WEST SACRAMENTO — The Angels are trying to find the right balance with Christian Moore.
Moore, their top position player prospect, was on the bench again on Saturday, as he has been for five of the last seven games. Before that, he started five in a row.
Both Luis Rengifo are Yoán Moncada are performing better than Moore. But those two players are free agents at the end of the season, while Moore figures to be a part of the Angels’ long-term lineup.
“He’s going to get the lion’s share of this thing between now and 2030, for sure,” interim manager Ray Montgomery said.
Montgomery’s big picture perspective notwithstanding, it’s reasonable to ask why Moore isn’t playing every day right now.
“I don’t want to sacrifice his development any more than I want to limit what Yo and Luis can do