At this point, the only thing that can be said about LA Angels’ Matt Thaiss’ performance is “Opening Day material”. The young prospect isn’t just playing to earn a backup spot, he isn’t just playing to get re-acclimated to live baseball, he’s playing for an absolute starting role. On a team with Albert Pujols incumbent at first it’s hard to even imagine anyone else taking over the starting role at 1B. Yet with the new direction of the organization and the rising star of Thaiss we may see Pujols relegated to a backup role sooner rather than later. Read more https://halohangout.com/2019/02/27/la-angels-spring-training-recap-angels-9-rockies-7/