Left-hander Jake Eder has been traded from the White Sox to the Angels for money issues, per bulletins from each golf equipment. The Halos have optioned Eder to Triple-A Salt Lake. The Sox had designated him for task final week. To open a 40-man spot, the Angels designated right-hander Michael Petersen for task.
Eder, 26, was a notable prospect a number of years in the past however his inventory is down. The Marlins took him within the fourth-round of the 2020 draft. In 2021, he made 15 Double-A begins with a 1.77 earned run common. He struck out 34.5% of opponents, gave out walks at a 9.4% charge and in addition bought floor balls on 50.3% of balls in play.
That bought him onto the prospect radar however Tommy John surgical procedure late in 2021 put that on pause. He missed the whole 2022 season whereas recovering and his outcomes since getting again on the mound haven’t been inspiring. He has thrown 165 2/3 minor league innings since that surgical procedure, getting flipped to the White Sox for Jake Burger on the 2023 deadline. In that point, he has a 6.52 ERA, 25% strikeout charge and 12.3% stroll charge.
The southpaw nonetheless has two possibility seasons left and will have been stashed in Triple-A. However even the White Sox, one of many few rebuilding golf equipment within the league, seemingly didn’t have a lot religion in him getting the prepare again on the tracks.
The Angels, a membership seemingly at all times in want of extra pitching depth, will give him a roster spot for now to see if he can recover from his latest struggles. They at present have a rotation mixture of Yusei Kikuchi, José Soriano, Jack Kochanowicz, Tyler Anderson and Kyle Hendricks, with Reid Detmers in an extended reduction function. Eder will be part of guys like Caden Dana, Sam Aldegheri and Chase Silseth as optionable rotation arms trying to battle for begins later within the 12 months.
So as to add Eder into that blend, the Angels are probably dropping Petersen, whom they claimed off waivers from the Blue Jays final month. The precise-hander is 30 years previous, turning 31 in Could. He made his main league debut final 12 months, 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 by way of waiver claims however has now misplaced his roster spot once more.
The massive league numbers are such a small pattern measurement that it’s arduous to glean a lot from. However within the minors final 12 months, he tossed 33 innings with a 1.64 ERA, 35.2% strikeout charge and 6.4% stroll charge. He nonetheless has a few choices and will maybe entice consideration from golf equipment on the lookout for some additional bullpen depth. The Angels could have per week of DFA limbo to determine what’s subsequent, however the waiver course of takes 48 hours, so any potential commerce talks would want to come back collectively within the subsequent 5 days.
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