Baseball Beginnings

By John Klima
June 10, 2009

Angelo Songco grew up in Van Nuys, a secretive Angel follower in Dodger country, yet always eager to get down the freeway to Dodger Stadium. His family later moved to Granada Hills and he played high school baseball at Alemany High before playing at Loyola Marymount, where he hit from the start. He carried the success over to the Cape Cod League last summer and into this season, where his power to all fields drew the attention of national-level scouts.

He worked out for the Dodgers, Mariners, Padres and Diamondbacks at their respective major league parks before the draft. He also worked out locally for the St. Louis Cardinals. After his workout at Dodger Stadium, Songco thought his chances of playing for the team closest to him were shot.

“After the workout, it was ‘good luck,’ and I thought that was all. I thought it would be Arizona or Seattle. When the draft started, those were the teams I was waiting for. I thought Arizona would be a great fit, too. I didn’t see the Dodgers coming. I think it’s a great fit and I can’t wait to get started. I really like that I get to play for that organization.”

Songco came up as a center fielder and hopes he gets a chance to play there as a pro, but suspects that a corner position is in his future. “I still see myself as a center fielder just because it’s where I played all along,” he said. “But in reality, I’m probably going to end up playing a corner.”

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Angelo Songco Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers

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By John Klima
June 10, 2009

Today the Los Angeles Dodgers selected Angelo Songco in the 4th round (127th overall) in the draft. Follow the links below for Baseball Beginnings content on Songco.

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Catching up with Angelo Songco

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By John Klima
May 23, 2009

 

Angelo Songco, OF
Loyola Marymount (2009 Draft)
6-2, 190
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Games seen: 2, Innings: 18

 

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By John Klima
May 23, 2009

Here’s a few clean looks at Songco’s swing. The ball he pulls early in the clip was a home run down the RF line at LMU.

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Catching up with Angelo Songco

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By John Klima
May 22, 2009

Back in the day (2007 to be exact), Angelo Songco was the other freshman hauling the BP bucket through airport security. His Loyola Marymount teammate, Ryan Wheeler, was the guy with the bag full of batting helmets. In a few years, both guys might be making enough to pay someone to carry their stuff for them. And let’s face it, if you play in the big leagues, you have nicer stuff than the rest of us working class honks.

But they have to get to the big leagues first. 

Songco is the kind of power hitter a lot of scouts tend to like. What does it for the scouts is a swing that allows him to rip balls to the opposite field as well as pull balls. They like it when he gets his arms extended. It’s a classic kind of swing extension, and if you miss it, you can see his swinging silhouette on the T-shirts his family wears around the ballpark. On the trail this spring, I can tell you that I overheard a lot of guys liking him.

Baseball Beginnings caught up with him for a Q&A, with a special cameo appearance by teammate Ryan Wheeler, who helped us size up Songco’s hands. (more…)

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