ANGELS 2017 SPRING TRAINING NOTES LOS ANGELES ANGELS (10 7) @ SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (9 11) March 15, 2017 Sco sdale Stadium TV: Fox Sports West Radio: AM830 KLAA Spring Game #18 Road Game #8 (4 3)
TODAY’S CONTEST TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER LHP TYLER SKAGGS LEADING OFF : The Angels play their 18th of 35 Spring Training games today 2017 SPRING TRAINING: 0 1, 0.00 ERA as the Club visits the San Francisco Giants…The star ng pitching match up 2016 REGULAR SEASON: 3 4, 4.17 ERA features Angels LHP Tyler Skaggs against le hander Madison Bumgarner for San Francisco...Today’s contest is the eighth of 15 scheduled Cactus League road • Making second start of the Spring. games for the Halos…The Angels will also play a Spring Training road game on • Charged with loss in fi rst start on March 4 at Chicago (A.L.)...Worked 0.2 innings April 1 at Dodger Stadium to close out exhibi on play. and allowed three runs (all unearned)...Yielded four walks with one strikeout and did not allow a hit. HOT SPRINGS: Shane Robinson is ba ng .409 (9/22) with one double, two triples, • In four Major League seasons, is 11 15 with a 4.60 ERA (230.2 IP 118 ER) in 41 fi ve RBI and two walks in 11 games.... C.J. Cron has hits in 10 of his last 11 games, starts for the Diamondbacks and Angels. is ba ng .457 (16/35) in Cactus League play and has tallied fi ve extra base hits • Made 10 starts for the Angels last season, and went 3 4 with a 4.17 ERA (49.2 in his last three games... Manny Banuelos has worked 6.2 scoreless innings IP 23 ER) in his fi rst Major League ac on a er missing the en re 2015 season across three appearances (one start)...Ben Revere owns a .440 (11/25) Spring a er undergoing Tommy John surgery. average with one double, one triple, three RBI, three stolen bases and six walks. • VS. SAN FRANCISCO : In two career regular season starts against the Giants, is 0 2 with a 10.00 ERA (9 IP 10 ER)...Both starts came as a member of the ANGELS/GIANTS: Today is second of two contests this Spring for the Angels against Diamondbacks in 2012 & 2013. the Giants…The Angels won the fi rst game on March 2 by a 5 4 score at Tempe • Underwent Tommy John surgery on Aug. 13, 2014. Diablo Stadium...The teams will not meet during the 2017 regular season. • During the off season, represented Angels at the annual Kids Holiday Party event for the Angels Baseball Founda on at the ESPN Zone in Downtown Disney. ROSTER NOTES: Yesterday, the Angels reassigned OF Michael Hermosillo, INF David Fletcher and INF Sherman Johnson to minor league camp.....The Angels ANGELS SCHEDULED TO PITCH TODAY now have 54 ac ve players in Major League camp. RHP JC Ramirez RHP Cam Bedrosian RHP Jus n Miller LHP Cody Ege YESTERDAY’S RECAP: The Angels were defeated by the Kansas City Royals yesterday a ernoon by a 8 4 score at Surprise Stadium... C.J. Cron went 3 for 4 with two doubles, a triple and one RBI... Carlos Perez hit his fi rst home run of the Spring...Ma Shoemaker worked four scoreless innings, allowing just one hit ROSTER RUNDOWN and one walk with two strikeouts... Mike Morin was charged with the loss a er The Angels entered Spring Training 2017 with a franchise record 69 players in big allowing four earned runs in relief. league camp (previous high was 67 players in 2001, ‘09 & ‘14)…The 29 non roster invitees are also a franchise record (previous was 28 in 2010)...19 “home ANGELS IN THE WBC: INF Andrelton Simmons is currently compe ng for the grown” players are in camp, who have remained with the Halos a er originally Netherlands and will par cipate in the semifi nals round on March 20 at Dodger being dra ed or signed by the Club…Total of 14 former fi rst round dra picks, Stadium...LHP Jose Alvarez , RHP Deolis Guerra and RHP Yusmeiro Pe t are all including 2016’s Ma Thaiss (16th overall)…21 players represent seven foreign members of the Venezuelan squad, playing in Pool F in San Diego...Also in Pool countries: 11 from Venezuela, four from the Dominican Republic, two from F, Angels fi rst base coach Alfredo Griffi n is a member of the coaching staff for Puerto Rico and one each from Cuba, Curacao, Mexico and Nicaragua…Youngest the Dominican Republic. player in camp is Ma Thaiss (21), oldest is Albert Pujols (37)…17 players in camp have no MLB service me; four are on 40 man roster…12 of 69 players in STREAK SNAPPED: The Angels loss to the White Sox on March 4 snapped an 18 camp were born in Southern California. game unbeaten streak (16 0 2) in Spring Training play, which dated back to March 21, 2016.. 