The Angels made a couple changes to their 40-man roster on Tuesday. Los Angeles designated outfielder Jordyn Adams and infielder Eric Wagaman for assignment. That opens a pair of 40-man roster spots for infielder Matthew Lugo and left-hander Jack Dashwood, both of whom are now ineligible for next month’s Rule 5 Draft.
Adams, 25, is perhaps the most well-known of the group. He was the 17th overall pick in the 2018 draft. The Halos bet on his speed and power potential, but the bat hasn’t progressed as hoped. Adams has a middling .252/.333/.377 batting line over six minor league seasons. That includes a .261/.333/.386 showing across 549 Triple-A plate appearances this year. That’s well below-average production in the Pacific Coast League. Adams has appeared in 28 big league games over the last two seasons, hitting .176 with a near-36% strikeout rate in sporadic playing time.
Wagaman had a nice season in the upper minors. Selected out of the Yankees organization in the minor league portion of the Rule 5 draft, he hit .274/.339/.469 between Double-A and Triple-A. That earned Wagaman, an Orange County native, a cup of coffee with the Halos. He hit a pair of homers with a .250/.270/.403 slash in 18 games. As a 27-year-old rookie who has never had much prospect fanfare, he had an uphill battle to holding his 40-man roster spot all winter.
Lugo, 23, is a former second-round pick of the Red Sox. He went unselected in last year’s Rule 5 before a breakout showing in the minors. The Puerto Rico native hit .287/.376/.578 with 17 homers in 79 games between the top two minor league levels. He’s one of four players the Angels acquired in the deadline deal sending veteran reliever Luis García to the Sox. Two others, Niko Kavadas and Ryan Zeferjahn, already made their MLB debuts late last season. Lugo could join them in Anaheim next year.
Dashwood, who turned 27 this week, was a 12th-round pick out of UC Santa Barbara in 2019. The 6’6″ southpaw spent most of this season on the minor league injured list. He ran a 15:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 10 innings at the Double-A level and punched out 17 batters in 10 frames during the Arizona Fall League. The Halos were concerned that another team would skip him past Triple-A and jump him to the majors, so they’ll give him a roster spot. He’ll probably open next year in the Triple-A bullpen.
Wonder if Adams will go try and play college football
I have often thought that. He is too good of an athlete. I wish the best for him.
dashwood??? not natera, kerry, jones, kerry, etc.???
Natera doesn’t need to be protected for the Rule 5
thank you, his age throws me off. meant to include erla and costieu instead of mentioning kerry twice.
Costieu I could MAYBE see a team taking and throwing in the pen, but he came back from TJ last year so, not sure a team would want to risk a roster spot on it.
Interesting choice to DFA Wagaman. I liked him.
he’s a cool local boy story, but he’s on the older side and doesn’t really play a position
Despite what he did for the team in his brief stay, he was a short-term solution. Granted, there was another player – pitcher – that should be cut, but for whatever reason the Angels have a thing for him.
I’m not sure what Suarez knows, but whatever it is, it’s kept him on a roster he no longer has any business hanging around on.
Maybe he’s Arte’s illegitimate kid? Maybe he knows where the evidence to the stadium scandal is stashed? Might he havee found the linchpin connection to Ippei’s bookie, and Arte was running the ring the whole time? I don’t understand it??? It has got to be more than baseball…
I count 6 guys I’d rather keep/protect over him!?!?!
I guess, he’s a pitcher, and we need those, sooo… Maybe that simple?
@AngelsMinion
Not that that you are starting any rumors or anything…….lol
I guess, he’s a pitcher, and we need those, sooo… Maybe that simple?
A LEFT HANDED pitcher, no doubt
@kellin. saurez isn’t going to make the cut. Angels have atleast three more moves to make.
I liked Wagaman too, but he seems to be a AAA guy. It was nice he got to play for his hometown team, and he had some good games, but doesn’t seem to be a legitimate MLB player.
Another of Eppler’s athlete over ballplayer first round draft picks that didn’t turn into a ballplayer.
It was time with Adams.
Hopefully they can trade Adams for a young player in the lower minors.
Right. When I look at Eppler’s first round draft picks, it is no wonder the Angels are in the position they are in. Taylor Ward, Matt Thaiss, Jo Adell, Jordyn Adams, Will Wilson, and Reid Detmers.
Only Ward has proven himself. I can certainly understand Detmers, he just has yet to figure it out.
If you look at the later rounds, it only gets worse from there.
