Blue Jays To Select Yariel Rodriguez’s Contract
The Blue Jays will be selecting the contract of right-hander Yariel Rodriguez from Triple-A Buffalo, according to reporter Francys Romero. Sportsnet’s Ben Nicholson-Smith and Shi Davidi note that Rodriguez will be added to the roster prior to Monday’s game with the Rays. Toronto has only 39 players on its 40-man roster, so only a 26-man move will need to be made as the corresponding move for Rodriguez’s arrival.
After signing a five-year, $32MM contract with the Jays prior to the 2024 season, Rodriguez debuted in the Show by posting a 4.47 ERA, 23.1% strikeout rate, and 10.9% walk rate over 86 2/3 innings. While Rodriguez technically started all 21 of his games in 2024, he was used as an opener or piggyback starter on several occasions. Rodriguez then made just one “start” as an opener in 2025, and otherwise worked in a relief role while posting a 3.08 ERA, 22.1K%, and 11.4BB% over 73 innings and 66 appearances.
The poor walk rates are the most obvious red flag from Rodriguez’s first two MLB seasons, and his strikeout rates have sat only around league average. His 4.27 SIERA from the 2025 season is a better reflection of his performance than the 3.08 ERA, as Rodriguez benefited from a .228 BABIP and an 81.2% strand rate. On the plus side, the move to the bullpen helped Rodriguez bump his fastball up to 95.7mph (from 93.9mph in 2024), and he did a good job of limiting hard contact, though the righty allowed eight homers in his 73 frames.
The Blue Jays made the decision to outright Rodriguez to Triple-A back in December, removing him from the 40-man roster. The Jays probably wouldn’t have been too upset if another club had claimed Rodriguez off waivers and removed the $17MM in remaining salary off Toronto’s books, yet that same salary may have been the reason the Blue Jays felt confident in outrighting Rodriguez just to clear a 40-man slot.
After delivering a 1.50 ERA over six relief innings for Cuba during the World Baseball Classic, Rodriguez has a 2.63 ERA and a whopping 43.1% strikeout rate over 13 2/3 innings for Buffalo this season. These standout numbers are undermined, however, by a 15.5% walk rate, as Rodriguez’s control has become an even bigger concern. This makes Rodriguez an interesting addition to a Jays bullpen that entered Sunday’s action leading the majors in strikeout rate (26.1%) while also tied for the second-lowest walk rate (8.3%) for any relief corps in the sport.
Mason Fluharty hasn’t pitched well and he has two minor league options, though optioning Fluharty to make room for Rodriguez would leave Joe Mantiply as the only left-hander in Toronto’s bullpen. Among the right-handers, Tommy Nance is out of options, and Rule 5 pick Spencer Miles can’t be optioned to the minors without first being offered back to the Giants. (Miles is also pitching so well that the Jays are surely keeping him around.) Unless there is an unknown injury impacting the pitching staff, it will be interesting to see what the corresponding move is when Rodriguez is officially selected.
Reds To Place Rhett Lowder On 15-Day Injured List
The Reds will place right-hander Rhett Lowder on the 15-day injured list prior to Tuesday’s game against the Nationals. Manager Terry Francona told reporters (including the Cincinnati Enquirer’s Pat Brennan) that Lowder was headed to the IL prior to today’s 5-0 victory over the Astros, though the Reds opted against making a transaction to add a fresh arm to the bullpen for today’s contest. Cincinnati will use Monday’s off-day to evaluate their rotation plans before officially sidelining Lowder, though waiting until Tuesday means that Lowder’s IL stint can be backdated only until May 9.
Lowder’s last start came on May 7, when he allowed three runs in three innings against the Cubs and was pulled due to what was termed as right shoulder discomfort. An MRI didn’t reveal any structural damage, and Francona said Lowder received an injection to help with the discomfort. Lowder will continue to throw for the time being for not off a mound, and Francona indicated that the IL placement is somewhat precautionary.
“Our thought was we’re trying not to put a bandaid on something,” Francona said. “We want this kid to be able to pitch, and pitch for a long time and not get interrupted so, hopefully, a couple weeks down will do him a world of good.”
