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Angels Return Rule 5 Pick Garrett McDaniels To Dodgers

By Mark Polishuk | June 14, 2025 at 1:02pm CDT

The Angels announced that left-hander Garrett McDaniels has been returned to the Dodgers, as per his status as a Rule 5 Draft pick.  McDaniels was designated for assignment earlier this week, and since he went unclaimed on waivers, the Angels were required to offer him back to the Dodgers for $50K (teams that select players away in the R5 give a $100K fee to the club losing the player).

Rule 5 picks must spend an entire season on their new team’s active roster before the new team can fully obtain their rights, and McDaniels’ stint in Anaheim ended after 10 relief appearances and an IL stint for biceps tendinitis that lasted over a month.  McDaniels posted a 5.91 ERA over his first 10 2/3 career innings as a big leaguer, as he had never pitched above the Double-A level before making his MLB debut this season.  In fact, even McDaniels’ Double-A resume consisted of only two appearances and three innings with the Dodgers’ Tulsa affiliate in 2024.

A 30th-round pick for the Marlins in the 2018 draft, McDaniels chose to attend Coastal Carolina instead of starting his pro career out of high school, and a subsequent Tommy John surgery limited his college ball experience.  He went undrafted entirely and didn’t join the Dodgers until May 2022, but then made a relatively quick climb up their minor league ladder.  McDaniels has a 3.43 ERA in 99 2/3 career minor league innings, and he recorded a good number of strikeouts while working mostly as a reliever, though he made a handful of starts in A-ball.

This was enough to get the Angels’ attention in the Rule 5 Draft, but McDaniels didn’t quite seem ready for the majors.  He’ll now return to the Dodgers’ farm system to continue his development, and another trip back to the big leagues might not be out of the question in 2025 given how the injury-plagued Dodgers are constantly churning through arms.

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18 Comments

  1. Yooooo

    2 months ago

    He’s gonna have to move his family now what a drag

    Reply
    • outinleftfield

      2 months ago

      To OKC where the Dodgers will send him. Maybe even Tulsa.

      Reply
      • Jerry Hairston Jr's Toupee

        2 months ago

        From can’t break Double-A with the Dodgers to straight into the Angels’ pen. The disparity….

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        • outinleftfield

          2 months ago

          He was in AA with the Dodgers. Did you read the article at all?

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    • Mondesi’s Cannon

      2 months ago

      Thanks Los Angeles Angeles of Anehiem for the free $50k and returning our player back to us.

      3
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      • outinleftfield

        2 months ago

        OKC here he comes. He was awful.

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      • Johnny Bravo

        2 months ago

        Mondesi’s Cannon
        For your inform that’s the way rule 5 works since your a Dodgers fan beware (ICE) is the Dodger parking lot
        (:p

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      • bruinlife33

        2 months ago

        Your mom was included in the deal too, but it wasn’t included in the article

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        • Johnny Bravo

          1 month ago

          I only like Freddie Freeman and Kiki Hernandez

          Reply
  2. outinleftfield

    2 months ago

    He has looked worse than his 6 ERA has indicated.

    Reply
  3. angelstew43

    2 months ago

    He was nibbling a bit, but his arm is solid.

    Reply
  4. Hondo

    2 months ago

    How soon LA uses him to manipulate the IL? Again.

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    • BlueSkies_LA

      2 months ago

      Um, what?

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  5. Marcus from Hamburg

    2 months ago

    5.91 ERA in the big leagues is not too bad for a guy with just minor AA experience!

    1
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  6. Cardinals are good

    2 months ago

    He’ll be back in the majors

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  7. BigA 3

    1 month ago

    Sammy Natera Jr. looks like he needs a promotion while moving Detmers to the rotation to replace Hendricks. What are you waiting for Perry? 2025 wont happen so For sure they need to trade Anderson soler and Kenley Moncado for youngsters.

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    • Troutahni

      1 month ago

      Nobody will touch Soler. His contract is an albatross.

      Reply
  8. angels fan for life

    1 month ago

    This why the gm of the angels need to go he don’t know talent he know trash

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