TEMPE, Ariz. —
Seven years later, Angels manager Joe Maddon sees the same potential in pitcher Alex Cobb.
After last working together in 2014 with the Tampa Bay Rays, Cobb and Maddon have been reunited this season with the Angels. And despite a Tommy John surgery, a decline in performance and injury problems over the last three seasons with the Baltimore Orioles, Cobb still reminds Maddon of the pitcher who posted a 3.21 earned-run average over his first 81 career starts from 2011 to 2014.
“I’ve seen him really good,” Maddon said.