of their top picks in 2015 or 2016 — catcher Taylor Ward and first baseman Matt Thaiss, respectively — is considered a top prospect. June 13, 2017 Page 7 of 36 Richards return? The Angels could use reinforcements in starting pitching, but none could be better than the return of ace Garrett Richards. They have been cautious in discussing his progress, but manager Mike Scioscia said he expected Richards to pitch again this season. Richards has not pitched since April 5 because of what the team calls a biceps strain. Scioscia was less committed to a return this season for Andrew Heaney, who had elbow ligament- replacement surgery in July. Heaney threw a bullpen session Monday. “At the very least, we’ll see him 100% in spring training,” Scioscia said.