Locked On Angels - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Angels

With baseball currently suspended, could a return help the Angels outcome in 2020? How will it impact the MLB Draft? Will there even be a season? That and more in this week's Fan Mailbag.

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The coronavirus has impacted baseball in a way we haven't seen in this sport, or any for that matter, in recent memory. What do we know so far?

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There may not be many of them, but the fan base for the Angels and baseball in general is ever growing in the United Kingdom. We chat with one of those leading the charge for English baseball fans, Nick Wright.

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Following suit of the NBA, NHL and MLS, Major League Baseball has suspended Spring Training play and has pushed back the start of the regular season two weeks at a minimum. As more information becomes available, we will update you.

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With amateur baseball in full swing, a quintet of MLB Draft experts join Locked On Angels to chat about who they would take with the top selection in the upcoming MLB Draft. Brian Sakowski of Perfect Game, Jeff Ellis of Scouting Baseball, Carlos Collazo of Baseball America, Jonathan Mayo of MLB Pipeline and Eric Longenhagen of FanGraphs all give you two selections that may occur in the first-round.

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As always, this week's mailbag continues the trend of questions in regards to the rotation after the announcement that Andrew Heaney will serve as the Angels Opening Day starter. Plenty of questions in regards to prospects and the Major League Baseball Draft. Will the season start on time with the coronavirus having an impact on all sports worldwide? How about an extension for Andrelton Simmons and why it should/could happen? That and more.

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The Houston Astros have so many looming questions when it comes to the 2020 season. Are they still the favorites to win the AL West, and if so, how dominant will they be? Will the losses of Gerrit Cole, A.J. Hinch and any potential cheating impact their chances at another division title? Eric Huysman of Locked On Astros checks in to chat about the upcoming 2020 season and the elephant in the room, the trash can impact.

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Last year, Angels starting pitchers were third worst in baseball when it came to walking batters. This Spring, the potential starters have nearly cut that rate in half. Though it's early, could this lead to promising signs for 2020 from the members of the rotation? Also, Dylan Bundy continues to impress early in camp, retiring 22 of the 24 batters he's faced thus far.

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In the first of a multiple episode series, Taylor Blake Ward is joined by Jason "JD" Hernandez of Locked On Anaheim Ducks to break down a classic baseball movie, The Rookie (2002). Dennis Quaid did a fine job of portraying a baseball cult hero, Jim Morris, who didn't make his Major League debut until he was in his mid 30's while throwing in the upper 90's.

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Who has been the most impressive Angels player during Spring Training? Who will take that final spot in the rotation? What would happen with an international draft? How long will Mike Trout's greatness last? That and plenty more in this week's Fan Mailbag.

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