Adell was once considered one of the top five prospects in baseball, but he’s had mixed results in his first two seasons in the big leagues. Manager Joe Maddon said he’s made impressive…
TEMPE, Ariz. — Jo Adell hit a homer and ripped a single in his first two at-bats of the Angels exhibition game on Saturday, but it was his third plate appearance that left an impression on Joe Maddon.The Angels manager sought out the young outfielder immediately and told him why drawing a walk against Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks was so important.
“I cannot be more impressed with improvement with a young player in a very short period of time,” Maddon said. So far in the majors, Adell’s performance has been a mixed bag. In 2020 he endured a miserable debut, hitting .161 with a .478 OPS. The Angels dispatched him back to the minors for most of 2021, and then he finally returned in August and demonstrated he’d learned some things. He hit .246 with a .703 OPS.
“There’s a point in time we got to look at yourself and say, ‘Just be an athlete,’” Adell said. “We’re athletes. We train to come out and to run and make plays. And you know, if I just tell myself to be an athlete, you know, there’s really nothing else to do.”
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