Scot Shields

It’s becoming more and more clear why Angels setup man Scot Shields has struggled with his control this year. The solution has proven harder to nail down. Manager Mike Scioscia said he has considered placing Shields on the 15-day disabled list to allow tendinitis in his left knee to calm down. The problem with that: Shields had two months in the off-season to rest his knee, but the injury persisted and has bothered him all season. “We’re monitoring it closely,” Scioscia said. “Scot doesn’t...Read Full Story

DETROIT Inconsistency in the bullpen has forced Angels manager Mike Scioscia to rely heavily on his two most dependable relievers — Kevin Jepsen and Fernando Rodney. Jepsen leads the American League with 14 appearances. Rodney is right behind with 13. With Scot Shields struggling, there is a temptation for Scioscia to give Jepsen and Rodney even more [...]Read Full Story

Just 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 days until the Angels’ first spring training game! Between now and then, we’ll take a look at something notable about each player’s game. There’s not much to say about Scot Shields’ season. He was injured, he had by far the worst [...]Read Full Story

First, Brendan Donnelly. Now Scot Shields. The only three remaining active pitchers from the 2002 Anaheim Angels’ staff are John Lackey, Francisco Rodriguez, and Scott Schoeneweis, and Scott Schoeneweis doesn’t have a job. One by one, they’re dropping out. As with Donnelly, Shields’ retirement announcement doesn’t come as much of a surprise, because it was [...]Read Full Story

BALTIMORE Clinging to a 3-1 lead in the seventh inning Wednesday, the situation seemed to call for Angels manager Mike Scioscia to turn to his bullpen trio — Jose Arredondo, Scot Shields and Brian Fuentes — to bring home the victory. But he called on Justin Speier to replace Shane Loux in the seventh then went with Arredondo for the eighth to set up Fuentes in the ninth. Shields was available, Scioscia said, but only in an emergency (like an extra-innings scenario). Coming off a night...Read Full Story

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