The Angels have brought back reliever José Marte on a minor league contract, reports Robert Murray of FanSided (on X). Los Angeles had non-tendered the right-hander a couple weeks ago.
Marte has pitched at the highest level for the Halos in each of the past three seasons. He has logged 24 1/3 innings across 25 major league appearances. Marte has allowed 8.14 earned runs per nine over the stretch, walking an untenable 22.6% of opposing hitters.
A stress reaction in his throwing elbow cost Marte the bulk of this past season. He was limited to 10 big league outings and 11 appearances in the minors. In his most recent extended Triple-A action back in 2022, he worked to a 5.35 ERA while striking out just under 30% of batters faced — albeit with a still alarming 14.5% walk percentage.