After posting a 1.17 ERA in his first 30 2/3 big league innings in 2024, Lowder was unable to follow up on that impressive debut due to forearm and oblique injuries that limited him to only 9 1/3 minor league innings in 2025. Returning to action as part of Cincinnati’s Opening Day rotation, Lowder managed a 3.18 ERA over his first six starts before things went south in his last two outings. Lowder’s abbreviated start against the Cubs came five days after the Pirates torched him for eight runs over just 1 1/3 innings.
Some regression was probably due given Lowder’s lackluster Statcast metrics, and his 5.40 ERA is a closer match to his 5.05 SIERA. Lowder has only a 16.3% strikeout rate this season and a 16.7K% for his brief MLB career, as the strong strikeout ability he showed in the minors has yet to carry over to the Show.
With Lowder heading to the IL, the Reds again find themselves down three starting pitchers. Nick Lodolo only just made his season debut on Friday after missing time due to blister issues, Brandon Williamson went on the 60-day IL earlier this week due to shoulder fatigue, and ace Hunter Greene remains out until midseason after undergoing surgery in March to have bone chips removed from his throwing elbow.
Monday’s off-day provides a bit of a reset for the pitching staff, but the likeliest scenario is that Chase Petty will again be called up from Triple-A to fill in for Lowder. Petty made his first appearance of 2026 by filling in for Williamson last Monday, and Petty allowed three runs over 5 2/3 frames in a 5-4 Reds loss to the Nationals.
Giants Notes: Bader, Schmitt, Hentges
4:24PM: Hentges was indeed activated from the 15-day IL today, and San Francisco also called up right-hander Dylan Smith from Triple-A. In corresponding moves, right-hander Ryan Walker and Gregory Santos were optioned to Triple-A. Walker entered the season as perhaps the Giants’ top choice at closer, but his struggles have left the team still looking for any kind of stability in the ninth inning.
11:19AM: The 15-24 Giants are currently tied with the Mets for the worst record in the National League. The Giants’ offense and pitching staff have both been below-average to start the year, with the offense being the bigger culprit of the two for the team’s woes. On the whole, San Francisco is batting .241/.284/.357 with an 81 wRC+, the latter tying the Mets for worst in the Majors. On the plus side, Casey Schmitt has a 144 wRC+ through 128 plate appearances, while Luis Arraez is pairing his old-school hitting style with surprisingly strong defense. However, Rafael Devers, Matt Chapman, and Willy Adames are all hitting poorly. Chapman “leads” those three with a 79 wRC+ in 160 plate appearances.
An X-factor in the Giants’ offense is center fielder Harrison Bader. The 31-year-old has been on the injured list since April 15 with a left hamstring strain, though Susan Slussler of the San Francisco Chronicle writes that Bader is likely to come off the IL soon. If so, that would amount to about a month of missed time for the outfielder. Bader only made 55 plate appearances before he went down, but the club is hoping he can show some of his form from last year when he returns. In 501 plate appearances between the Twins and Phillies in 2025, Bader had career-best marks in wRC+ (122), wOBA (.346), and home runs (17).
There were some signs that Bader was lucky to hit so well. He batted .359 on balls in play, which was well above the league average. Bader’s .297 expected wOBA was also well below his actual mark of .346, while his 87.2 MPH average exit velocity ranked in just the 12th percentile in the Majors. There is also the matter that Bader has been a below-average hitter in most seasons, including every season from 2022-24 leading up to his 2025 breakout. In other words, Bader had a career season at the plate in 2025, but no one was expecting him to suddenly become a generational hitter.
The Giants would be happy if Bader was simply an average hitter. Between their starting outfield of Heliot Ramos, Drew Gilbert, and Jung Hoo Lee, only Ramos is even an average hitter. He currently has an even 100 wRC+ through 150 plate appearances, along with an unsustainable .368 average on balls in play. Lee is slightly below-average with a 96 wRC+, and his subpar defense isn’t helping his value either. Gilbert was a first-round draft pick by the Astros in 2022 and has some promise, but he has so far been outmatched in the Majors. The return of Bader wouldn’t be a huge upgrade for the team’s offense, whose fortunes depend on Chapman, Adames, and especially Devers returning to their career norms. That said, swapping in Bader for Gilbert in center would hopefully deepen the lineup with an average hitter, to say nothing of Bader’s exceptional defense.
