The Official 2021 Los Angeles Angels Spring Training News & Notes Thread

[Chuck]

Guys, use this thread for all things news & notes on our players performances, updates & injuries (hopefully minimal).

[Chuck]

@mmc this would be a great thread to drop any tidbits you see online about our guys in ST. 

[Chuck]

The biggest news for me was from OC Register's @Jeff Fletcher report from Joe Maddon on Shoehi Ohtani. 

“He was showing velocity numbers, and it’s hard to show 95-plus in a workout,” the Angels manager said Tuesday, the day before the Angels first official workout of the spring in Tempe, Ariz. “He looked magnificent. The way the arm was working. The (velocity) numbers were high. Normally you get a workout or a (bullpen session), a guy is working on things, and you get a nice number, but you’re not going to get a big number. These numbers are big.”

[T.G.]

[Redondo]

Great news about Ohtani

[jsnpritchett]

12 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

The biggest news for me was from OC Register's @Jeff Fletcher report from Joe Maddon on Shoehi Ohtani. 

“He was showing velocity numbers, and it’s hard to show 95-plus in a workout,” the Angels manager said Tuesday, the day before the Angels first official workout of the spring in Tempe, Ariz. “He looked magnificent. The way the arm was working. The (velocity) numbers were high. Normally you get a workout or a (bullpen session), a guy is working on things, and you get a nice number, but you’re not going to get a big number. These numbers are big.”

Please, please let him be healthy all season.

[Stradling]

Is this the thread where I post that I bought a new spring training hat?  (Don’t tell yk)

[angelsnationtalk]

21 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

The biggest news for me was from OC Register's @Jeff Fletcher report from Joe Maddon on Shoehi Ohtani. 

“He was showing velocity numbers, and it’s hard to show 95-plus in a workout,” the Angels manager said Tuesday, the day before the Angels first official workout of the spring in Tempe, Ariz. “He looked magnificent. The way the arm was working. The (velocity) numbers were high. Normally you get a workout or a (bullpen session), a guy is working on things, and you get a nice number, but you’re not going to get a big number. These numbers are big.”

Dude's got something to prove. 

PLEASE don't buttercup me. I wanna see this guy absolutely dominate on the mound and in the box.

I'm going to stay optimistic with Ohtani because he's still very young. 

But damn, imagine a full season at 2018 performance level. WOW.

[jsnpritchett]

7 minutes ago, angelsnationtalk said:

Dude's got something to prove. 

PLEASE don't buttercup me. I wanna see this guy absolutely dominate on the mound and in the box.

I'm going to stay optimistic with Ohtani because he's still very young. 

But damn, imagine a full season at 2018 performance level. WOW.

Yep!  Man, I'm doing my best not to get excited by this "news," but it's hard not to, given what was said.  If I were Maddon (or anyone else associated with the Angels), I'd probably underplay anything related to Ohtani for a while.

[angelsnationtalk]

Just now, jsnpritchett said:

Yep!  Man, I'm doing my best not to get excited by this "news," but it's hard not to, given what was said.  If I were Maddon (or anyone else associated with the Angels), I'd probably underplay anything related to Ohtani for a while.

Agreed.

Again optimistic, but how much of difference do these two rotation options look (order based on performance. 1 being Ace and so on)....

Bundy, Heaney, Quintana, Canning, Cobb, Ohtani

or 

Ohtani, Bundy, Heaney, Canning, Quintana, Cobb

[rafibomb]

38 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

The biggest news for me was from OC Register's @Jeff Fletcher report from Joe Maddon on Shoehi Ohtani. 

“He was showing velocity numbers, and it’s hard to show 95-plus in a workout,” the Angels manager said Tuesday, the day before the Angels first official workout of the spring in Tempe, Ariz. “He looked magnificent. The way the arm was working. The (velocity) numbers were high. Normally you get a workout or a (bullpen session), a guy is working on things, and you get a nice number, but you’re not going to get a big number. These numbers are big.”

It really is hard not to get excited by what Maddon said. It doesn't seem like the usual "he looks good and the arm is feeling good but that's as far as I'm going to go"  stuff. But still trying my best not to jump to conclusions before spring training.

[Inside Pitch]

44 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

The biggest news for me was from OC Register's @Jeff Fletcher report from Joe Maddon on Shoehi Ohtani. 

“He was showing velocity numbers, and it’s hard to show 95-plus in a workout,” the Angels manager said Tuesday, the day before the Angels first official workout of the spring in Tempe, Ariz. “He looked magnificent. The way the arm was working. The (velocity) numbers were high. Normally you get a workout or a (bullpen session), a guy is working on things, and you get a nice number, but you’re not going to get a big number. These numbers are big.”

He was in the best arm-shape of his life.

[Junkballer]

If nothing else. Ohtani will be going into spring with a lot more confidence in his elbow than going in last year.  The extra year will allow him to concentrate on his mechanics and pitches without (or less of) the trepidation that comes with coming off of TJ.  I expect good things.  A full season, albeit likely less than 130 innings, of even 80% of 2018 Ohtani, will go a long way toward taking away innings from the back end of the rotation and further insulate it from the effects of the inevitable injuries.  

[Angels 1961]

2 minutes ago, Junkballer said:

If nothing else. Ohtani will be going into spring with a lot more confidence in his elbow than going in last year.  The extra year will allow him to concentrate on his mechanics and pitches without (or less of) the trepidation that comes with coming off of TJ.  I expect good things.  A full season, albeit likely less than 130 innings, of even 80% of 2018 Ohtani, will go a long way toward taking away innings from the back end of the rotation and further insulate it from the effects of the inevitable injuries.  

If only 130 inn I'm wondering if they do not put him in rotation until May. 18 to 20 starts

[Junkballer]

14 minutes ago, Angels 1961 said:

If only 130 inn I'm wondering if they do not put him in rotation until May. 18 to 20 starts

Despite what Joe says about there being no set plan at this time, pretty sure they will continue with an every seventh day rotation for him.  

[Angels 1961]

Is this where any sightings of Rosenthal or Jeffress in Tempe be posted?

[T.G.]

2 minutes ago, Angels 1961 said:

Is this where any sightings of Rosenthal or Jeffress in Tempe be posted?

Check the Face Value Ticket Exchange forum.  Wait there until you hear from us.

[southpaw]

Last year, the warning signs were when Ohtani wasn't controlling the ball even in Spring training (hitting batters in practice and walking a ton). I will get my hopes up when I hear he has more control. Being a year away from his TJ will help a ton. Hope the news on Ohtani is positive this year. He looked completely defeated and demoralized last year (on the mound AND at the plate)

[Chuck]

 

[Chuck]

 

[angelsnationtalk]

️ pic.twitter.com/1bQuUQKsdX

— FOX Sports West (@FoxSportsWest) February 17, 2021

[Chuck]

 

[Inside Pitch]

2 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

 

Re-sign him before he breaks out.

[T.G.]

Heaney is making his own sodas now? That should help.

[Chuck]

4 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

Re-sign him before he breaks out.

I seriously cannot tell if you're joking or not on this one. lol