PLAYING TIME: Angels recall Trout, part with Abreu
Apr 29 2012
AMERICAN LEAGUE
LAA makes splash by promoting OF Trout, releasing Abreu
One day after it was announced that uber-prospect Bryce Harper was being called up by WAS, the Angels decided to promote a top prospect of their own, 20-year-old Mike Trout (OF, LAA). Unlike Harper, Trout already has a taste of MLB experience, posting a .256 xBA, 116 PX and 96 Spd in 123 ABs in 2011, laying the seeds for would could become a potentially lethal power/speed combo. Trout had been coasting through Triple-A Salt Lake with a .403 BA, one home run, 13 RBI and six stolen bases in 20 games. (For a more detailed scouting report, see Daily Callups). He was inserted directly into the Angels' leadoff spot on Saturday, a lineup position that increases the...
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