Amid the struggles of the Giants’ star hitters, one of the bright spots has been the performance of Schmitt. With a 144 wRC+ in 129 plate appearances, Schmitt has been far and away the Giants’ best hitter of 2026. At the same time, he has mostly served as a DH, and those plate appearances may be hard to come by in the wake of Bryce Eldridge‘s recent promotion. That said, Sussler writes that Schmitt has been taking outfield reps during batting practice this week. That builds on prior comments from manager Tony Vitello, who said that Schmitt is athletic enough to handle the corner outfield if the team handles it “intelligently.”
Sussler clarifies that Schmitt is still an emergency option, and there are no immediate plans to play him in the outfield. Still, giving him outfield reps, even in a low-pressure setting, is a smart move on the part of the Giants. As tantalizing as Eldridge’s potential is, the club simply cannot afford to take Schmitt out of the lineup. For what it’s worth, the six-foot, 215-pound Schmitt’s sprint speed is in the 72nd percentile according to Statcast. He also has above-average arm strength. It remains to be seen how he might take to the outfield, but converting Schmitt into a utility player might be the best way to get him regular reps and leverage his defensive strengths.
Turning to the Giants’ pitching staff, Sussler reports that reliever Sam Hentges‘ rehab assignment is ending today. He is likely to be activated soon. The Giants’ bullpen has a decent-enough 3.85 ERA, although their combined 0.1 fWAR places them in the bottom ten relief units in the Majors. It remains to be seen how Hentges will impact that picture. The 6’8″ lefty pitched for Cleveland from 2021-24 and was generally solid in the latter three years. He underwent shoulder surgery in September 2024 and arthroscopic knee surgery in September 2025, but he now appears fully healthy. The keys to Hentges’ success will be generating groundballs, which he has done 53.4% of the time in his career, and recovering his mid-90s four-seam velocity.
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Tigers Place Kerry Carpenter On 10-Day IL, Select Gage Workman
The Tigers announced that outfielder Kerry Carpenter has been placed on the 10-day injured list due to a left AC joint sprain. Infielder Gage Workman‘s contract was selected from Triple-A to take Carpenter’s spot on the active roster, and Detroit cleared a 40-man roster spot for Workman by shifting Justin Verlander from the 15-day IL to the 60-day IL.
The IL placement comes a day after Carpenter was removed early from the Tigers’ 5-1 loss to the Royals, as he ran into the wall in the first inning while a pursuing a Bobby Witt Jr. grounder into the right field that ended up going for an inside-the-park home run. Carpenter remained in the game and singled in his only plate appearance, but was removed prior to the bottom of the third.
Carpenter is hitting .216/.299/.451 with six homers over 117 plate appearances, with an 105 wRC+ that is almost entirely fueled by his power. Carpenter is still making a lot of hard contact, but there is suddenly a lot of swing-and-miss in his game — his 34.2% strikeout rate is far above the 24.6K% Carpenter posted over his four previous MLB seasons.
While the production has been inconsistent, Carpenter at least had been answering the bell for a Tigers team that has been racked by injuries. Carpenter is now the the 15th player on Detroit’s IL, joining fellow position players Gleyber Torres, Javier Baez, Parker Meadows, and Trey Sweeney.
Wenceel Perez is the likeliest candidate to get most of the right field playing time in Carpenter’s absence, with Jahmai Jones and Zach McKinstry also in the mix. Workman could also get some action on the grass, as he joins the lengthy list of multi-position types the Tigers have turned to as the club tries to fill all of its roster holes.
Workman made his MLB debut last season, posting a .485 OPS over 17 plate appearances (in 12 games) with the Cubs and White Sox. A fourth-round pick for the Tigers in the 2020 draft, Workman was selected by the Cubs in the 2024 Rule 5 Draft, but after bouncing around to both Chicago teams, the Sox designated Workman for assignment and subsequently returned him to Detroit last May.
As such, Workman is now lined up to make his first big league appearance in a Tigers uniform. He has been on a roll in Toledo, with a huge .358/.413/.590 slash line to show for his first 150 PA of the 2026 Triple-A season. This breakout aside, Workman’s production in the minors has been more solid than outstanding, and his ability to play several positions can aid Detroit’s depth. Workman has mostly played shortstop and third base, and has also gotten at least some action as a second baseman and in all three outfield slots.
