The March 22, 2016 edition of Los Angeles Angels news includes a cancelled trip to Salt Lake City, Andrelton Simmons returning to the field, and more..
The Story: Exhibition game against Salt Lake City Bees gets snowed out
MWAH Says: Mike Trout, Kole Calhoun, and a few others were scheduled to play an exhibition game against their Triple-A affiliate in Salt Lake City today, but the weather had other plans. The team was reportedly on the bus to the airport when the trip got called off due to a few inches of snow. There are no plans to reschedule the game, which is a huge bummer for Angels fans in Utah.
The Story: Andrelton Simmons to get playing time at shortstop on Tuesday
MWAH Says: Let’s hope he’s there to stay now. Another bout of “dead arm” at this point and it’s time to start getting worried about his status for opening day.
The Story: Tyler Skaggs will make Cactus League debut on Thursday
MWAH Says: Hey! That’s good sign. Skaggs was originally expected to pitch in a minor-league game on Thursday, but will instead get to test his mettle against an MLB club for two innings. If Skaggs can get back to the rotation well before C.J. Wilson, which it looks like he’s primed to do, gotta wonder if there’s still a place for Wilson when he’s eventually healthy.
The Story: Todd Cunningham wrist MRI comes back negative
MWAH Says: It’s sort of good news/bad news for Cunningham. The good news is the nagging discomfort in his wrist isn’t anything serious. The bad news is he’s out of options and will probably have trouble sticking on the roster while nursing an injury. The Angels could start him on the DL to delay their ultimate decision, but the odds that he’ll overtake Craig Gentry on the depth chart seem slim.
The Story: Digital First Media gets the OK to purchase the OC Register
MWAH Says: This stuff is so weird. The initial winners of the bankruptcy auction were the biggest newspaper distributor in the country, Tribune Publishing. But they were immediately sued by the US Dept. of Justice on antitrust grounds and backed out of the purchase. So then the current OC Register owners went to court to ask that the second-place bidder, Digital First Media, could complete the purchase. The judge agreed. But here’s the kicker: Digital First is the SECOND-biggest newspaper distributor in the country, so all the antitrust suit did was make a different massive company bigger.
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