Scioscia thinks Ohtani's 'very close' to turnaround

Ohtani on rough start TEMPE, Ariz. -- Despite his disastrous start on the mound Friday, the Angels continue to believe that Shohei Ohtani is close to turning a corner in what has been an underwhelming spring.

After being shelled for seven runs over 1 1/3 innings against the Rockies, Ohtani did not take the field with the rest of the team on Saturday and instead remained inside to review video of the outing with pitching coach Charles Nagy.

"It's not outside the realm of what we do with other pitchers," manager Mike Scioscia said. "It happens. It's part of how we try to get concepts across to pitchers."

While Ohtani has shown flashes of his tantalizing promise, it's also clear that the…