2016 IN REVIEW The Angels completed 2016 with a 74 88 (.457) record in fourth place in the IN THE DUGOUT: Manager Mike Scioscia enters his 18th A.L. West (21 games behind Texas)...Halos fi nished with a sub .500 record for season at the helm of the Halos and is the longest New Angels in 2017 just third me in last 13 seasons (74 wins were fewest since 70 in 1999)…LAA tenured skipper in the Majors...This season, Alfredo Aus n Adams, RHP fi nished below third place for fi rst me since 1999 (4th)...Halos used 53 players Griffi n returns to First Base Coach a er spending Vicente Campos, RHP in 2016 (55 on ac ve roster), including 15 diff erent star ng pitchers this season Jesse Chavez, RHP (most in A.L.)...Angels set a new American League record with 24 diff erent 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 winning pitchers...Mike Trout captured his second career A.L. MVP Award a er 2000 15)...Also returning to Scioscia’s staff in 2017, Ryan LaMarre, OF leading MLB in runs (123), walks (116) & OBP (.441)...Trout also represented are: Dino Ebel (Bench Coach), Charles Nagy (Pitching Mar n Maldonado, C Club at All Star Game in San Diego... Albert Pujols paced LAA with 31 home runs Coach), Dave Hansen (Hi ng Coach), Ron Roenicke Cameron Maybin, OF and climbed to ninth place all me with 591 career HR...Angels drew 3,016,142 (Third Base Coach), Sco Radinsky ( Bullpen Coach), Brooks Pounders, RHP fans to Angel Stadium, marking the 14th consecu ve season with at least three Paul Sorrento (Assistant Hi ng Coach), Steve Soliz Ben Revere, OF million fans. (Catching & Informa on Coach), Tom Gregorio (Bullpen Luis Valbuena, INF Kirby Yates, RHP THIS ‘N’ THAT Catcher) and Anel De Los Santos (Bullpen Catcher). BROADCAST INFO : In 2017, the Angels will have 34 Spring Training games airing MVP, MVP!: OF Mike Trout enters his sixth full Major League season in 2017...Last on television, with Fox Sports West carrying 31 games, Prime Ticket televising season, the 25 year old hit .315 (173/549) with 32 doubles, fi ve triples, 29 home two games and KCOP airing one game...The games will also be available for live runs, 100 RBI and a Major League leading 123 runs scored, 116 walks and .441 streaming via FOX Sports GO on phones, tablets and computers... Terry Smith OBP...He earned his second career American League MVP Award, becoming the and Jose Mota will team up to call the ac on from Arizona... Mark Gubicza is fi rst player to win the award twice in an Angels uniform...Has fi nished in Top Two fi lling in for Mota from March 6 14, while he is calling World Baseball Classic of MVP vo ng each of last fi ve seasons, joining Barry Bonds (2000 04) as only ac on from Jalisco, Mexico...Immediately following game coverage, “Angels players to accomplish the feat...Trout also earned his fi h consecu ve Silver Live” will off er postgame analysis with Patrick O’Neal , Alex Curry and Kent Slugger Award and was selected to his fi h straight All Star Game. French rota ng at the host posi on to lead discussions with analysts Gubicza and Mota...When the Angels return to Southern California on March 30 for their WHO WILL BE MR. 1000? : The Angels enter 2017 having used 995 diff erent players fi nal three exhibi on games, Victor Rojas will take over television play by play in franchise history...The fi h player to make their Halos debut this season will du es alongside Gubicza as the pair begin their eighth season together as the become the 1,000th diff erent player in Club history. Angels television announcing team.
DOWN ON THE FARM : Angels Minor League players have reported to camp and TEMPE TRADITION: 2017 represents the Angels’ 25th Spring Training campaign will play their fi rst exhibi on games on March 16 against the San Francisco in Tempe, AZ (since 1993)…Tempe Diablo Stadium is the oldest ballpark in the Giants. Cactus League...Halos have drawn over 100,000 fans to Tempe Diablo Stadium in 11 of the last 13 seasons…LAA set a franchise Spring Training home a endance OPENING DAY NOTES: The Halos will square off with the Oakland Athle cs on record in 2012, a rac ng 130,126 fans to Tempe Diablo Stadium. Opening Day (Oakland Coliseum – April 3)…Marks fi h Opening Day mee ng between Angels and A’s and fi rst since 2009 (a 3 0 Angels win at Angel GUEST INSTRUCTORS : Throughout the Spring, the Angels have a number of alumni Stadium)...Clubs last Opening Day contest at the Coliseum came in 1982, with returning as guest instructors, including: Bobby Grich (Feb. 20 22), Shigetoshi Oakland winning 3 2 in 11 innings a er Angels reliever Don Aase yielded a walk Hasegawa (Feb. 21 26), Sco Shields (Feb. 24 28), Clyde Wright (March 4 6), off walk to Davey Lopes ...Since 2004, Angels are 9 4 on Opening Day, but have Wally Joyner (March 10 14) and David Eckstein (March 15 17). lost the opener in each of the last three seasons a er winning a franchise record fi ve straight Opening Day games from 2009 13.
