TEMPE, Ariz. — After missing the second half of last season with shoulder surgery, Zack Cozart surprised himself with how good he feels coming into spring training.

In fact, Cozart said he’s ready to play right now.

“Honestly, if today was Day 1 of the actual season, I could play,” Cozart said Tuesday.

Position players aren’t even due in camp for a few more days, but Cozart is here with the pitchers and catchers because he’s returning from surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left (non-throwing) shoulder.

He said he’s been hitting since the start of December and working out defensively at second and third base. Cozart is going to be the Angels’ starter at one of those spots, depending which young player – David Fletcher, Taylor Ward or Luis Rengifo – wins the other job.

For a guy coming off a serious surgery and dealing with a positional mystery, he seems not at all bothered.

“Besides rehabbing every day, I had a pretty normal offseason,” Cozart said. “Hitting, throwing, ground balls.”

Cozart said Dr. Neal ElAttrache warned him after the surgery that he had extensive damage in his shoulder and that his swing “would not feel normal for a long time,” Cozart recalled.

However, Cozart said he’s already feeling pretty good.

“I was actually shocked, in a good way, how good I felt so early,” he said. “It’s doing great.”

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Jaime Barría showed up in camp looking significantly slimmer. “He’s leaned up,” Manager Brad Ausmus said. “He looks good. He looks healthy.” Ausmus said Rengifo also arrived looking stronger than he did in the minors last year. …

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Angels’ Justin Upton looks to carry hot finish into next season Justin Bour, who has also been working out in Arizona for a few weeks, made an early impression on Ausmus: “He’s a mountain of a man. He’s imposing to the opposing pitcher.” …

Albert Pujols, who is rehabbing from knee and elbow surgeries, is also in camp already, and cleared for all activities, Ausmus said. …

Angels everyday players are expected to see limited action in the first few Cactus League games, as was the case last year. The spring training schedule was compressed last season, when Opening Day was moved to a Thursday, so there is now less time for workouts before games begin. …

The Angels now have televisions in their clubhouse at Tempe Diablo Stadium. They did not have TVs when Mike Scioscia was the manager.