ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Angels’ mandate from owner Arte Moreno over the last six seasons, all of them losing ones, can be summed up in six words: Mike Trout, Shohei Ohtani, no rebuild.
Well, about that: When the Angels take the field Sunday in Boston, their pitcher will be 23. Their catcher will be 23. Their shortstop will be 22.
The Angels never did pursue a shortstop last winter. After a winter of trumpeting their newfound depth, they handled shortstop by committee for all of two weeks. On Saturday, they called up Zach Neto.