Big A Baseball

Angels 4th ranked prospect (According to Baseball America) Trevor Reckling has been promoted the the Quakes to the Arkansas Travelers to fill the spot in rotation that was left after Sean O’Sullivan was promoted to the Salt Lake Bees. Reckling is a left handed starting pitcher who was drafted in the 8th round (268th overall) in the 2007 1st year player draft. Reckling was 1-2 with a 0.95 ERA in 3 starts with the Quakes. Reckling’s best pitch is his curveball , which is known as the best curveball in the Angels system. It is unknown whether Reckling’s call up will be permanent, or if he will be sent down when the Angels rotation starts to get healthy.

Brandon Wood

Brandon Wood is the biggest name in the Angels farm system. After hitting over 40 home runs with the Quakes in the California League, his name was known amongst most Angel fans. Its no surprise to anybody that he is tied for the Milb lead with 3 home runs in 4 games, but he is also batting an impressive .333.  Wood also has 16 total bases and 4 RBIs in only 15 at bats. The only problem Wood has had this season, is that he has stricken out 4 times, and has not been walked in 4 games. But with the way Wood is swinging the stick, pitchers will stop giving him as many pitches to hit. His slugging percentage is a very impressive 1.067.  Wood can play both 3B and SS, and could play a huge roll down the stretch if Chone Figgins or Erick Aybar happen to go down with an injury.