The Angels have re-signed outfielder Bryce Teodosio to a minor league deal, per his transactions tracker at MLB.com. He has been assigned to Triple-A Salt Lake for now but will presumably receive an invite to big league spring training.
Teodosio, 26 in June, got a brief stint on the club’s roster as the 2024 campaign was winding down. He was selected a week into September and got into five big league games for the club, striking out five times and getting one single in his 12 plate appearances. He then suffered a right middle finger fracture and landed on the injured list for the final weeks of the season. The Halos non-tendered him last month, sending him to free agency without being exposed to waivers, allowing them to quickly bring him back via this deal.
An undrafted free agent in 2021, Teodosio was signed by the Halos at that time and climbed their minor league ladder. He hasn’t done much to impress with his bat, slashing .229/.312/.358 in the minors over the past three years for a wRC+ of 76. However, he has shown an ability to steal bases, swiping 28 in 2022, 16 last year and 40 this year. He has also lined up at all three outfield spots. During his brief stint in the majors, Statcast put his sprint speed in the 98th percentile.
The Angels currently have Mike Trout and Taylor Ward as their two most established outfielders, both of whom are fairly injury prone. Trout has played more than 82 games in a season just once since 2019 and hasn’t topped 140 games since 2016. Ward just played 156 games in 2024 but that was his first time getting beyond 135 and just his second time in triple digits. Beyond that, players like Jo Adell and Mickey Moniak have spotty track records in terms of performance.
If the Halos need to call upon their outfield depth this year, Teodosio can perhaps carve out a bench role. The lack of offense doesn’t make him a great fit for regular playing time but his wheels could allow him to contribute as a pinch runner or defensive replacement.
So the Angels sign Teo? Oh, not that Teo
We’ll see your signing of Severino and raise you one Teo!
A few days ago, I dreamnt that Seth brown got traded to the angels. He plays for the athletics
I like the way you dream.
He’ll also be behind Matthew Lugo on the depth chart who got added to the roster to be protected from the Rule 5 draft. It helps that the team moved on from Jordyn Adams though. If Trout gets hurt or they trade Ward/Adell then Teodosio will surely be up later in the season.
@cybertron. Lugo might be more of a 3b/ss/lf. That’s what he’s played most of his time. He’s probably ahead of Paris. Angels need to sign a pillar/ marisnick type that can play in triple a.
He played all last year in the outfield.
For some reason I read Eduardo Corrochio. I was glad it wasn’t because he’s a real matador on defense.
Atodoso, I f#$%ing atodoso.