The Angels announced several roster moves today, mostly on the pitching side. Left-handers Mitch Farris and Blake Weiman are being recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake, while righty Trevor Martin is being optioned down. Right-hander George Klassen heads to the 15-day injured list (retroactive to August 27th) with left low back inflammation. Catcher Sebastian Rivero was reinstated from the IL and optioned to Salt Lake along with Martin. Finally, righty Shaun Anderson was reinstated from the IL, then designated for assignment. The Angels’ 40-man roster is full after these moves.
The 31-year-old Anderson has thrown 31 1/3 big league innings since the start of 2025, all coming with the Angels. Unfortunately, he’s been downright dreadful in that time, posting an ERA near 9.00 and allowing ten home runs, or 2.87 per nine innings. Opposing hitters have batted .361 on balls in play off Anderson in that span, but while that’s far above league average, it’s only marginally higher than Anderson’s career .346 BABIP in over 180 innings pitched. Simply put, he’s allowing far too many runs for the bad luck to make a meaningful difference.
More to come.