The Angels have placed infielder Zack Cozart on the 10-day injured list due to a left shoulder inflammation and selected the contract of outfielder Cesar Puello from Triple-A Salt Lake. Outfielder Michael Hermosillo is being transferred to the 60-day injured list to open a spot on the 40-man roster. Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register reported a few minutes prior that those moves would be happening (Twitter links). As Fletcher points out, it’s the same left shoulder on which Cozart had season-ending surgery just under one year ago.
Cozart, 33, is in the midst of a second consecutive disappointing season with the Halos, hitting just .124/.178/.144 through 107 plate appearances. He hit just .219/.296/.362 through 58 games with the Angels last season. That’s nowhere near the .297/.385/.548 line he posted in his final year with the Reds, which directly preceded the three-year, $38MM contract he inked with the Angels. No timeline on Cozart’s injury was provided by the Angels, and his placement on the IL is retroactive to yesterday.
Puello, 28, is enjoying a big season in Salt Lake, where he’s slashed .299/.434/.507 with seven long balls, seven doubles and a pair of steals through 166 plate appearances. The former Mets prospect has just 39 plate appearances in the Majors, which was split between the Angels and Rays back in 2017. Puello is a career .295/.394/.450 hitter in 1563 plate appearances at the Triple-A level.
The Angels also announced that they’ve optioned right-hander Taylor Cole to Salt Lake in order to open a spot on the active roster for Nick Tropeano, who’ll make his season debut tonight when he follows opener Cam Bedrosian.
i hope the angels release him .
This should put the Angels in 1st place by July 1st
Can he please stay on it this time?
Or at least use the rehab time allotment, the club could really use the relief
Man….you have to feel bad for Cozart. He just can’t stay healthy. And if he “is healthy” then he can’t hit. I would like to see the Halos give him some time in the minors to get his wheels going before he comes back. He needs to get something going….
Man, it’s been a hot minute since we had a Cesar Puello sighting. In 2017 it seemed like he never stopped packing and unpacking his suitcase.
Puello was in Yankee camp too! Always liked him as a fourth OF
Why do the Angels keep signing washed up players like Cozart, Bour, Cahill, and Harvey? These guys all should be released.
PLEASE DUMP COZART PLEASE !
They won’t release Cozart. He can play multiple positions when healthy and they’re paying him too much. I would if I was the Angels but it it would seem out of character for them to do so.
We have so much infield depth that Cozart is expendable. Hopefully he gets a long rehab stint and gets his bat in order. It worked for Calhoun last year.