Verlander was placed on the 15-day IL on April 1, and that start date carries over to his new stint on the 60-day. The future Hall-of-Famer now can’t officially return to the Tigers’ rotation until May 31 at the earliest, but it already seemed like Verlander would be out until June as he continues to recover from hip inflammation. Verlander tossed 38 pitches during a live batting-practice session yesterday, and both the right-hander and Tigers manager A.J. Hinch told reporters (including Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press) that more throwing sessions were needed before Verlander can begin a minor league rehab assignment.
Dodgers To Activate Mookie Betts On Monday
Mookie Betts has been out for over a month with a right oblique strain, but he is now on the cusp of returning to the Dodgers. After two rehab games, Betts is returning to Los Angeles today and is expected to be activated from the 10-day injured list tomorrow, according to Katie Woo of The Athletic.
Betts only made 32 plate appearances with a 99 wRC+ before landing on the 10-day injured list on April 5. That’s a negligible sample size on its own, though it also mirrors Betts’ diminished offensive output in 2025. In 150 games, he batted .258/.326/.406 with a 104 wRC+. That still made Betts an above-average hitter, but not to the heights he has set in his career. Betts won the AL MVP award with the Red Sox in 2018 and was at least 31% better than average by wRC+ in every season from 2019-24. It’s hard to criticize a hitter for merely being slightly above average, of course, and Betts’ track record gives the Dodgers plenty of confidence that he can return to normal as he distances himself from this injury.
There is also reason to believe Betts was unlucky last year. For one thing, he batted just .258 on balls in play, well below his career BABIP of .299. While Betts’ 89.1 MPH average exit velocity and 35.8% hard-hit rate were both lower than in 2024, his batting average, slugging percentage, and wOBA were all 9-16 points lower than their expected values.
Betts’ relative lack of offensive pop was offset by his superb defensive work at shortstop, and of course he was still a big contributor to the Dodgers’ second consecutive World Series victory. Even this year, losing Betts for over a month hasn’t slowed Los Angeles down, as the 24-15 Dodgers are again atop the NL West. The duo of Hyeseong Kim and Miguel Rojas have capably filled in at shortstop during Betts’ absence, and Kim in particular has performed well, hitting .301/.366/.411 over 82 PA this season. Kim and Alex Freeland will likely be splitting time at second base once Betts is back st shortstop, with Rojas returning to backup duty.
Dodgers Select Wyatt Mills, Transfer Edwin Díaz To 60-Day Injured List
The Dodgers are planning to select the contract of right-hander Wyatt Mills, according to Sonja Chen of MLB.com. Paul Gervase is being optioned to clear space on the active roster. Closer Edwin Díaz is being transferred to the 60-day injured list to make room on the 40-man roster, according to Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register.
Mills has thrown a total of 42 innings in the Majors, all from 2021-22 with the Mariners and Royals. He has a 6.21 ERA in that time, as well as a 19.3% strikeout rate and a 10.4% walk rate. Those results are unspectacular and four years old at this point. Mills missed 2023-24 owing to July 2023 Tommy John surgery, finally returning to pitch for the Red Sox’ Triple-A affiliate in 2025. In 52 innings across 32 appearances (seven starts), Mills had a solid 3.12 ERA but less encouraging peripherals, including a 13.3% walk rate. He has been better in 2026 for the Dodgers’ top affiliate, with a 3.26 ERA and a 2.05 FIP in 19 1/3 innings.
Mills’ promotion gives the Dodgers a fresh arm in exchange for Gervase, who threw 50 pitches in three relief innings yesterday against the Braves. Gervase, who was recalled on May 8th, has only made the one appearance in the Majors this year. Mills figures to fill a similar role as a low-leverage, long-relief option. It’s possible he is being selected only for a short run, at which point he’d be designated for assignment and offered up to other teams on waivers. Mills also has one option year remaining if the Dodgers want to shuffle him down without exposing him to waivers.
As for Díaz, his move to the 60-day injured list was expected. The closer landed on the 15-day injured list on April 20 with loose bodies in his right elbow, and he underwent surgery to remove them shortly afterwards. Díaz is not expected to return until the second half of the season, so it’s unsurprising to see him transferred to the 60-day IL now that a 40-man spot is needed. This is the second time Díaz has been on the 60-day IL in his career, the first being in 2023 when he injured the patellar tendon in his right knee during that year’s World Baseball Classic.
