Schanuel is hitting .095, but Manager Ron Washington says he still believes that he will “take off, because he can hit.” The Angels would like to see him be more aggressive at the plate.
Nolan Schanuel rocketed to the majors barely a month after he was drafted last summer, and he hit .275 with a .732 OPS in 29 games last season, which earned him the Angels’ first base job heading into 2024. But Schanuel has started off this season hitting .095 with a .431 OPS. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It’s a fine line that a major league team must walk with a struggling young player.
“I have no problem constantly running him out there and letting him try to figure it out,” Washington said of his rookie first baseman. “I haven’t seen where he has disbelief that he can do something. I see it’s not happening. I see him handling that it’s not happening. I don’t see him handling it in a panic way.”
But Schanuel has started off this season hitting .095 with a .431 OPS. He was not in the lineup on Tuesday against Tampa Bay, but Washington said that was more because he wanted to get Miguel Sanó in after he swung the bat well the night before. Schanuel will play again on Wednesday, Washington said.
Washington would like to see Schanuel be more aggressive. Last year he swung at 63% of pitches in the zone, which is slightly below the major league average of 66%. This season, though, Schanuel has swung at 48% of pitches in the zone.
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