Jo Adell Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 3" / 215 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 4/8/1999 (23)
- Experience
- 0
- College
- None
Jo Adell Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Jo Adell News
The Los Angeles Angels optioned outfielder Jo Adell to Triple-A Salt Lake on Tuesday and recalled infielder Jose Rojas in a corresponding move. Adell wasn't off to a terrible start for the Angels this year -- he was hitting .231 (15-for-65) with three home runs, nine RBI, four runs scored and one stolen base in 19 games -- but the Angels want to get him more consistent playing time in the minor leagues now that both Mike Trout and Brandon Marsh are healthy and playing every day. The Angels top prospect was mostly playing against left-handed starters, and he's mostly been a disappointment in his 92 games at the major league level over three seasons, sporting a .210/.252/.357 slash line with 10 home runs, 42 RBI and three steals.
Los Angeles Angels outfielder Jo Adell picked up his first hits of the season in loud fashion in Monday's 6-2 win over the Marlins, going 2-for-4 with a double, a solo home run, two RBI, and a strikeout. The 23-year-old obliterated a second-inning Elieser Hernandez fastball over the center-field wall and then lined an eighth-inning offering off the center-field warning track for an RBI double. Adell has always been an intriguing fantasy prospect but has yet to figure things out at the big-league level. He is batting just .154 to start the season, but, hopefully, he can get things going while maintaining production in the power department.
Los Angeles Angels outfielders Jo Adell and Brandon Marsh will start in the outfield on Opening Day for the Angels, according to manager Joe Maddon via the OC Register. The young outfielders will flank Mike Trout in the first Opening Day start for both Adell and Marsh. Adell has struggled in parts of two Major League seasons, but Maddon said Adell's Cactus League performance proves the 22-year-old is ready for a starting role. Marsh was forced into action last season with Trout on the injured list, and will look to improve on the .254 batting average he posted as a rookie.
Batting Order
| 1 | Shohei Ohtani |
| 2 | Mike Trout |
| 3 | Jared Walsh |
| 4 | Matt Duffy |
| 5 | Luis Rengifo |
| 6 | Brandon Marsh |
| 7 | Max Stassi |
| 8 | Tyler Wade |
| 9 | Andrew Velazquez |
Jo Adell Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | Shohei Ohtani |
| 2 | Mike Trout |
| 3 | Jared Walsh |
| 4 | Matt Duffy |
| 5 | Luis Rengifo |
| 6 | Brandon Marsh |
| 7 | Max Stassi |
| 8 | Tyler Wade |
| 9 | Andrew Velazquez |
Los Angeles Angels outfielder Jo Adell had a rough MLB debut in 2020. Adell played in 38 games, slashing .161/.212/.266 with three home runs and a 41.7% strikeout rate across 132 plate appearances. The good news for Adell is that these struggles follow a trend that has consistently resulted in improvement throughout his minor-league career. Unlike some prospects who seem to effortlessly ascend through the minors, Adell has endured growing pains with each promotion. In 2018, Adell slashed .290/.345/.546 with 12 homers, a 135 wRC+, and a 12.7% swinging strike rate in 262 plate appearances in High-A. His 71 plate appearances at Double-A that year yielded a .238/.324/.429 slash line, 115 wRC+, and 18.4% swinging strike rate. He drastically improved upon those numbers in 2019, logging a 173 wRC+, a career-best 10.4% walk rate, and his lowest strikeout clip since rookie ball in 182 plate appearances. Then, he got promoted and struggled again: His swinging strike rate jumped from 12.6% in Double-A to 19% in Triple-A, and his production dropped off accordingly. The lack of a minor-league season in 2020 prevented Adell from making the improvements we've grown accustomed to in his development, instead thrusting him into the fire of MLB competition when he clearly would have benefited from another couple months or so in Triple-A. The Angels signed Dexter Fowler back in February to serve as their third outfielder withMike Trout and Justin Upton, so Adell will begin the season in the minors, which was always the plan. Manager Joe Maddon said the 21-year-old needed more time in the lower levels back in December so this isn't a surprise. He'll continue his growth and development in Triple-A before another full-time call-up to the majors. For fantasy purposes, he can be targeted as a bench stash in the later rounds of redraft leagues. He remains among the most valuable prospects to roster in dynasty formats.
