ANGELS ANNOUNCE 2014 SPRING TRAINING NON-ROSTER INVITEES

[Chuck]

For Immediate Release Contacts: Tim Mead/Eric Kay
January 14, 2014


ANAHEIM, CA - The Angels today announced the list of 19 non-roster players invited to 2014 Spring Training in Tempe, AZ. The announcement was made by club General Manager Jerry Dipoto. Below is a list of the non-roster invitees:

PITCHERS (9) CATCHERS (2) INFIELDERS (6) OUTFIELDERS (2)

Yeiper Castillo (RH) Jett Bandy Kaleb Cowart Zach Borenstein
Hunter Green (LH) Luis Martinez C.J. Cron Matt Long
Jarrett Grube (RH) Taylor Lindsey
Wade LeBlanc (LH) Shawn O’Malley
Michael Morin (RH) Eric Stamets
Mark Mulder (LH) Alex Yarbrough
Clay Rapada (LH)
Mark Sappington (RH)
Justin Thomas (LH)

The Angels will open Spring Training on Feb. 13th. The 2014 Spring Training reporting dates are as follows:

Feb. 13: Reporting date for pitchers/catchers
Feb. 14: Pitchers and catchers first workout
Feb. 18: Position players report
Feb. 19: First full squad workout
Feb. 28: First spring game vs. Chicago Cubs at Tempe Diablo Stadium (12:05 p.m. PST)

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[tdawg87]

Interesting to see Green there.

[tdawg87]

Also thank goodness the Angels aren't anti-semites!

[Stradling]

I was thinking the same thing, he is just a pup. It might have been in his contract, I thought I might have read something to that affect when they got him to sign last year.

[Stradling]

Also thank goodness the Angels aren't anti-semites!

Instigator (obligatory).

[Chuck]

Interesting to see Green there.

 

Typically teams give their 1st picks in the previous amateur draft a taste of spring training. We probably won't see much of him, but he'll get a ton of coaching and experience from the invite.

[Brent Maguire]

A lot of interesting people to watch for.

We get to see Hunter Green, whose super young and we get to see someone like Mulder attempt a comeback.

[UCLAngel]

Green did indeed negotiate for a spring training invite this year. I haven't seen too many draft picks negotiate for such a clause.

[Angel Oracle]

Here's hoping Morin sticks, come the start of the season.

[Scott34]

Green did indeed negotiate for a spring training invite this year. I haven't seen too many draft picks negotiate for such a clause.

 

Link to this?

[Stradling]

Scott I don't have a link but I do remember the clause.

[Scott34]

Scott I don't have a link but I do remember the clause.

 

Ah found it

 

http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jun/22/sports/la-sn-sp-angels-sign-top-draft-pick-20130622

[Glen]

Jett Bandy has to make the team soon, based on his name alone.  I can't read it without hearing this song in my head:

 

[nikkachez]

I'd be much happier to see Morin and Mulder make the roster than Blanton and Jepsen. Borenstein is the guy I'm looking at the most though, I think he's our Kole Calhoun 2.0 and could help the DH/OF situation. If Borenstein proves he's legit and Cron can get his power stroke back, we'll have a pair of nice pieces to replace Raul after, or even during, 2014. Angels positional players by 2015 if all goes right: 

 

Trout CF (duh)

Pujols 1B/DH (I think Pujols will still be our first baseman but he'll start the steady transition to the DH role)

Cron 1B/DH (spells Albert at first for 40-50 games at first, DH's against lefties)

Kendrick and Aybar up the middle

Freese at the hot corner

Iannetta/Conger at backstop

Borenstein LF/DH (replaces Shuck)

Hamilton LF/DH (gotta keep the DH spot open for Albert and Hamilton, Cron and Borenstein help with that.)

Calhoun RF

Romine/Stamets the utility IF