/ STAFF WRITER
The Angels were circling the proverbial wagons Tuesday, a day after reports surfaced of a rift between the front office, coaches and players over the handling of scouting reports.
While there was no denial of the substance of the Fox Sports story, players and Manager Mike Scioscia downplayed that there will be any lingering impact.
"I’m not going to comment on what happened or didn’t happen," Scioscia said, "but I can tell you it won’t be a distraction.