MILWAUKEE — Already eliminated from the playoffs and guaranteed to finish with a losing record for the 10th consecutive season, the final two weeks of the regular season will still play a significant role in the Angels’ quest to end those dubious streaks.
“This is a huge chance to focus on some of our long-term goals organizationally,” interim manager Ray Montgomery said Wednesday as the Angels prepared to face the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers. “This is not how we envisioned the end of the season going but that said, there’s still many (good) years to come.”
Montgomery pointed to the recent arrival of 21-year-old infield prospect Denzer Guzman, who hit his first career home run in the Angels’ 9-2 loss on Tuesday night , and other emerging young talents like second baseman Chri