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Jerar Encarnacion Clears Waivers, Elects Free Agency
TODAY: Encarnacion has cleared waivers and elected free agency, per Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle.
May 4: The Giants announced that outfielder Jerar Encarnacion has been designated for assignment and fellow outfielder Will Brennan has been optioned to Triple-A Sacramento. Those are the corresponding moves for the recalls of Bryce Eldridge and Jesús Rodríguez, moves that were reported yesterday. The Giants also recalled right-hander Trevor McDonald and placed left-hander Erik Miller on the 15-day injured list with a low back strain, retroactive to May 1st.
Encarnacion signed a minor league deal with the Giants in May of 2024. At that time, he had just come off a massive .366/.439/.989 showing in 26 Mexican League games. That’s a hitter-friendly league but that line was impressive regardless. He then put up a .352/.438/.616 showing in Triple-A and got added to the big league roster in August.
He has been on the 40-man ever since. Due to him being out of options, he has also been on the active roster that whole time, apart from IL stints. He spent a lot of 2025 on the IL, with stints due to a hand fracture, an oblique strain and a hamstring strain.
His numbers against major league hitting haven’t been nearly as impressive as his work in the minors or in Mexico. He has stepped to the plate 210 times as a Giant. His 3.3% walk rate and 27.1% strikeout rate in that time are both poor numbers. His .223/.248/.371 line in the sample leads to a wRC+ of 71, indicating he’s been 29% below league average overall. That includes a dismal .176/.200/.206 line here in 2026.
The San Francisco offense as a whole has been underwhelming. Encarnacion has been just a small part of that but he is the casualty for the club trying to shake things up. Since he’s out of options, he’s been bumped into DFA limbo, which can last as long as a week. The waiver process takes 48 hours, so the Giants could take five days to field trade interest, but they could also put him on waivers sooner than that.
Based on how much he’s been struggling, it seems fair to expect him to clear waivers. He has flashed talent in the past but not in the majors. Even the exciting numbers he put up in Mexico and in the minors are two years old at this point. He has a previous career outright and would therefore have the right to elect free agency if he is outrighted again in the coming days.
Turning to the pitching moves, it’s unclear how long Miller will need to be shelved, but the Giants lose one of their more interesting relievers. Miller walks too many batters but has high-90s velocity and can get guys out. His 35.4% strikeout rate and 56% ground ball rate this year are both huge, though he has given free passes to 12.5% of opponents. With Miller out, the Giants are down to Matt Gage and Ryan Borucki as their southpaw relievers.
McDonald is starting tonight’s game and it appears to be a spot start. The Giants had to play a doubleheader on Thursday, with Logan Webb and Adrian Houser starting the two contests. Then Robbie Ray, Landen Roupp and Tyler Mahle started the three subsequent games. No one in that quintet would be available on regular rest tonight. After McDonald starts tonight’s game, it’s possible he gets sent back down to the minors, with a fresh arm coming up to join the bullpen.
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Orioles Claim Christian Roa
The Orioles have claimed right-hander Christian Roa off waivers from the Twins and optioned him to Triple-A, according to Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports. With the transaction, Roa takes the 40-man roster spot of Lou Trivino, who was designated for assignment earlier in the day.
The Twins designated Roa for assignment on Wednesday to clear space on their 40-man roster for Yoendrys Gómez. He had been with the Astros prior to being claimed by Minnesota on April 23rd. As the Orioles have now done, the Twins optioned Roa to Triple-A immediately after claiming him, so his seven big league appearances in 2026 have all come with the Astros. Roa has a 5.19 ERA in 8 2/3 innings in those games, walking more hitters than he’s struck out and posting expected numbers that are even higher than his ERA. In total, Roa has only thrown 11 2/3 innings in the Majors between the Marlins and Astros from 2025-26.
He had some success in the minors last year. In 60 1/3 innings with the Marlins’ top affiliate, Roa had a 2.83 ERA. His 26.1% strikeout rate was solid, though he also walked 11.4% of hitters and gave up an unsustainably low .224 batting average in balls in play. In terms of stuff, Roa averages in the mid-90s on his four-seamer and sinker, while he uses an upper-80s slider about a third of the time. His age and limited big league track record make him a fringe reliever at this point, albeit one with decent velocity.
