Athletics @ Angels 1:10 PST
Give me LA
Photo credit: Rex Fregosi
Athletics @ Angels 1:10 PST
Give me LA
Photo credit: Rex Fregosi
Wally Urena in and immediately starts rocketing 100 mph sinkers 😮💨
Urena and Klassen were the two AA guys last season I thought the Angels should continue the starter experiment with, given age and stuff. But both would be assets in the Angels pen right now, and inconsistency of command in longer stretches tends to expose both frequently. Can see that with Urena today, like Klassen this week. First inning they drop the hammer, and then get shaky past pitch 20.
Annnnddd, Urena gets 2 quick outs, starts walking batters, then gives up 3 runs, gets yanked.
The story of the farm right now – so much heat, so many arms that can work 97-101, so little length and command. Beyond Bremner and Dana, the upper minors are all relief profiles the Angels are trying to wishcast into six-inning guys.
More starter profiles in the lower minors, but even there, some of the ’25 prep draftees were clearly selected largely on FB characteristics.
I’ll give Manoah a DFA target of July. He is simply a placeholder until Dana is ready to take over 5th starter duties.