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Angels Claim Michael Petersen, Designate Kelvin Cáceres For Assignment

By Darragh McDonald | February 11, 2025 at 1:35pm CDT

The Angels announced that they have claimed right-hander Michael Petersen off waivers from the Blue Jays. The latter club had designated him for assignment last week. To open a roster spot, the Angels designated fellow righty Kelvin Cáceres for assignment.

Petersen, 30, made his big league debut with the Dodgers last year, pitching 14 innings with a 6.43 ERA. He went from Los Angeles to the Marlins via waivers late in the year and tossed another five innings for Miami. Overall, he finished with a 5.95 ERA, 15.6% strikeout rate and 12.2% walk rate in his first 19 2/3 innings in the majors.

The U.K.-born Petersen spent his career prior to last season with the Rockies and Brewers organizations. He’d joined the Dodgers on a minor league pact and posted lights-out numbers in Triple-A: 1.64 ERA, 35.2% strikeout rate, 6.4% walk rate in 33 innings. Petersen’s towering 6’7″ frame only makes his 97 mph heater and upper-80s cutter play up. That power arm, last year’s huge numbers in the minors and multiple minor league option years have combined to make a popular waiver target. The Angels will be his fourth organization since September.

Cáceres, 25, missed the entire 2024 season after undergoing surgery to repair a torn lat. He made his MLB debut with the 2023 Angels but pitched just 1 1/3 innings in that brief cup of coffee. He’s posted solid numbers in the minors with the Halos, most recently working to a combined 4.12 ERA with a 34.8% strikeout rate and 13.1% walk rate in 54 2/3 innings across three levels. That included a dominant 10-inning run in Triple-A, where he allowed just one run on five hits and five walks with 11 strikeouts.

Cáceres sits 95-96 mph with his heater and couples the pitch with a curveball and changeup. He still has multiple minor league options remaining, so perhaps another club will be intrigued by the optionable power arm and place a claim or work out a small trade. His health outlook remains murky for now, but an optionable 25-year-old with a power arm and a history of missing bats is the type of prospect teams love to speculate on if they have the roster space.

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  1. cybertron

    5 months ago

    Cacares has a great fastball, curveball, and several milb options. Stupid move.

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    • PiratesFanYEssir

      5 months ago

      I was the first to discover this information this when I saw Michael Peterson at the Bass Pro Shops in Mesa the other day.. MLBTR’s late again!

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    • fansincethe80s

      5 months ago

      Since he hasn’t thrown any of those pitches in over a year it’s probably not that stupid of a move.

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  2. mikevm3

    5 months ago

    guy lost his spot and got called Caca, what a terrible day

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  3. HalosHeavenJJ

    5 months ago

    Have to wonder how bad Kelvin’s injuries are. As far as raw stuff, Caceres has it when he’s healthy.

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  4. Jimmy Garbagebag

    5 months ago

    This is the wrong move clearly! Lol, Arte Moreno? More like 众佛池木须嘎数前几天我真的去了加油站, 了卫生纸。钟鱼屁股战利品。

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    • RobertVB08

      5 months ago

      At least it ain’t Jerry “ 我亲自去了当地的麦当劳,发现两个男人身上沾满了烤罗非鱼,正在吃麦当劳鱼。太丢脸了。“ Reinsdorf

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  5. orange2001

    5 months ago

    Angels will need to open up two more 40-man roster spots for Yoan Moncada and Kenley Jansen signings. So, Petersen’s tenure as an Angel might be a short one.

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    • HalosHeavenJJ

      5 months ago

      Stephenson will likely go to the 60 day IL tomorrow.

      So one person will need to be dfa’d.

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      • AngelsFan1972

        5 months ago

        Don’t the Angels have a few potential 60 day candidates?

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        • HalosHeavenJJ

          5 months ago

          That’s the only one I know about.

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        • orange2001

          5 months ago

          Zach Neto might be another candidate for the 60-day DL.

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        • HalosHeavenJJ

          5 months ago

          Sad but true.

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        • BigA 3

          5 months ago

          Hope Neto is back in 30 not 60 day’s

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        • AngelsFan1972

          5 months ago

          @HalosHeavan Just read about Rendon, there’s the other 60 day DL player
          ha ha ha

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        • HalosHeavenJJ

          5 months ago

          Yep.

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