The Los Angeles Angels never do things the way others do.
After siding with the buyers at the last trade deadline, when no one believed in their chances of participating in the fall dance, now the Californian team finds a new way to stand out.
Indeed, the Angels in our campaigns have just recalled Nolan Schanuel, according to Jeff Passan of the ESPN network.
You may tell me that it is quite normal to recall a prospect during the year, especially at this time of the season. You are right.
But Schanuel is not just any prospect. He was just drafted about six weeks ago. Additionally, the outfield-eligible first baseman has only played 21 games in the pro ranks.
Granted, Schanuel had been the 11th overall pick last auction and had a .370 batting average with 21 walks and just 10 strikeouts in 96 plate appearances in the minors.
But, that’s no reason to burn the 21-year-old.
This is a kind of promotion that happens very rarely and one wonders if the panic is not taken among the Angels, who are trying by all means to strengthen their alignment and maintain their hopes. to make the playoffs in what would turn out to be Shohei Ohtani’s last season in their ranks.
Although Schanuel was one of the closest Major League Baseball prospects last drafted, his recall is a bit aggressive and seems short-sighted, like the Angels’ usual view.
Besides, if this vision was a little more developed, they would surely have selected a better player, but who is not ready to evolve in the MLB for the moment, instead of Schanuel who I saw coming out closer to the twentieth rank than the eleventh rung of Los Angeles.
It all sounds very Angels.
