Manager Phil Nevin said the Angels have pitched better than their record, partly because their defense has not been up to par. Changes also involve Andrew Velazquez and Taylor Ward.
ATLANTA — The Jonathan Villar Experiment is over., they designated the veteran infielder for assignment.
On the day they let him go, though, Nevin focused on the defense, which he said has been an issue for the entire team. Nevin also moved Jo Adell back to left field, after saying he felt Adell was more comfortable in right field. Adell has still had trouble in right field, including allowing a popup to drop on Friday and having a ball hit him in the chest on Saturday.
Nevin also put Andrew Velazquez back at shortstop, moving Luis Rengifo to second. When Michael Stefanic was called up earlier this month, Nevin said that he’d go with an infield of Stefanic at second and Rengifo at shortstop, with Velazquez coming in for defense. “ is putting the ball in play,” Nevin said. “At this level, you’ve got to hit the ball hard. Balls on the ground at this level are gonna be outs. He’s working on that. He understands that.”
“It did come up and we talked about him last night quite a big,” Nevin said Sunday. “He’s been a savior in that ‘pen. I know he started in the past. I think he’s got a different mindset if he were to go into that spot. I’m not ruling it out.”
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