ANGELS’ TOP PROSPECTS ::
Jordon Adell
Age: 18 Height/weight: 6-3, 200 Position: OF Bats/Throws: R/R Hometown: Louisville, Ky. The Angels believe Adell, the 10th overall pick in June, possessed the best combination of raw power, speed and arm strength of any player in the draft. The muscular outfielder, who signed for $4.3 million, flashed his potential in 49 games for rookie-league Arizona and Orem last summer, hitting .325 with a .908 OPS, five homers and 30 RBIs. He runs a 6.4-second 60-yard dash, and his arm strength is such that his fastball was clocked at 92 to 94 mph in high school.
Jahmai Jones
Age: 20 Height/weight: 6-0, 215 Position: OF B/T: R/R Hometown: Norcross, Ga. Jones, a second-round pick who signed for $1.1 million in 2015, is a dynamic athlete whose father and two brothers played in the NFL. Somewhat short, but thick and strong, Jones makes consistent contact with gap-to-gap power. He has enough speed to project as a leadoff man in the big leagues. The stiffer the competition, the better Jones performed last season, hitting .272 with a .763 OPS in 86 games for Class-A Burlington and .302 with an .856 OPS in 41 games at Class-A Inland Empire.
Kevin Maitan
Maitan, a top international prospect in 2016, signed with Atlanta for $4.25 million but was declared a free agent as part of the Braves’ international signing violations penalties. The Angels signed Maitan for $2.2 million in December but will probably have to move him to third base because of the weight Maitan has gained in his lower half, which limits his range. Maitan hit .241 with two home runs and 15 RBIs in 42 rookie-league games last summer.
Brandon Marsh
Age: 20 Height/weight: 6-3, 210 Position: OF B/T: L/R Hometown: Buford, Ga. Marsh, a second-round pick who signed for $1.073 million in 2016, spent his first year in the organization rehabilitating from a stress reaction in his lower back. He returned to the field in 2017 and flashed his five-tool potential as one of the best players in the Pioneer League, hitting .350 with a .944 OPS, 22 extra-base hits and 44 RBIs in 39 games for Orem. Marsh is an elite athlete with a strong frame, above-average speed and arm strength, and good plate discipline.
Chris Rodriguez
Rodriguez, a fourth-round pick in 2016, is not the most polished pitcher in the system and his high-effort delivery can affect his command. His 2017 results at Orem and Burlington, where he had a 6.16 ERA in 14 starts, didn’t match his potential. He has a four-seam fastball in the 95-mph range, a sinking two-seamer that runs into right-handed hitters, an 84-mph slider with a hard, late break and some depth, and a changeup that sinks and fades so much it resembles a screwball.