@Google. The drafting has been bad. That’s why I don’t on bash perry. If 2 out of the three first rounders have played right away and been passable hard to complain. It’s looking like moore is going to be a mid-season callup.
Ward and Thaiss were DiPoto.
no, they were Eppler picks.. Dipoto was pre 2015
Seriously, does it matter?
The cliche “arranging deck chairs on the Titanic” has never been so true.
@halos11fan. I’ll give you that. It’s been so bad. That it gets mixed up. Currently I can’t talk to much crap about perry drafting wise. Maybe in the next couple years. You have to remember everything is a crap shoot. Moniak was the first overall player taken, and he’s not a starter Currently. That’s why I’m fine with neto, and schanuel because they are still developing.
I see Adell and Moniak as still developing. I don’t think that theyve reached their potential. I’m hoping that the current coaching staff can teach these young men the importance of contact over power given their athletic makeup. The HRs will come as a bi product of being on time and centering up the ball. These kids have been brought up in a time when HR glamor and getting paid is valued above all else, including team. That is a selfish approach and is not what I’d consider bettering the team or moving the needle closer to a playoff run. I saw some strides with Adell but not much with Moniak. I hope Moniak can adapt.
Rex, fangraphs has write-ups of the current Angel system. I suggest yo look at it.
Read what they wrote about Moore.
They are a lot higher on Klassen than I was. They even give hope for Aldegheri.
@halo11fan. Do you have a link couldn’t find it.
I am beginning to think Halo11Fan owns stock in Fangraphs, he promotes is every chance he gets.
Just giving you a hard time Halo………
It was a good read. I still am a firm believer in waiting to see how Moore does this spring. He only has a few weeks of professional ball under his belt so far.
It is a good place to get unbiased information.
When I disagree with you, I don’t make things up.
That very same Fangraphs gushed over Jo Adell year after year though. You were extremely high on Adell, I assume over what you read on Fangraphs.
At the end of the day, they are PREDICTING based upon what they have seen, read, or heard. Many times they are not right. That is why I will continue to say there is no reason to be down on Moore yet.
$AngelsFan Yes, it is very hard to tell at times. There will be plenty of players on the top 100 that never pan out and plenty that aren’t that will not.
Dana, Klassen, and Aldegheri have all had their future value increased dramatically over a year ago, which is a good sign, but certainly no guarantee of success.
By the way, I never said you make things up. I try to not go the negative route.
I have always enjoyed baseball. Enjoy being the operative word,
@Gooogleme
I, obviously, agree with you on that.
Look at Adalberto Mondesí. He was can’t miss, sure fire, all world prospect.. I understand injuries played a lot into his career, but he is still trying to live up to the hype.
Angel Fan, what does 1972 mean?
That 1972 season was a lot of fun for me.
It is the year my family moved to SoCal and I discovered baseball ,and baseball cards.
My dad clamored on and on about this guy who threw the baseball harder than anyone. I still have his Topps #595 card to this day.
We moved to LA in 1960. We lived less than 15 minutes from Chavez Ravine. As a kid, I saw the Angels play there dozens of times.
I really enjoyed the 72 team. I remember sitting by my radio listening to Enberg as Ryan went for 20…he didn’t make it.
I kept my allegiance when they moved to Anaheim. The Angels are a part of my identity.
I know this is going to upset people, but they are a mess right now. I’ve never been less optimistic. They need to replace the M and M boys. Nothing anyone is doing is conducive to putting a winning team on the field.
I understand you pessimism.
But I still think there is hope,
Go to fangraphs.com. Scroll down a little. On the right side of the page, find Top Prospects, click LAA.
They have write-ups of every serious prospect. If you go to 2024, you’ll find one on Schanuel.
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@halo11fan. Still can’t find it. I’m using my phone maybe that’s the problem. I searched moore and saw a blurb about his defense. Who knows speaking of adell he was known for defense until he did a canseco. This year he finally turned the page, and looked good defensively. Still think if a prospect can hit 250. With 20 hrs it’s a start. Moore should be around that.
Adell had the tools and work ethic. There was a great podcast of him explaining what went wrong when he came up.
I’ve never questioned that he would get it together defensively.
But he can’t put his bat on the ball. I’m no longer bullish on Adell.
I guess drafting great athletes and tuning them into baseball stars didn’t turn out so well.
Not everyone can be Bo Jackson!
Bo Jackson was a very overrated baseball player.
Only twice had an fWAR above 2 and topped out at 3.1.
However Mike Trout was also a great athlete.
On a different note, Kenny Lofton was a tremendous athlete and not a polished baseball player.