Joe Maddon compared his team’s Spring Training workouts from this past spring to the mid-1980s California Angels instructional league. The manager appeared as a guest on the Angels Recap Podcast with Trent Rush on Wednesday.
Rush mentioned how he noticed a different vibe in camp this spring. It seemed to the commentator that Maddon was taking a different approach in terms of situational hitting and base running.
Maddon agreed with Rush’s assessment but explained that while things might appear different, they are very much the same.
“What you’re seeing right now, honestly, 100 percent, mid-1980s instructional league California Angels,” Maddon said.