Roa has less than a year of service time and comes with two remaining option years. He can be brought up if the Orioles need a fresh arm and then sent back down without needing to be designated for assignment. Roa has been outrighted before, so if he is designated anyway and clears waivers, he would have the option to reject an outright assignment in favor of free agency.
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Phillies Claim Jackson Rutledge
The Phillies have claimed right-hander Jackson Rutledge off waivers from the Nationals, according to a team announcement. Rutledge has been optioned to Triple-A.
The Nationals designated Rutledge for assignment on Tuesday as part of a move to clear space for Max Kranick. In 2025, Rutledge threw 73 1/3 innings with a 5.77 ERA, a subpar 19.7% strikeout rate, and nearly two home runs allowed per nine innings. Under normal circumstances, he never would have lasted the year in the Majors, but the rebuilding Nationals could afford to give him reps. This year, Rutledge allowed seven earned runs on six hits in just 1 1/3 innings in his only appearance on April 13th. The club optioned him to Triple-A afterwards and kept him there until designating him for assignment.
Rutledge was a first-round pick by the Nationals in 2019 and has spent his entire career before today in their system. He has a 6.29 ERA in 103 big league innings from 2023-26. Rutledge’s recent minor league track record isn’t much to speak of either. He made 27 starts at Triple-A in 2024 but had a 6.40 ERA and a 13.7% walk rate. After spending most of last year in the Majors, Rutledge has a 3.38 ERA in 13 1/3 innings at Triple-A this year, albeit with middling peripherals including a mere 1.7% K-BB rate. He relies on his cutter as the primary fastball, also mixing in a splitter and sinker with pretty average velocity.
The Phillies are off to a middling 18-22 start, but their bullpen is a strong suit overall. The group’s 5.3 combined fWAR is tied for fifth in the Majors. Meanwhile, their 4.68 ERA is over a run higher than their 3.66 xERA, signaling positive regression in the future. Orion Kerkering and Chase Shugart both have ERAs under 2.00, while Jhoan Duran, Brad Keller, and José Alvarado remain a formidable back-end unit (ugly initial results from Alvarado notwithstanding). Rutledge obviously can’t compete with those arms, but there’s no harm in keeping him in Triple-A as a depth option. He has just over a year of service time and one option remaining, so he can be brought up and shuffled out if the club needs a fresh arm for a day.
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Angels Sign Rob Kaminsky To Minor League Deal
The Angels have signed lefty reliever Rob Kaminsky to a minor league contract, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today. The deal gives the Halos a no-risk depth option for their bullpen.
Kaminsky began his career in the Cardinals’ system. He was drafted by St. Louis in the first round back in 2013 and was traded to Cleveland two years later in a deal for Brandon Moss. Kaminsky worked his way up to Triple-A with Cleveland in 2019 before electing minor league free agency. He went back to the Cardinals on a non-roster pact during the pandemic season. Kaminsky appeared in five games in the Majors in 2020, allowing one earned run in 4 2/3 innings and recording three strikeouts. Those are his only big league appearances as of now.
Kaminsky spent 2021 in the Phillies’ system, then 2022-24 with the Mariners. He returned to the Cardinals’ system once more in 2025 but only threw four innings across two levels. Apart from that, Kaminsky also pitched in the independent American League in 2024-25 as well as the World Baseball Classic in 2023 and 2026. He doesn’t strike out many hitters, but he has posted groundball rates in the 50-60% range at most levels in the minors. Kaminsky has well-below-average velocity, running a 90.1 MPH four-seamer in 2024. Given that limitation, if Kaminsky eventually returns to the Majors, his ability to induce grounders will be the key to his success.
For the Angels, there is zero risk in bringing Kaminsky into the organization as a depth flier. The club’s bullpen is one of the worst in the Majors with a 5.42 combined ERA. Jordan Romano was the nominal closer before being released and signing with the Rockies on a minors pact. Among the remaining arms, Ryan Zeferjahn is arguably the most valuable. He has a 4.58 ERA in 19 2/3 innings, though his 2.14 xERA and 2.72 FIP suggest he’s due for positive regression. Brent Suter and Sam Bachman both have ERAs under 4.00, as well as groundball rates over 50%. Kaminsky fits into the latter mold as a groundball specialist. It wouldn’t be totally out of the blue to see him called up at some point by the rebuilding Angels.
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