Caden Dana: Angels 2024 Minor League Player Of The Year
Expanding his repertoire helped expand Caden Dana’s success as he developed into one of the top pitching prospects in baseball.
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Expanding his repertoire helped expand Caden Dana’s success as he developed into one of the top pitching prospects in baseball.
The Angels want to exercise more patience with Christian Moore than they have with past first-rounders. But his bat was arguing against restraint early in his pro career.
As he learns to make more authoritative contact, Randy De Jesus’ power production is on the rise at Low-A.
The Angels went over slot to sign eighth-round high school righthander Barrett Kent last year. They are impressed with the early returns.
For promising outfielder-turned-pitcher Joel Hurtado, fastball command broadening his repertoire are focal points.
The Angels don’t shy away from rapid promotions. Tall righthander Caden Dana could be next in line if he reaches Double-A and succeeds.
Nolan Schanuel rose from the 2023 draft to Anaheim in about a month. He knows he needs to keep working to improve in 2024.
The Angels’ 2023 third-rounder moved around the diamond at Stanford and is now trying a new position early in his pro career.
Plate discipline has been switch-hitter Jadiel Sanchez’s hallmark. Now, he is beginning to get his legs into his swing.
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Nolan Schanuel made a few small changes as a college junior in 2023 that paid off big for his career.
Nelson Rada turns 18 on Aug. 24, an age when most U.S. players are beginning their senior year of high school. That’s what makes what…
The righthander lowered his arm slot, changed his fastball and now is moving quickly through the minors.
Drafted out of high school last year, Caden Dana so thoroughly dominated Low-A that the Angels pushed him to High-A as a 19-year-old.
Drafted in the 13th round last year, Flint is skipping High-A and heading to Double-A to start the season.
The 2021 first-rounder dealt with injuries for the bulk of last season. This year, he hopes to stay healthy and round out his repertoire.
The catcher shows gifts on both sides of the ball. Now, all he needs is experience.
Released by the Tigers in 2020, Kolton Ingram has found a spot on the Angels’ 40-man roster.
The 24-year-old righthander is in a position to help the Angels’ pitching staff in 2023.
Zach Neto is a fundamentally sound shortstop who was one of the best college hitters in the 2022 draft. That places him on a fast track to Anaheim.
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