The Angels announced that outfielder Luis Barrera and right-hander Nash Walters have been released from their minor league contracts. Chris Devenski had the ability to opt out of his own minors deal with the Angels, but the righty will instead pass on exercising his out clause and instead report to the Angels’ Triple-A club, as Devenski was told that he wasn’t making the big league roster.
Devenski’s status as an XX(B) free agent on a minor league deal allows him automatic opt-out dates on March 25, May 1, and June 1 if he hasn’t already been added to Los Angeles’ 26-man roster. (Some players can also negotiate different opt-out dates within their minor league contracts.) While it is possible Devenski might yet choose to leave his deal with Anaheim, for now he’ll head to Triple-A in order to wait for a potential call-up, or maybe audition himself for other teams in advance of his next decision on May 1.
Known best for his days as a workhorse in the Astros bullpen, Devenski has pitched only 25 2/3 total MLB innings since the start of the 2020 season. He required surgery to remove a bone chip from his elbow following the 2020 campaign, and a Tommy John surgery in June 2021 then sidelined him for almost all of the last two seasons. The righty did make it back onto the hill for 14 2/3 innings in 2022, tossing 10 2/3 frames with the Diamondbacks and four more innings with the Phillies.
Barrera has 38 Major Leagues games on his resume, all with the Athletics since the start of the 2021 season. The 27-year-old has hit .277/.337/.413 over 2481 career plate appearances in the minors, but is better known for his speed and ability to play all three outfield positions. Teams in need of outfield depth might take a look at Barrera amongst other available options as some roster shuffling takes place at the end of Spring Training.
Walters made his MLB debut in cup-of-coffee fashion in 2022, appearing in one game and tossing one-third of an inning for the Angels in the final game of the regular season. A longtime member of the Brewers organization, Walters was purchased by Anaheim at the start of September, then designated for assignment and non-tendered in November. Walters then re-signed with the Halos on a new minor league deal, but will now head back into free agency. Over 224 2/3 career innings in the minors, Walters has a 4.37 ERA and a respectable 25.76% strikeout rate, and he has to some extent corrected an extreme lack of control early in his pro career.
Chump team, chump organization. Zero chance they win a World Series within the next 5 years and Zero chance Ohtani stays in Anaheim after this season (it was already 99% that Ohtani was leaving, now it’s 100%- partially because of the resentment Trout has/will have of Ohtani for the WBC matchup and being directly challenged with multiple fastballs right down the middle of the plate).
I think there’s a Marlins article for you to comment on somewhere.
That’s the thing, he’s mad cause there’s not. There never is.
Do you realize, ohtani had five finalists when he was coming in the league the four were the California teams, and Seattle. He said, he picked the angels because Mike trout was his favorite player. In the wbc before the game started he talked to trout for a couple minutes, and gave him a hug. If you actually watch angels game, and see his interactions with his teammates you would see he’s enjoying every minute of it.
Well hope you feel better about yourself… I’m sure the Marlins will sign Ohtani. Oh wait…
Oddly, the Angels have as many 21st century rings as other chump organizations like the Yankees and the Dodgers.
Right, when the *real* Anaheim GOAT (Salmon) was playing for them.
That’s the thing, there’s not. He’s made because there never is.
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Let’s see ahhh yes The Marlins players and fans start checking out after the 3rd week of the season. Can’t get any more chump than that.The other teams love the Marlins.They know they will never end up in the basement. That’s special spot reserved for the Marlins.
The Marlin’s ownership is so classy HOF Derick Jeter said buy my shares back I can’t work for an ownership that won’t spend enough money to try and WIN! At least Moreno spends the money trying! Mattingly said I’m sick of loosing too and left!
Derek Jeter is a piece of garbage who spread disgusting STD’s to a disgusting amount of women and later on used the Marlins as an ATM machine.
Did the antibiotics not cure you? Just take your hush money sir and be gone with you now!
Marlins are a chump team no chance of winning the World Series wait for next year
I mean you have a point, and everything you’ve listed is a fact. Plus that chump organization’s executive did kill that one player.
“This is the toughest job a manager has. But………the organization wants to make a change.”
“This is a simple game. You throw the ball, you hit the ball, you catch the ball…got it?”
In the words of baseball great Chico Escuela, “Baseball been berry, berry good to me.” Catch ball, throw ball, hit ball.
Im shocked teams still view Devenski as worthy of even being a AAA depth option.
@darkside
Yeah, he was annihilated the past few years. I’m guessing the Angels are thinking they can stash him away in AAA so they have a pitcher that has MLB experience, and at one point was serviceable, in their organization as sort of a “break in case of emergency” situation.
Wouldn’t mind see Milwaukee for depth.
Man this guy was lights out his first 2 seasons then BAM, hit that proverbial wall. Hopefully he finds some that magic again, for the Angels sake.
Really, the league just adjusted to him. The more people saw him, the more they stopped chasing the changeup, and it was curtains after that.
Gotta adjust to the league when the league adjusts to you.
Pretty sure he blew out hos shoulder after being over used
What they need to do is cut Moore. It’s looking like last year in Texas was a fluke and the guy can’t pitch. Even in a low pressure situation I wouldn’t trust him.
They’re not going to cut him after handing out a $7M contract. He was probably working on some pitches today. R-E-L-A-X