The Angels have designated lefty Greg Mahle for assignment, Pedro Moura of the Los Angeles Times tweets. The move clears space on the Angels’ 40-man roster for righty Jose Valdez, who was promoted today along with fellow righty Daniel Wright as the team placed C.J. Cron and Tyler Skaggs on the disabled list.
The 24-year-old Mahle pitched 18 1/3 innings of relief as a rookie for the 2016 Angels, posting a 5.40 ERA, 6.9 K/9 and 4.9 BB/9 while throwing his fastball in the 89-MPH range. He’s pitched ten innings this season for Triple-A Salt Lake.
The Angels outrighted Jose Valdez in November after he pitched 23 1/3 innings of relief with a 4.24 ERA and 8.5 K/9 but a way-too-high 6 2/3 BB/9 in 2016. He has pitched just twice for Salt Lake since April 20, so he should provide the Angels’ bullpen with a fresh arm.
Though it’s angels
And I have no idea who this guy is
I’m sure Prellar is sniffing st this lefty
Drop down lefty. Tops out at 92 or so.
I’m only saying that… bc anything angels related he has been all over since this past offseason
Orange County native and Westminster HS alumni. His brother is a pitcher in the Reds organization and pitched a no hitter against the Angels AA affiliate last week.
That was almost a haiku.
Valdés got shelled today… gave up a 2-run HR in just one inning … It is going to be a long season for the Halos with a dismal and decimated pitching staff… I’m surprised we are still hanging in there …
What are you talking about? They just won 5 in a row and pushed their way back into second place and just a game and a half out of the wild card. Their pitching has been very good the past few weeks and they’re right in the middle of the AL in ERA. The only reason they’re not ranked higher is because of the ballooned ERA’s of extra pitchers like Meyer, Guerra, and Pounders. But when you look at their regular staff, none of their starters have ERA’s over 5.00, and all their regular relievers, Bailey and Bedrosian included, all have ERA’s under 4.00. The Angels btw are 9-1 when scoring 4 or more runs. So the offense is the reason they’re .500 right now. They’ve played in a lot of winnable low scoring ball games. It’s a good thing for the Astros that the Halos offense, which is 4th in the AL in hits, has struggled to cash in on golden opportunities, especially in that 4 game series between the two teams. Many teams expected to contend are already out of it, or on the verge. So let’s wait a bit before judging the Angels season. Because pretty much every projection has gone out the window around MLB.