Through 12 games with Triple-A Salt Lake this season, Adell is slashing .347/.448/.939 with eight home runs, five doubles, 14 runs and 17 RBI.
Adell set a Salt Lake franchise record by homering in six straight games from April 4-9. Though that streak came to an end with an 0-for-4 performance April 11, the outfielder bounced back with another homer in the following game, and he's gone a combined 5-for-11 in his previous two contests heading into Friday. Adell's power surge has come with plenty of strikeouts -- he's fanned multiple times in six of his past eight games -- but the 2017 first-round draft pick is certainly turning heads with his fast start to the campaign. There's a good possibility that he'll make his way back up to the majors at some point this season, but it would likely take an injury for him to garner significant playing time in the majors with Taylor Ward, Mike Trout and Hunter Renfroe locked in as the Angels' starting outfield.
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Angels' Jo Adell: Off to hot start at Triple-A
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Adell is slashing .350/.500/.950 with three home runs, three doubles, six runs and nine RBI through six games with Triple-A Salt Lake.
Adell was unable to make the Angels' Opening Day roster out of spring training, but he's making an early push to get back to the majors. He's reached base in all six games that he's played in the minors so far this season and has homered in three straight contests. One of Adell's biggest struggles to this point in his career has been making contact -- he struck out at a 37.7 percent clip over 284 big-league plate appearances last season -- but he's shown dramatic improvement thus far in 2023, striking out just four times while drawing five walks over 26 trips to the dish. Adell is a few years removed from being one of the game's top prospects, and even if he does receive a promotion soon, he isn't likely to have an everyday role with Mike Trout, Taylor Ward and Hunter Renfroe locked in as the Angels' starting outfielders.
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Angels' Jo Adell: Optioned to Triple-A
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Adell was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake by the Angels on Friday, Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times reports.
Both Adell and Mickey Moniak were informed they wouldn't be making the Opening Day roster. The 23-year-old hit just .229 over 51 plate appearances in the Cactus League coming into Friday, but he did homer four times with a .500 slugging percentage. Adell still has time to develop into a quality player, but nothing he's shown thus far at the highest level suggests that leap is coming soon.
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Angels' Jo Adell: Likely bound for minors
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Adell is expected to begin the season at Triple-A, MLB.com reports. He's hitting .250 with two home runs in a .734 OPS this spring.
Adell had a problematic 37.7% strikeout rate last season and it's been a similar story this spring. He has 16 strikeouts and just two walks in 39 plate appearances this spring.
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Angels' Jo Adell: Hits eighth home run
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Adell went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in a 4-1 victory over the Rangers on Friday.
Adell homered off Glenn Otto in the second inning for his eighth long ball of the season. It has been a disappointing year for Adell, who has struggled immensely to get on base and has found himself on the short side of an outfield platoon due to his .263 OBP and weak fielding. The silver lining is that Adell has set career highs in at-bats and homers and is still only 23 years old.
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Angels' Jo Adell: Fades into platoon role
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Adell is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Guardians.
Adell will take a seat for the fourth time in six games and appears to have moved into the short side of a platoon in left field with the lefty-hitting Mickey Moniak, who is serving as the Angels' leadoff man for the second day in a row. Since the All-Star break, Adell has turned in a .609 OPS while striking out at a 38.1 percent clip, which has made it tough for the Angels to justify giving him everyday playing time.
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Angels' Jo Adell: Out of lineup Friday
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Adell is not in the lineup Friday against the Astros, Edwin Perez of MLB.com reports.
Adell will get a day off Friday against Houston after slashing just .118/.118/.353 over the past week. Mickey Moniak will take over in left field and bat eighth.
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Angels' Jo Adell: Remains on bench
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Adell will sit Saturday against the Astros, Sarah Valenzuela of the Los Angeles Times reports.
Even in a lost season, the Angels don't seem all that committed to giving Adell the chance to prove himself, as he's now been on the bench for three of the last four games. His .224/.270/.368 slash line in 65 games and his 36.7 percent strikeout rate don't make a great case for regular at-bats, but he's still a 23-year-old who had plenty of prospect pedigree before he made his debut in 2020. Ryan Aguilar will start in left field Saturday.
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Angels' Jo Adell: Riding pine Friday
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Adell isn't starting Friday against Houston, Sarah Valenzuela of the Los Angeles Times reports.
