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Angels Prospects: GM Billy Eppler prefers “toolsy” player in 2020 draft

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.