The LA Angels made Thaiss a non-roster invitee this Spring Training. Allowing prospects to be with the big league club without the pressure of fighting for a big league spot has proved valuable, and there were definitely positives and negatives to take away from Thaiss’ first trip to Tempe.
Overall, Thaiss went 7-27 with two doubles and two big flies. In those 15 games, he did strike out ten times (a whopping 37% of the time). That mark is the biggest negative of Thaiss’ playing time, as that amount of strikeouts is the opposite of what the Halos’ philosophy has been.