One of the points repeatedly stressed by the Angels’ commentator during this afternoon’s game was that this wasn’t their A-lineup. What, you mean former D-backs Jon Jay and Phil Gosselin are not likely to be everyday starters for them? I am shocked... shocked! to find that out. That said, this was still a selection of professional ballplayers, and in that light, you can hardly ask for more than Madison Bumgarner striking out six batters over two innings of work this afternoon. He did reach as high as 91.1 mph with his fast ball: while that is harder than any regular season pitch, it is below the 92.5 mph Bumgarner hit in his first spring start last year. So we’ll see if this velocity is sustained, as we get closer to Opening Day. read more https://www.azsnakepit.com/2021/3/4/22314134/diamondbacks-angels-spring-training-recap
