Angels' Opening Day starter still a question mark
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Opening Day is less than three weeks away, but the Angels still have not determined who will take the mound for them when they face the A's on April 3 in Oakland.Manager Mike Scioscia said Thursday that the club is still weighing its options, and will use
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Opening Day is less than three weeks away, but the Angels still have not determined who will take the mound for them when they face the A's on April 3 in Oakland.
Manager Mike Scioscia said Thursday that the club is still weighing its options, and will use the next couple of weeks of Spring Training to see which members of the rotation will line up best for the first week of the regular season.
"There's a group of guys that we're going to see as we get into this week, where they line up and what makes sense and look at the first couple of weeks of the season to see how it plays out," Scioscia said.
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Right-hander
"There's definitely room for reorganization," Scioscia said. "We're going to look at it here within the next 10 days and see where guys are, what guys are ready [and] who's throwing the ball well."
Ace
"I'm going to take the ball when they tell me to take the ball," Richards said. "That's not my area of expertise. When they want me to throw, I'm going to be ready to throw. That's all I can do."
Left-hander
Worth noting
• Shortstop Cliff Pennington returned to the Angels lineup Thursday after missing five games with a shoulder issue. He went hitless in three at-bats.
• Right-hander
"He's got that kind of arm that's really sneaky," Scioscia said before the game. "He's got a live fastball. I think he's got a better understanding of how to put [his secondary pitches] together over the last couple of years. He's kind of a sleeper."
Maria Guardado covers the Angels for MLB.com.