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Parker Bridwell provides Angels with pitching insurance

If Parker Bridwell has any kind of ego, be it healthy or inflated, he hides it well. The Angels pitcher refused to allow his breakout 2017 season to fuel expectations for 2018 or germinate seeds of complacency or entitlement.

"I try to stay humble," he said after an exhibition start last month, "because this game will humble you as fast as anything. I try to think like I'm a 'JIC,' a just-in-case guy who kind of got here by accident."

Bridwell was referring to the acronym used by managers on spring-training lineup cards for minor

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