MAY 18: The Angels decided against adding Cotts to the 25-man roster and have released him, tweets SB Nation’s Chris Cotillo. He’s now a free agent and can sign with any club.
MAY 17: Veteran southpaw Neal Cotts has exercised an opt-out clause in his deal with the Angels, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (Twitter link). That provision came with a May 15 date, so the team’s clock on deciding whether or not to add him to the active roster has already begun to run.
It’s not clear whether today represents the deadline for the Halos to act on Cotts, but such provisions typically have a 48-hour window. With numerous other pitching moves in the works for the organization — including a minor league deal for David Huff earlier today — it remains unclear whether he fits at the major league level.
Cotts, 36, joined the Angels on a minor league deal after he was released by the Astros late in the spring. He’s since thrown 13 2/3 innings at Triple-A, posting a 3.29 ERA with 8.6 K/9 and 2.0 BB/9.
Cotts has generally been a sturdy option since re-emerging from a long layoff back in 2013 with the Rangers. Since that time, he’s run up a 3.03 ERA over 187 MLB frames, with 186 strikeouts against 63 walks.
In other news today, Cott’s contract can be found on Cot’s Contracts.
…that’s hilarious.
I consider him one of the best lefty vs lefty options, wish the Rangers would bring him back.
Maybe the Twins will bring him back. They could use a Cott-er pin to help hold this seasons wheels on.
Wish the Sox would bring him back
Dream on, if he returns to Chicago, it’ll be on the north side
Kind of surprised he hasn’t found an MLB gig yet this year, unless teams view him as too expensive. There are some pretty bad bullpens out there.
He signed a minor league deal so I think it’s pretty obvious a guaranteed league minimum deal would have won the bidding. I don’t think too expensive is the consideration… Teams must just think they can do better in house.
Cut O’Flaherty and bring him in Atlanta!
The O’s need to take a chance on him. He can’t be any worse than Matusz.
The Cubs will sign him to a minor league deal. Let him go down and pitch for a few games, and the call him up and most likely let Clayton Richard go
He will come back to the team he won a World Series with,something Cubsfan 2489 witnessed his/her team do in 1908. You ARE over 108 years old, correct?
Sox have no need for him. Your comment is completely irrelevant to what I predicted to happen. Congrats, the sox won in 05 and have been to the playoffs once since. And they are now unraveling. Cubs need a lefty. Go away, idiot