If Grant Green can bring some of the hitting that helped him get off to a hot start in Triple-A Salt Lake, it would do wonders for the Angels' lineup.
Green is batting .328 this season (4 doubles, 3 triples) for the Bees. The utility man was called Friday up by the Angels. To make room for Green on the,, the Angels sent Thursday's starting pitcher Nick Tropeano back to Salt Lake. It's important for him to stay on a pitching schedule, Scioscia said.
Green's bat won't be in the starting lineup Friday night in the series opener against the Texas Rangers. Scioscia said Green will be inserted into the starting lineup at some point while he's up with the big club.
In Salt Lake this season, Green played everywhere every infield position short of first base. The majority of his time was spent in left field, where he played seven of his 13 games.
"It's kind of fun playing a different position every day," Green said.
Scioscia won't say where Green will play but is fond of his versatility.
"That versatility is tough to find," Scioscia said. "It's been a priority for us to evaluate Grant where he is. I think at second base he's made a lot of strides and showed he can do some things at second. We've had him on the left side of the infield and left field. If you're going to get better you need to work at it and practice it so you have to apply it more and he is."
