Tag: Los Angeles Angels

Angels Hire Matt Vasgersian To Join Mark Gubicza, Jose Mota As Play-By-Play Announcer

The Los Angeles Angels have announced they are bringing on Matt Vasgersian as the play-by-play announcer alongside Mark Gubicza...

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Angels 5, Giants 4 (7 innings) – Cactus League 3/11/21

by BJ Martin, Angels Nation Staff  Mike Trout had gone almost two weeks into Cactus League play without hitting a home run. He would arrive in Tempe for his sixth Spring Training game of the season ready to go.  The perennial…

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Angels 4, Indians 2 (8 innings) – Cactus League 3/10/21

by BJ Martin, Angels Nation Staff  Joe Maddon has been preaching aggressive baserunning all spring. Wednesday a group of Angels hitters fighting for spots on the roster did their best to impress their skipper.   Carving out three runs in the…

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Brewers 10, Angels 9 (7 innings) – Cactus League 3/8/21

by BJ Martin, Angels Nation Staff  Justin Upton’s offense has been missed greatly by Angels most of the past two seasons.   Monday, the veteran left fielder showed he’s ready to be that middle of the order presence the team needs this…

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Angels Odds: Baseball Perspective PECOTA Total Wins

Last month Baseball Prospectus unveiled its projected 2021 standings using its proprietary PECOTA system. PECOTA stands for Player Empirical Comparison and Optimization Test Algorithm and is a metric that takes a player’s past performance and tries to project the most…

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Angels 6, Mariners 2 (6 innings) – Cactus League 3/7/21

by BJ Martin, Angels Nation Staff   Joe Maddon continues to have his players run aggressively on the bases. It’s a mindset going back to his earliest days as a manager and scout for the Angels in the early Eighties.  After Jose…

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Rockies 8, Angels 2 (7 innings) – Cactus League 3/6/21 Breakdown

by BJ Martin, Angels Nation Staff   Justin Upton, Mike Trout, Dexter Fowler  The Angels Opening Day starting outfield is all but official.  Saturday afternoon in Tempe, a trio of outfielders continued to impress Joe Maddon and Perry Minansain.   In the shadow of…

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Angels 7, Athletics 3 (7 innings) – Cactus League 3/5/21 Breakdown

by BJ Martin, Angels Nation Staff   It was Shohei Ohtani day at Mesa’s Hohokam Stadium.  Regardless of what anyone else did. Everything was going to be measured based on the pitching performance of Ohtani.  He did not disappoint. His fastball being…

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Diamondbacks 9, Angels 2 (8 innings) – Cactus League 3/4/21 Breakdown

by BJ Martin, Angels Nation Staff   The Arizona Diamondbacks hitters were barreling up well on the ball before 2,100 fans at Salt River Fields Thursday afternoon. Scoring at least a run each of the first six innings off Angels pitching until…

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Angels 6, Rangers 2 (6 innings) – Cactus League 3/3/21 Breakdown

by BJ Martin, Angels Nation Staff   Angels pitching has been the topic of conversation all winter. Wednesday afternoon in Tempe, the Angels projected pitchers all looked promising in their Cactus League debuts.   So did this Friday’s Angels starting pitcher...at the plate.  Shohei…

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