Left-hander Jake Eder has been traded from the White Sox to the Angels for cash considerations, per announcements from both clubs. The Halos have optioned Eder to Triple-A Salt Lake. The Sox had designated him for assignment last week. To open a 40-man spot, the Angels designated right-hander Michael Petersen for assignment.
Eder, 26, was a notable prospect a few years ago but his stock is down. The Marlins took him in the fourth-round of the 2020 draft. In 2021, he made 15 Double-A starts with a 1.77 earned run average. He struck out 34.5% of opponents, gave out walks at a 9.4% rate and also got ground balls on 50.3% of balls in play.
That got him onto the prospect radar but Tommy John surgery late in 2021 put that on pause. He missed the entire 2022 season while recovering and his results since getting back on the mound haven’t been inspiring. He has thrown 165 2/3 minor league innings since that surgery, getting flipped to the White Sox for Jake Burger at the 2023 deadline. In that time, he has a 6.52 ERA, 25% strikeout rate and 12.3% walk rate.
The southpaw still has two option seasons left and could have been stashed in Triple-A. But even the White Sox, one of the few rebuilding clubs in the league, seemingly didn’t have much faith in him getting the train back on the tracks.
The Angels, a club seemingly always in need of more pitching depth, will give him a roster spot for now to see if he can get over his recent struggles. They currently have a rotation mix of Yusei Kikuchi, José Soriano, Jack Kochanowicz, Tyler Anderson and Kyle Hendricks, with Reid Detmers in a long relief role. Eder will join guys like Caden Dana, Sam Aldegheri and Chase Silseth as optionable rotation arms looking to battle for starts later in the year.
To add Eder into that mix, the Angels are potentially losing Petersen, whom they claimed off waivers from the Blue Jays last month. The right-hander is 30 years old, turning 31 in May. He made his major league debut last year, tossing 19 2/3 innings for the Dodgers and Marlins with a 5.95 ERA. Since that season ended, he bounced to the Jays and Angels via waiver claims but has now lost his roster spot again.
The big league numbers are such a small sample size that it’s hard to glean much from. But in the minors last year, he tossed 33 innings with a 1.64 ERA, 35.2% strikeout rate and 6.4% walk rate. He still has a couple of options and could perhaps attract attention from clubs looking for some extra bullpen depth. The Angels will have a week of DFA limbo to figure out what’s next, but the waiver process takes 48 hours, so any potential trade talks would need to come together in the next five days.
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Welp Angels are career suicide for pitchers, still wishing Jake Eder could turn into LHP of Ben Joyce.
Literally the opposite. Look at Carlos Estvez, Luis Garcia, Jose Soriano and Joyce. Thats just in the last 12 months.
smaller sample size but even Brock Burke. Was not good with the Rangers and has been really good with the Halos
@cookmeister. It was his placement on the mound. I’m sure Texas is kicking themselves right now it was a easy fix.
Perry loves bullpen lefties. Eder replaces Perdomo essentially.
@halosheavenjj. It’s probably anthopoulos. I was watching talkin halos, and they were predicting the bullpen. Arguing about how it was too many lefties, and negative nate brought up the braves do it regularly.
Didn’t he DFA his wife?
It’s impressive a man born in 1943 is still pitching today.
Dodgers Yankees shop at Nordstrom
Angels at Walmart
More like the Dollar Store. Just like Minasian, load up on players who were DFA from the worst team in baseball. Hey Perry, how about a trade that brings back young prospects instead of signing other teams’ trash.
@trout27. McDaniels, and Burke were trash. Eventually the ones that smell get thrown out
I mean there’s a chance of decency. White Sox dfa’d tim hill last year and while he was never going to be the second coming of Mariano Rivera he was a good pitcher. So there’s precedent he can turn out to he a goodish pickup
Do you mean like trading Luis Garcia for 4 propsects? Or Carlos Estevez for 2? Be serious.
@acb. You must shop at the bait n tackle shop.
Meh- sometimes you just have to eat it
Michael Petersen is touching 97-98 in AAA. Seems like the Halos would love keeping that guy.
@schwender. Probably trying to keep him. With getting rid of saurez and quijada they have a couple spots they can rotate out.
I think quijada cleared waivers and will be at salt lake.
@olericat. Never said he didn’t, but he lost his spot. Also saurez was traded to Atlanta incase you didn’t know
Gettingrid of means gone or sleeping withe fishes. quijada Is just a roster move away. When saurez was traded I took the best schiff I’ve ever had….
Burger for Eder. Worth it, Chrissy.
Seeing as Burger couldn’t stick w the Marlins, meh for meh
Another stellar move by Kenny Williams… Its like he is just haunting the Sox at this point.
It will be so ‘Sox’ if Eder turns it around with the Angels.. All for.. ‘cash’. The Mummy must be getting aroused right now in his office.
Geez
When last year did the angels win 2 out of 3, only scoring 3 runs?
Thankyou
Love Paris, before this spring.
Heck, I like the slc bees
Not as familiar with double a.
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Meh… they’re hoping for a low-cost gamble that turns into something useful, while other teams passed on him.
What good are cash considerations to the White Sox GETZ SONE YOUNG PLAYERS. Or don’t make the deal.h