Maeda turned in his best outing of the spring Monday, limiting the Angels to one run on one hit while striking out seven in his 3.2 innings of work.
After two pedestrian outings to begin the spring, Maeda looked to be in mid-season form Monday. The only blemish on his dominant stat line was a solo homer off the bat of Albert Pujols. The 28-year-old sophomore reportedly added 10 pounds of muscle and a cut fastball this past offseason in an effort to combat the second half slump he went through last season. Even if he were to repeat last year's results, Maeda would still be considered a valuable fantasy asset.