The Angels announced on Saturday that they’ve positioned outfielders Kevin Pillar and Jo Adell on the 10-day Injured Record. Pillar is out as a consequence of a left thumb sprain, whereas Adell is being shelved as a consequence of a left indirect pressure. Outfielder Jordyn Adams was recalled to the massive league roster and outfielder Bryce Teodosio had his contract chosen to exchange the pair on the massive league roster. To make room for Teodosio on the 40-man roster, the Angels transferred right-hander Jose Soriano to the 60-day IL.
It’s not but clear how lengthy both Pillar or Adell is anticipated to be out, however absences of any significance are more likely to spell the top of the season for the hitters with simply three weeks left within the 2024 marketing campaign and the Angels set to overlook the playoffs for the tenth consecutive season. If Pillar doesn’t return this season, it’s doable meaning he’s already performed his last MLB recreation provided that he acknowledged again in July that he’s more likely to retire following this season.
The 35-year-old veteran has loved his finest offensive season in a 162-game marketing campaign since 2015 by measure of wRC+ as he’s hit a good .242/.298/.392 in 93 video games between the White Sox and Angels this 12 months, together with a unbelievable 145 wRC+ towards left-handed pitching. Along with Pillar’s wonderful numbers towards southpaws, he’s performed stable protection in any respect three outfield spots and chipped in 10 steals over 13 makes an attempt on the basepaths. Ought to Pillar not return to the sphere this season and determine to retire, he’ll end his 12-year profession with a .256/.294/.408 slash line with 1042 hits, 113 homers, and 106 steals.
As for Adell, the 25-year-old was a giant league common this 12 months for the primary time since he made his debut again in 2020, performing because the Halos’ on a regular basis proper fielder. Sadly, the tenth general choose of the 2017 draft and former prime prospect left a lot to be desired along with his efficiency in that first style of standard enjoying time. The teen bought off to a sizzling begin early within the season with a .234/.301/.516 slash line in his first 43 video games 12 months, however in 87 video games since then, he’s hit a paltry .195/.270/.350 with as many house runs (10) in his last 307 journeys to the plate as he had in his first 144 plate appearances this 12 months. Whereas his general wRC+ of 89 is an enchancment over his profession 70 wRC+ getting into the 12 months, it’s nonetheless each a significant disappointment for a participant who was as soon as a consensus top-five prospect within the recreation and a far cry from the manufacturing anticipated from an on a regular basis nook outfielder.
Changing Adell and Pillar on Anaheim’s huge league roster are Adams and Teodosio. The Angels’ first-round choose within the 2018 draft, Adams made his huge league debut final 12 months with a 17-game cup of espresso the place he hit simply .128/.125/.128 with a 40 p.c strikeout fee in 40 journeys to the plate. Following that lackluster debut, Adams has struggled on the Triple-A degree this 12 months with a .261/.333/.386 line in 549 journeys to the plate, good for a wRC+ of simply 81 within the Pacific Coast League this 12 months. Regardless of that lackluster manufacturing within the minors this 12 months, the 24-year-old will now get one other style of massive league motion down the stretch in hopes of creating himself as a possible huge league possibility for the Halos in 2025.
As for Teodosio, the 25-year-old Clemson product signed with the membership as an undrafted free agent again in 2021 and labored his manner up the minor league ladder to achieve the Triple-A degree this 12 months. In 114 video games on the degree this season, Teodosio has slashed .276/.339/.418 with an 89 wRC+ with comparable general numbers to these of Adams, although he’s managed to separate himself a bit with a superb 40-for-44 document on the basepaths. With Teodosio now poised to make his huge league debut when he first makes it right into a recreation, he’ll be a part of Adams within the membership’s outfield down the stretch alongside Taylor Ward and Mickey Moniak in hopes of constructing sufficient of an impression to be checked out as an possibility within the outfield headed into subsequent 12 months.
Making room for Teodosio on the 40-man roster is Soriano, whose season is now over after being transferred to the 60-day IL. As famous by Sam Blum of The Athletic, Angels brass indicated that Soriano has not suffered a setback and is coping with the identical arm fatigue subject that originally despatched him to the IL in mid-August. The 25-year-old hurler moved to the rotation in 2024 after pitching in aid throughout his rookie season final 12 months. With a 3.42 ERA and three.82 FIP in 113 innings of labor, Soriano typically impressed along with his work out of the rotation this 12 months and seems more likely to head into spring coaching subsequent 12 months with the within observe towards a 2025 rotation job.