AUGUST 5: The move is official. Roster space was created by moves involving a pair of right-handers. Luke Bard was placed on the 10-day IL with a right triceps contusion, while Pena was moved to the 60-day IL — no surprise given the recent diagnosis of a torn ACL.
AUGUST 3: The Angels are set to promote pitching prospect Patrick Sandoval to take the ball for Monday’s game in Cincinnati. Ryan Falla of Halo Hangout initially reported that Sandoval was due to be called up (Twitter link), and this report was confirmed by Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic (Twitter link).
A corresponding roster move has not yet been announced, but the Angels may have a ready-made fill-in in the event that Felix Pena–who was injured in tonight’s contest–ends up needing an IL placement.
Sandoval’s ascension to the big league represents something of a homecoming for the 22-year-old, who was developed at nearby Mission Viejo High School before being drafted by the Houston Astros in the 11th round of the 2015 draft. Acquired by Los Angeles in a 2018 deal involving Martin Maldonado, Sandoval has been identified by evaluators as a lefty with a reasonable ceiling as a back-end starter. Fangraphs has him ranked 15th in Los Angeles’s lightly regarded system.
Beginning the year with his second stint in Double-A, Sandoval overwhelmed hitters across his first five appearances, logging a 14.40 K/9 and 1.76 FIP in 20.0 innings before receiving a promotion to Triple-A. The PCL has been less kind to the southpaw, as his 6.41 ERA through 60.1 innings isn’t all that much better than his 4.97 FIP mark. Nevertheless, in a season challenged by pitching injuries, the Angels will look to provide MLB opportunity to this college-aged hurler.
Dude has a minor league career of 20 and 18 with a 4.01 ERA….. This is what a prospect is to the Angels. But heck! He will fit in nice with the other 5.00 + ERA on this team. The record and scoreboard do not lie.
Ah yes. W-L record. Totally the best way to value pitchers. Not K/IP. Definitely not.
That ERA is bad in the PCL. But the PCL, is a hitters haven – even more so this year.
this season is history. let’s see what the kid has
He doesn’t have to be very good to be their ace right away.
I would settle for a dependable 4th or 5th starter who can go long…Otani and Canning and fa can fight it out for ace
Think this is the first time I have ever seen someone cite a minor league pitchers win-loss record.
Major league pitcher wins are enough of a bad stat lol
Salt Lake City has a high altitude don’t let the ERA a fool you
Full tank mode sounds like the right thing to do after losing back to back series to the Orioles and tigers.
The Angels pitching is an embarrassment. Way to surround the best player of a generation with a bunch of turds and burn his prime away. SMH
Best player of the generation? Arguably the best player off all time. Probably won’t be much of an argument when he’s done playing.
archangel michael will visit all the trolls bagging on the angels!
Careful there, or he might come after someone who doesn’t understand when to use capital letters.
Lol chill it’s an internet comment section
it’s an old habit working for an engineering firm for 30+ years. old habits die hard. so is yours of trolling. say hi to michael!
By “bagging” do you mean telling the truth about how bad the Angels pitching is? Because that’s all people are doing. Good to know. I didn’t realize “archangel michael” got upset when people made accurate statements.
I hope that Pablo gets traded to the Angels one day so that father and son can get reunited again.
Lol
How about some context to his AAA ERA? League average is over 5, and his last 3 starts have been great. Maybe a little less bias against the Angels
facts never matter to trolls.
Do a little research on the recent Angels signings, and it’s hard not to have bias against anything they do pitching wise working out.
Yeah but what is his win-loss record over that time frame?
I had a QB in John Madden Football makes Patrick Sandoval who was the greatest QB I’ve ever had. Big shoes to fill, big shoes.
it doesn’t matter. doesn’t matter at all.
expect some long losing streaks the remainder of the season. when all is said and done, we’ll be at home in last place with a pathetic irrelevant won-loss record of 70-92.
Man, this board took a dark nihilistic turn. I guess the user name checks out.
The offense has a nice mix of youth and vets, but they better be spenders in the off-season and gets some real arms. Too bad you can’t move Upton’s contract, because I’d prefer Calhoun over Upton. However, the Angels will most likely buy out Calhoun’s contract, and with Cahill and Harvey’s contract off the books next year, they can at least afford one front line rotation guy.. Gerrit Cole, Bumgardner, and Keuchel will all be free agents, and 2nd tiered players like Roak would still be an improvement. Adell will probably be called up in Sept when they expand the roster.
I doubt Cole ends up with the Angels. You have better luck bringing AJ Burnett out of retirement than signing Cole. I can’t see Cole re-signing with Astro’s or heading to Boston or one of the NY teams.
Cole is a SoCal native and a UCLA alum. Why the hell wouldnt he want to play with Mike Trout Shohei and up and comers like Jo Adell?