The Angels currently have six starters they want to use, even without Ohtani, but that limits them to seven relievers instead of the normal eight. When Ohtani is a part of the rotation, he doesn…
NEW YORK — For years the Angels have used a six-man rotation, largely because of Shohei Ohtani., the Angels could go to a more traditional five-man rotation for the final month.
The Angels used Patrick Sandoval, Chase Silseth and Griffin Canning against the New York Mets, and Lucas Giolito, Tyler Anderson and Reid Detmers are scheduled start this week against the Philadelphia Phillies.knocked out by a head injury in the fourth inning of his start on Saturday “He got hit pretty hard,” Nevin said. “I think we avoided something serious but with the head injuries you always want to be cautious with them. We’ll keep evaluating him through the day and see where we’re at.”
As long as the Angels have six starters, they will only have seven relievers. They’ve had at least eight relievers throughout the rest of the season because Ohtani doesn’t count against the roster limit of 13 pitchers because he’s a two-way player.
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