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Whoa! Eppler making moves to create depth in the roster. Freeman, Stratton, now Goodwin. Eppler continues to make this roster interesting. Nice that we can let our young talent get a little more experience without forcing them up too quick.

From mlb.com Projected lineup1) Kole Calhoun, RF2) Mike Trout, CF3) Andrelton Simmons, SS4) Justin Bour, 1B5) Albert Pujols, DH6) Zack Cozart, 3B7) Jonathan Lucroy, C8) Peter Bourjos, LF9) Tommy La Stella, 2B

La Stella...he's gonna get a "lot of chances."

Oh wear that.

Walsh ROCKS!

BO!

Like that Rengifo got a hit. Hope he develops to be our leadoff hitter of the future.

Ebel made this game interesting. It was "must see."

Listening to Ebel is soooo cool! Verdugo with the F Bomb, LOL.

Nice having Dino mic'ed up at 3rd. Pretty interesting. Kole with a heckuva throw!

Should be fun to see how this all plays out. Looking forward to the development of the pitching staff and the depth we have offensively.

Yeah you are right. I don't see the Angels looking at fletcher for 700 PA's. Considering Trout, Upton, and Simmons barely averaged a little over 600 apiece last year.

Well you would know better than I. I guess I don't really see him as a 300 Plate appearance kind of guy.

How do you define "plenty of chances?" Do you see him getting the starting job in the infield? Is he the starter and Fletcher the backup? I see La Stella as a spot starter against a tough righty, a pinch hitter/runner, or defensive replacement. Nothing more than that. Is that "plenty of chances?"

If I could, would love to say I attended/watched Mike Trout's Press Conference. He will be the GOAT.

Great article from USA Today by Bob Nightingale on Trout - https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2019/03/19/mike-trout-never-wanted-to-leave-los-angeles-angels/3211347002/ Brings into perspective that Mike can play the game he loves for a ton of money, yet being an Angel, will still give him the personal privacy he can enjoy. Less pressure from friends, family, and media, on requests for his time and probably fortune if he isn't in the Philly or even East Coast area. I recall the Talking Heads complaining over the years that Trout is the greatest athlete that many sports fans would not recognize if he was walking down the street. That Baseball, the Angels, and Trout should better market Mike as the Face of Baseball in order to grow the game. Perhaps they should be resigned to the fact that Mike prefers his "anonymity" more than the Spotlight and that staying an Angel gets him the best of both worlds.

Wow. Nice to see the lack of belief that Bourjos worked hard to change his approach.

Nice to see Bourjos doing well. Interesting that coaches had him hitting “down.”

I can see this also forcing young pitchers with options to become more valuable than veterans who may not be able to go 3 full batters multiple times per week.

Horrible. Jeez what's next? Have the hitters come to the plate with the count already at 1-1?

Think it's way too early to be worried. Except for Cahil no one has 3 starts. Everyone looks like they're healthy. I view this as the Staff is working on pitches with little regard to winning games. Nothing more than that.

This is a total waste of time.

Nice to see a good outing from Harvey. Sounds like he's working hard to reestablish himself. Like the fact that he seems to want to take a leadership role.

Wish Cozart the best in getting back to health. We're gonna need him.

Nice if Simmons does add some more power. He’s been improving offensively every year. He needs to make the All-Star Game As far as Fletcher goes, I thought he looked more comfortable at 3B than Cozart. Think the better D would have Fletcher at 3B. Though looking forward to the battle he will have with Ward and Rengifo. It’s gonna be fun to see how that plays out this Spring