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Angels Designate Oliver Drake

By Jeff Todd | July 23, 2018 at 6:06pm CDT

The Angels announced today that they have designated righty Oliver Drake for assignment. His roster spot was needed for a series of other moves.

The Halos have made two additions to their active roster, activating veteran slugger Albert Pujols and recalling young starter Jaime Barria. In addition to dropping the out-of-options Drake, the club optioned right-hander Deck McGuire.

Drake, 31, has mostly sported strong K/BB numbers in the majors, but has continued to struggle to get outs. In 8 2/3 innings this year with the Angels, his third organization of the season, Drake recorded eight strikeouts while issuing just one walk but also coughed up five earned runs on 15 hits.

It’s certainly possible that Drake will end up staying in the Los Angeles organization if he clears waivers. But he has landed on another 40-man roster two of the prior times he was designated for assignment this year. (Drake also once ended up being outrighted by the Angels.)

There are certainly some positives for the right-hander. Drake has a solid 13.7% swinging-strike rate in his 25 2/3 total MLB innings this year and is averaging a career-best 93.4 mph with his fastball. He has likely been hurt by some poor batted-ball fortune: opposing hitters carry a .425 batting average on balls in play as well as a .377 wOBA that’s well over the .331 xwOBA that Statcast tracking suggests.

At the same time, it’s tough to dismiss completely that Drake carries a 7.01 ERA this season. Indeed, despite generally promising assessments from ERA estimators (3.35 FIP / 3.67 xFIP / 3.69 SIERA) over his 115 1/3 career frames, Drake has allowed 4.84 earned runs to cross the plate for every nine innings he has pitched in the majors.

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  1. halos14

    4 years ago

    ‍♂️

    Reply
  2. Ricky Taylor

    4 years ago

    Who what where?

    Reply
    • GareBear

      4 years ago

      Why is Gamora

      Reply
  3. lilpartialbaldo

    4 years ago

    What a sweet man. Good luck big guy

    Reply
    • Bart

      4 years ago

      Cannibal or zombie?

      Reply
  4. la verdad

    4 years ago

    I hate the Drake!

    Reply
    • halos101

      4 years ago

      lol

      Reply
  5. sportsjunkie24

    4 years ago

    Wonder if orioles would put a claim on him

    Reply
    • jbigz12

      4 years ago

      We already had him. Drafted him and all. Don’t think that’s going to happen. He’s now been horrific for 3 teams this year.

      Reply
  6. Go Angels

    4 years ago

    “But he has landed on aanother [sic] 40-man roster each of the prior two times he was designated for assignment this year.”

    This is not true. He was DFA’d by the Angels earlier this season but called back up.

    Reply
  7. tharrie0820

    4 years ago

    Tough to dismiss his high ERA? you guys do it every year for Chris Archer!

    Reply
  8. redrooster

    4 years ago

    Maybe he should write for this site? I mean he’s got the two first names thing going for him.

    Reply
    • chrisjaybecker

      4 years ago

      Drake is traditionally a last name i.e. Sir Francis Drake. Only this recent generation of wussie parents would name a boy Drake, Jordan, Kyle, Tucker, or Cody. All traditionally LAST names and, as George Carlin stated, GOOFY, weak first names.

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