Left field for the Los Angeles Angels has been relatively shored up since Justin Upton arrived in August of 2017. Funny how one turf toe injury can throw you right back to where you started.
The Los Angeles Angels were forced to make a move on March 27th, claiming Goodwin over other in-house choices to platoon with the returning Angel Peter Bourjos. But, how did Goodwin become a choice at all?
Well, professionally it started with the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft… twice. In 2009, the Chicago White Sox made a pick in the 17th round named Brian Christopher Goodwin out of Rocky Mount High School in North Carolina.