Spring Training / Angels : Dodger Scout Stays Close--and Silent

Dodger scout Mel Didier made his fourth visit to the Angels’ training base Friday, which puts him four up on Daryl Sconiers.

The first baseman missed his eighth workout Friday and has now been fined $1,960.

Didier, whose assignments includes reporting on American League teams, was asked if his missions to the Angels’ base were routine.

“Routine,” he said, “plus a little more.”

Didier would not elaborate.

Mike Port, the Angels’ general manager, said he was at a loss to know what that statement meant since there have been no substantive talks with the Dodgers, who are believed to be interested in a third baseman.

Doug DeCinces, who plays the position for the Angels, has a no-trade clause in his contract and no apparent successor in the system. It is also doubtful that the Dodgers could satisfy the Angels’ need for a left-handed relief pitcher or provide a large enough package for a player of DeCinces’ stature.

Ken Forsch, coming back from a dislocated shoulder suffered in his second start last year, pitched two strong innings in a Friday intrasquad game.

“What we saw for 40 pitches is as good as you could want to see from him,” Manager Gene Mauch said. “I suppose there is still some uncertainty about his endurance, but I don’t think he needs special treatment.”

Said Forsch: “I’m pleased every time I can go out and throw. I still wake up in the morning and wonder how it’s (the shoulder) going to be when I brush my teeth, but I really don’t have to wonder any more.

“The only discomfort I have now is the normal aches and pains of spring training, though I’ll be anxious to see how it feels tomorrow.”

Forsch said he did seem to experience some tightness during his second inning but, “I’m not sure about that because I’m still dealing with my head as well as my arm.”

Angel Notes Craig Swan, undrafted as a free agent and here on a tryout basis after undergoing two tricep operations following his release by the Mets and signing by the Angels last summer, also pitched two good innings. Swan, 34, is a longshot to make the team but he said he is now throwing without pain or weakness for the first time since tearing muscle tissue in the spring of 1983. “It’s a nice change,” he said, “but I still have some things to work on. Four or five years ago I may have approached it cautiously, but I’m going for it now. I don’t want to fake the Angels. I want to be sure about the arm myself.” . . . Shortstop Dick Schofield signed a 1985 contract, leaving only Gary Pettis and Ron Romanick unsigned.