Mike Trout and Anthony Rendon are back on the injured list, and with Shohei Ohtani a Dodger, the Angels are giving young players a chance to establish themselves.
Ron Washington, the first-year manager of the Angels, is unfailingly positive. He was hired in part to inject relentless rah-rah into a franchise that hasn't reached the playoffs since 2014. Yet moments after news broke that Mike Trout would need surgery to repair a torn meniscus ... four days after Anthony Rendon revealed he has a 'high-grade partial tear' in his left hamstring ... four months after Shohei Ohtani signed with the Dodgers rather than return to the Angels ...
His on-base-plus-slugging percentage is a measly .420. Yet after putting up pedestrian numbers in six seasons in the Phillies farm system, Moniak made great strides upon being acquired along with minor league outfielder Jadiel Sanchez in a trade for right-hander Noah Syndergaard. He hit .280 with 14 home runs in 311 at-bats last season with the Angels after a May promotion from triple-A. Red flags persisted, however.
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