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Is Angels LHP José Quintana, after fixing one flaw, on the cusp of success? | L.A. Focus News

Joe Maddon has seen José Quintana at his best and when he wasn’t so good, and he believes he knows now how to get the former out of him. “We identified one area that he was really getting his butt kicked pretty good,” the Angels manager said. ”And we kind of eliminated that.” Maddon wouldn’t […]

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