NOTES, QUOTES

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9 Mar

--RHP Scot Shields (knee surgery) has begun throwing off a mound and could appear in game action this week for the first time since last May. Shields had surgery to repair a tear in his patellar tendon last June and was eased into activities this spring. --The Angels reached contract agreements with six of their young players -- INF Brandon Wood and RHPs Kevin Jepsen, Jason Bulger, Rafael Rodriguez, Matt Palmer and Brian Stokes. RHP Rich Thompson's contract was renewed by the Angels. --RHP Fernando Rodney has been cleared to start throwing off a mound. Rodney spent the first two weeks of camp limited to long toss and calisthenics by soreness in his shins. --The Angels got a visit from the Harlem Globetrotters during their team meeting before the March 5 workout. Six members of the basketball team were brought in as a joke played on OF Bobby Abreu, who is involved in the ownership of a pro basketball team in his native Venezuela. --1B Kendry Morales finally reported to camp after missing the first week of full-squad workouts because of a delay in receiving his work visa. Morales declined to comment on the investigation by Florida police and the MLB players' union into allegedly unauthorized withdrawals from his bank account by a former employee of his former agent, Hendricks Sports Management. Morales did confirm that the missing money was the motivation for his switch to agent Scott Boras this year. BY THE NUMBERS: 26 -- Angels' major league high and club record win total in spring training last year. QUOTE TO NOTE: "He just threw some bowling balls up there." -- Angels manager Mike Scioscia on Joel Pineiro's sinking fastball.