Fans that know anything about Angels’ manager Joe Maddon know that he is a man that is prone to unconventional thinking. He’s built a career as one of the brightest managers in the game by thinking outside the box, both in regard to his on-field strategies and his handling of players. When the Angels signed Maddon for a return engagement at the helm of the Halos, the team bought into processes and mentality.
With the announcement of the 2020 season beginning at the end of July, it didn’t take long for Maddon to hand down his first idiosyncratic doctrine for his newest squad.