The Los Angeles Angels are trying to sort through their best options for the closer role in spring training and the most exciting option has to be Ben Joyce. He’s looked good so far in camp, but there is always a fear with him that the injury bug could get him.
Injuries have always plagued the flamethrower ever since he had a major growth spurt in high school. His rapid growth unlocked newfound velocity, but along with that growth came some literal growing pains.
Ben Joyce's injury issues may be inevitable at this point which is unfortunate for the Angels
Joyce committed to pitch at the University of Tennessee under head coach Tony Vitello, now the manager of the Giants, and missed his first year with the Vols due to Tommy John surgery but came back the next year and was elite, throwing a pitch over 105 miles per hour, a feat he has also accomplished in the big leagues.