The Angels announced Wednesday that they’ve designated infielder Wilfredo Tovar for assignment as part of a series of roster moves. Right-hander Jaime Barria was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake, with righty Jake Jewell being optioned back to Salt Lake in his place. The Halos also reinstated right-hander Trevor Cahill from the injured list.
Tovar, 27, appeared in 16 games with the Halos and tallied 46 plate appearances with a timid .195/.283/.293 slash in that time. That marked his first big league action since appearing in nine games with the Mets from 2013-14. The versatile Tovar has also spent time with the Twins and Cardinals at the Triple-A level, and he logged a .289/.332/.407 slash in 211 plate appearances with the Angels’ Salt Lake club prior to his promotion earlier this month.
Cahill, who signed a one-year deal worth $9MM this offseason, has been sidelined since June 3 due to elbow soreness. Like fellow offseason pickup Matt Harvey, who also agreed to a one-year deal, he’s struggled immensely in his time with the Halos. The 31-year-old enjoyed a strong season with the division-rival Athletics in 2018, logging a 3.76 ERA and 3.54 FIP with 8.2 K/9, 3.4 BB/9 and a 53.4 percent grounder rate in 110 innings. The Angels will surely hope that version of Cahill returns from the IL rather than the iteration who has limped to a 7.18 ERA and 6.39 FIP through his first 57 2/3 frames of the 2019 campaign.
hope you learned to hit better in aaa. we will surely see him again.
Tovar played well. Last night — scored from second on a sacrifice fly hit by Ohtani. Hopefully he will return to the Angels or get picked up.
we had great news that Cozart is not progressing, but that’s offset by the news of Cahill’s reinstatement.
Totally agree. Hope Cahill gets DFA’d when JC Ramirez get recalled. That would be a very welcome birthday present.
hopefully, traded? lol!
And Harvey DFA’d when Middleton returns.
If Cahill continues his performance from the bullpen like he did tonight, he’ll stay with the Angels. That’s probably the better role for him any way. Harvey will likely serve the same role as well. The Angels are trying out a new strategy of piggybacking their starters instead of using just an opener, a starter for 4 innings, and 10,000 relievers.
Although it’s not really a new thing. In the old days, teams used starters and then often had one durable reliever finish the game.
Meh, I don’t think Cahill is a lost cause yet. I get being down on a guy who’s struggled as much as he has but he’s bounced back in the past and it’s not out of the question for him to figure things out again. Plus he’s got a great attitude and can pitch in multiple roles, a real selfless team first guy. There’s still value in his arm. Harvey is a different story…
The Angels are a solid 3rd place team.
Haloshane. Do u know any other song. Cause that tune is all dried up.