Angels general manager Billy Eppler took some time on Friday morning to answer questions fans sent to him via Twitter, Facebook, and email. In one of his responses, he provided a hint at the type of player the organization prefers in the draft.
“With the draft we take a best-player approach, but generally we do gravitate to ‘toolsy’ players,” Eppler said, as transcribed by the Los Angeles Daily News. “We do put a premium on size, speed, strength and athleticism. You can rank in a range, but then once you get them in a range, you use separators, like the interview, the makeup, the statistics, was he in a very strong conference.