Manager Ron Washington has made it clear Adell’s spot isn’t in jeopardy even as he struggles through another extended skid, a confidence-booster for the former top prospect.
Angels outfielder Jo Adell spent several years bouncing between Triple-A and the major leagues, but he is breathing a bit easier through his struggles this season thanks to a vote of confidence from Manager Ron Washington. He is old enough, now, to recognize the mental strain he once put himself through, his top-prospect shine long stained by jittery cups of coffee where he’d too intensely focus on the black ink of his batting average.
But at the end of May, with Adell mired in a 1-for-27 skid, Angels manager Ron Washington gave him a public vote of confidence.. It’s been more of an implicit understanding than an explicit conversation between Washington and Adell, the former first-round draft pick internalizing that his spot was no longer in danger as long as he punched the clock.Washington ripped Adell for overrunning a base;
In previous years, Adell admitted he had struggled with tracking balls hit over his head, making it a consistent point of emphasis with Angels first base coach Bo Porter and third base coach Eric Young. Through three months, he is tied for second among all right fielders in defensive runs saved, his improvement evident in one“I’ve been able to play defense at a really high level, and that’s something we preach here is our defense,” Adell told the Southern California News Group.
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