Angels

Can the Mind, Body, and Spirit of a Baseball Team be any more powerful than a trio featuring a player that is in the rare 700 Home Run Club, another player recognized by many as the best player of the past decade and another that is doing things that have not been done since Babe Ruth and other things that have never been done  on a  MLB Diamond before and has a huge future ahead. All 3 (Albert Puljols, Mike Trout, and Shohei Ohtani) even at this stage of the game appear to be First Ballot Hall Of Famers!  

Albert recently announced that he is coming back to Anaheim to fulfill his Services contract with the Angels. We do not exactly know what capacity he will work within the Angel organization in 2023. However, many feel it will be a Front Office position some where. In my opinion if he is not the new G.M. or a position up high in the organization Albert is not going to be used to his fullest potential. Think about it for a minute.In 3 Centuries of Pro Baseball Albert has the second most R.B.I.'s in Baseball history, he is a member of the 700 Home Run Club, and he has proven over the years he can hit for a high average. The Angels have been handed a git and recently they fired the hitting Coach. Has anyone given any thought to the fact that Albert could dramatically help the team in this capacity?  The Angels have also fired the 3rd Base Coach. Has anyone ever realized that Albert had a passion for running the bases? He may have never been the fastest, but do you remember when he was battling Plantar Fasciitis and he used to run through the Angels 3rd Base Coaches "Hold Up" hand signals on the Bases and would be thrown out by a mile. Albert would be thrown out by a mile, but he had that passion and fun on the bases. Could you imagine how much fun he would have running the 3rd Base Box? 

Fun is contagious and it is what this team needs! The Clubhouse would respect Albert in this role.Guys on the Bases would run harder for Albert than they have ran for any recent 3rd Base Coaches and Albert would take some gambles. When the gambles paid off, the team and Albert would have a great time. Even when the gambles did not pay off, the team would  not be in any worse position than they are right now. Albert should be used to his full potential;, on or off the field. 

I hope the Angels are open to this.  Last year the Angels made some mistakes trading 2 payers to a team in the middle of the season and not only got un equal compensation but traded them to a Team that was just average. That team (the Phillies) ended up in  the World Series last year with 2 plaers that started the season with the Angels.  That mistake was preceded another mistake a coupe of months earlier by firing a Manager that holds the all time Tampa Bay Winning Pct by a Manager and also is the only Manager in more than 100 years that figured out how to win a World Series for the Chicago Cubs. That mistake was firing Joe Maddon,  

Now, here we are in 2023. Only days away from Pitchers and Catchers reporting and Ohtani has made it clear that he just wants to play on a team that is winning. t's Albert's decision to come back and fulfill his terms of service, it's up to the Angels to use him properly in a way that could really help the Team in 2023. If they use Albert properly, perhaps it will pay dividents for the team. Perhaps it will be enought to help keep Ohtani in Anaheim.

Nick LaCapria

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