Adell went 0-for-3 during Wednesday's win over the Yankees and will take a seat for the second time in the last three games. Ryan Aguilar is starting in left field and batting eighth.
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Angels' Jo Adell: Not starting Tuesday
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Adell is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Yankees, Sarah Valenzuela of the Los Angeles Times reports.
Adell started the past six contests and will head to the bench Tuesday after going 6-for-21 with two home runs and four RBI during that stretch. Magneuris Sierra will take over in left field and bat eighth.
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Angels' Jo Adell: Goes yard twice in Friday's rout
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Adell went 4-for-5 with two home runs, three runs scored and three RBI in Friday's 12-0 win over the Blue Jays.
After lacing a couple singles early, Adell took his production into overdrive with a seventh-inning solo shot off Yusei Kikuchi and a two-run blast in the ninth off emergency hurler Whit Merrifield. Adell snapped an 18-game homer drought with the performance, and the four hits equaled his total from his prior nine games combined. Even with this outburst, the 23-year-old is still only slashing .230/.292/.402 through 31 games since the All-Star break.
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Angels' Jo Adell: On bench Tuesday
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Adell is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rays.
After a recent two-game absence due to a thumb injury, Adell started in each of the past four contests and went 2-for-12 with eight strikeouts. Though Magneuris Sierra will pick up the starting nod in left field Tuesday, the non-contending Angels will likely continue to deploy Adell as an everyday player down the stretch with the hope that he can cut down on his strikeouts and emerge as a productive regular in the lineup.
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Angels' Jo Adell: Back in action Friday
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Adell (thumb) is starting Friday against the Tigers, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
Adell sat out the last two games with a thumb injury but will be back in action following Thursday's scheduled day off. He's starting in left field and batting seventh during Friday's series opener against Detroit.
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Angels' Jo Adell: Still not starting
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Adell (thumb) remains out of the lineup Wednesday against the Mariners, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports.
Adell hurt his thumb while serving as a pinch hitter Monday and will be excluded from the lineup for a second consecutive game. He'll have an additional day to recover since the Angels have a scheduled day off Thursday. Steven Duggar is starting in left field and batting seventh Wednesday.
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Angels' Jo Adell: Sitting Tuesday
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Adell (thumb) is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Mariners, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
The 23-year-old injured his thumb while striking out during a pinch-hit appearance Monday and will be held out of the lineup for at least one game. Steven Duggar will receive the start in left field Tuesday in Adell's stead.
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Angels' Jo Adell: Hurts thumb as pinch hitter
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Angels interim manager Phil Nevin said after Monday's 6-2 loss to the Mariners that Adell is day-to-day after he was hit on the thumb while striking out in his lone plate appearance, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
Adell was out of the lineup Monday as part of a planned off day, but the Angels summoned him from the bench with two outs and the bases empty in the bottom of the ninth with the hope he could spark a rally. He ultimately struck out on four pitches and hurt himself in the process, leaving his status murky for Tuesday's contest. If Adell can't go Tuesday, Steven Duggar would likely pick up another start in the outfield in his stead.
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Angels' Jo Adell: Takes seat Monday
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Adell isn't starting Monday against the Mariners, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports.
Adell is getting a breather after he went 2-for-7 with a double, two runs and three strikeouts over the last two games. Steven Duggar will take over in left field and bat sixth.
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Angels' Jo Adell: Not in lineup for nightcap
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Adell is not in the lineup for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Mariners.
Adell made a mental mistake late in the afternoon contest, so his absence from the Game 2 lineup could at least partly be attributed to that. Magneuris Sierra will start in left field in the nightcap.
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Angels' Jo Adell: On bench Wednesday
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Adell isn't in the lineup Wednesday against the Athletics, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports.
Adell went 1-for-3 with a run and a strikeout Tuesday against Oakland and will be out of the lineup for the second time in the last three games. Magneuris Sierra is starting in left field and batting ninth.
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Angels' Jo Adell: Retreats to bench
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Adell is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.
After moving past an arm issue that kept him out for two games earlier in the week, Adell returned to the starting nine Friday and Saturday and went a combined 1-for-6 with a double and two walks. Adell doesn't appear to have suffered any sort of setback since rejoining the lineup, but he'll hit the bench Sunday nonetheless while Dillon Thomas gets a look in the corner outfield.