UPCOMING GAMES & PROBABLE PITCHERS DAY DATE OPPONENT SITE OPPOSING PITCHER ANGELS PITCHER TV/RADIO 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 Friday March 17 @Texas Surprise Stadium RHP Mike Hauschild (0 1, 1.74 ERA) RHP Alex Meyer (0 0, 5.79 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 L 4 8 10 7 Alexander (2 0) Morin (0 1) 7,130 50,683 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. SPRING TRANSACTIONS ANGELS TOP PROSPECTS 2017 Top Prospects by Baseball America Feb. 10 : Acquired RHP Aus n Adams from 1. Jahmai Jones (OF) Cleveland for cash considera ons or a PTBNL... 2. Ma Thaiss (INF), ST: .455 (5-11), 1 RBI, 2 BB, 2 SO, 1 R Designated RHP Deolis Guerra for assignment. 3. Alex Meyer (RHP), ST: 0-0, 10.12 ERA (2.2 IP - 3 ER), 6 BB, 1 SO 4. Brandon Marsh (OF) Feb. 15 : RHP Deolis Guerra cleared waivers and 5. Nate Smith (LHP) , ST: 0-0, 4.50 ERA (4 IP - 2 ER), 5 SO was outrighted to Triple A Salt Lake. 6. Taylor Ward (C), ST: 1.000 (1-1), 1 BB 7. Grayson Long (RHP) March 5: Reassigned LHP Kevin Grendell , RHP Osmer Morales, RHP Abel De Los Santos , C 8. Chris Rodriguez (RHP) Michael Barash, C Jack Kruger and C Taylor 9. Keynan Middleton (RHP) , ST: 0-0, 9.00 ERA (6 IP - 6 ER), 2 BB, 3 SO Ward to minor league camp. 10. Jaime Barria (RHP) March 9: Reassigned INF Ma Thaiss to minor ANGELS SPRING TALLY league camp. ANGELS CONTRACTS 40 MAN ROSTER OVERALL: 10 7 March 13 : Op oned LHP Nate Smith and LHP Signed through 2017 Greg Mahle to Triple A Salt Lake...Op oned Albert Pujols (2021) Home: 6 4 vs. A.L.: 4 2 RHP Eduardo Paredes to Double A Mobile... Mike Trout (2020) Road: 4 3 vs. N.L.: 6 5 Reassigned C Jose Briceno and RHP Drew Andrelton Simmons (2020) Gagnon to minor league camp. Kole Calhoun (2019 + team op on for 2020) UPCOMING SPRING BIRTHDAYS Luis Valbuena (2018 + mutual op on for 2019) MARCH March 14 : Reassigned OF Michael Hermosillo, Ricky Nolasco (2017 + mul op on for 2018) 20 Dino Ebel INF David Fletcher , and INF Sherman Johnson Huston Street (2017 + team op on for 2018) 25 Kirby Yates to minor league camp. Andrew Bailey (2017) Jesse Chavez (2017) HISTORY OF TEMPE DIABLO STADIUM Yunel Escobar (2017) Danny Espinosa (2017) Tempe Diablo Stadium (1968) is now the Cameron Maybin (2017) oldest ballpark in the Cactus League a er Cliff Pennington (2017) Oakland moved out of Phoenix Municipal Ben Revere (2017) Stadium (1964) following the 2014 season. The ballpark originally hosted the expansion Poten ally Arbitra on Eligible a er 2017 Sea le Pilots in 1969. The Pilots became Garre Richards (4th) the Milwaukee Brewers at the end of the CONNECTING WITH THE HALOS 1970 Spring season. The Brewers played at Mar n Maldonado (3rd) Follow the Angels PR staff on Twi er for game notes, Diablo through 1972 before moving to Sun Ma Shoemaker (2nd) news, announcements and other informa on: Jose Alvarez (1st) City. The ballpark sat empty for four years before another expansion team, the Sea le Cam Bedrosian (1st) Tim Mead: @TMeadAngels Mariners, arrived in 1977. The Mariners le C.J. Cron (1st) Eric Kay: @EKayAngels a er the 1992 season for a new ballpark in Andrew Heaney (1st) Adam Chodzko: @AChodzkoAngels Peoria. The Angels moved their spring camp Mike Morin (1st) Ma Birch: @MBirchAngels from Palm Springs to Tempe in 1993. Diablo Carlos Perez (1st) Angels PR: @LAAngelsPR JC Ramirez (1st) Stadium underwent renova ons in 1992 and 2006. Tyler Skaggs (1st) For access to game documents online, please visit Kirby Yates (1st) angelspressbox.com . (courtesy of Rodney Johnson of SABR).