Waldens Come To the Party for Angels
The Los Angeles Angels seems to be depending on their younger brigade of players to keep them in contention for their title race. The Los Angeles Angels are three outs from beating the Texas rangers in a series and all this is due to the performance of the 23 year old rookie player Jordan Walden. He recorded two quick outs in the last game against Texas Rangers. This was followed by a bloop hit, a stolen base and instructions from pitching coach Mike Butcher. But all these did not ruffle Walden. He retired Chavez for his 23rd save and this set up a franchisee record for the rookie player, Jordan Walden.
Angel’s manager Scioscia is full of praise whenever he talks about rookie Walden. He is seen as a season saver for the Angels’ by his manager. The fight that has been put up by the Angels side for being in contention for the American League West race is solely due to Walden’s effort. This is the first time in the 12 year old career of Scioscia with the Angels that the club has fielded a rookie for so many top spots. But finally, this has turned out to be the right decision.
Rookie player Mark Trumbo is the leading scorer of home runs (19) for his Angels club. The high speed performer and second year man Peter Bourjos has done his team proud with his defense techniques. But unfortunately he has pulled up a hamstring in July and is still not fit to play for the team. Walden is the top rookie player among the many rookies so far in the Los Angles Angels team. His performance has led to his name being included in the All Star List, a first by the club since 1997.
Walden said that he is very much elevated by getting an ALL Star experience as he was drafted into the team as Rivera’s replacement. Walden has walked the tough path since then and his performance this season speaks volumes of his capability to sustain the big game pressures quite easily. Walden said that his success is attributed to him taking one game at a time and planning for each and every game with different strategies. He has a very dodgy fastball that can reach about 98 mph and his velocity is most consistent when it comes to delivering this fastball.
