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CARLSBAD — On the archetypal time that the Angels could officially statesman adding pitchers, they revealed that they mislaid one.
Chris Rodriguez, who had emerged arsenic a promising enactment either arsenic a starter oregon reliever successful 2021, volition beryllium retired for most, if not all, of 2022 aft undergoing close capsule surgery.
General Manager Perry Minasian said connected Monday, the archetypal time of the yearly GM Meetings, that Rodriguez had exploratory country connected his enarthrosis past month, and doctors saw “some things that needed to beryllium repaired.”
“I’m not giving a timeframe, but it’s astir apt the bulk if not the full season,” Minasian said.
Rodriguez, 23, was 1 of the feel-good stories of the archetypal fractional of the Angels’ 2021 season. After missing astir of the past 2 years with backmost problems and eventual surgery, Rodriguez made the Angels’ Opening Day roster, contempt ne'er having pitched supra Class-A.
He had a 3.66 ERA arsenic a reliever, and past helium went down to the minors to get built up arsenic a starter. He returned for 2 starts, successful which helium allowed 4 earned runs successful 10 innings.
COACHING MOVES
The Angels parted ways with archetypal basal manager Bruce Hines, successful summation to the antecedently reported moves with 3rd basal manager Brian Butterfield and catching manager José Molina, Minasian said.
They are presently conducting interviews to find their replacements.
“They brought a batch to the organization,” Minasian said, “but it comes down to fit, and looking for immoderate antithetic fit.”
All 3 of the dismissed coaches were liable for assorted parts of the defense, which was 1 of the Angels’ biggest problems past season.
“I wouldn’t blasted things connected coaches,” Minasian said. “I deliberation it comes down to myself and the shot operations unit and having amended personnel. If we had amended defenders, we would person ranked amended defensively. If we were healthier, I deliberation we would person showed a small amended defensively also.”
SPENDING FORECAST
Minasian would not specifically accidental what the Angels’ payroll is going to beryllium for 2022.
“Anything is possible,” helium said erstwhile asked if the payroll would beryllium higher than the astir $180 cardinal the Angels spent for 2021.
If the Angels support their fund astir the aforesaid arsenic past year, they would person astir $50 cardinal to walk this winter.
“I wouldn’t regularisation america retired of anything,” Minasian said, adding “I’m looking guardant to this offseason. I deliberation we’re going to beryllium capable to bash immoderate things to assistance this squad improve.”
NOTES
A time aft the Angels made the qualifying connection to person Raisel Iglesias, Minasian said “we’d emotion to support him, and the qualifying connection doesn’t deter a longer-term woody successful immoderate way. He’s mentioned he’d similar to beryllium present and we would similar to support him. So we’ll spot wherever it goes.” …
Center fielder Mike Trout missed astir of past play recovering from a calf wounded that took months longer than expected to heal. Minasian said helium talked to the three-time American League MVP past week and helium “is doing well. He’s running. He’s moving out. I deliberation he’s beauteous excited with however helium feels. He gave himself much clip disconnected than helium did successful the past. He fto his assemblage heal.” …
The Angels are apt to re-acquire right-hander José Soriano, who was taken retired of their enactment by the Pittsburgh Pirates successful the Rule 5 draught past year. A erstwhile apical 10 imaginable with the Angels, Soriano was designated for duty by the Pirates connected Sunday. After helium clears waivers, helium volition beryllium offered backmost to the Angels for $25,000. Soriano inactive could get claimed connected waivers, but that’s not apt due to the fact that helium is 4 months into the rehabilitation from a 2nd Tommy John surgery. He won’t beryllium capable to transportation until 2023, but the Angels could support him connected a insignificant league deal. …
Minasian said recently hired Chris Carpenter volition enactment with insignificant league pitchers, mostly connected the intelligence side. Carpenter pitched for 15 years successful the majors and helium had spent respective years successful the St. Louis Cardinals’ beforehand office, but his occupation was 1 that was chopped during the pandemic. “We couldn’t beryllium much excited to adhd a feline similar that to the organization,” Minasian said.
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