Angels right-hander Austin Warren has cleared waivers and been outrighted to Triple-A, per the MLB transaction log. Warren was designated for task to create a roster spot for outfielder Brett Phillips, who signed a one-year deal final week.
After a high quality rookie yr in 2021, Warren, 27 in February, fell away a bit in 2022, working to a 5.63 ERA over 16 frames. That got here after he posted a 1.77 ERA over 20 1/3 innings a yr prior, posting a high quality 6% stroll charge and 23.8% strikeout mark.
The strikeouts fell off a cliff final yr although, as Warren punched out simply 12.9% of the batters he confronted within the massive leagues, whereas additionally seeing a small uptick in free passes. Warren additionally noticed his groundball charge fall from 53.4% in his rookie season to 37.4% in 2022. He fared rather a lot higher at Triple-A final season, tossing 34 innings of two.12 ERA ball.
Even with a high quality pattern of labor as lately as 2021, the opposite 29 golf equipment have handed on the alternative to take Warren so the Angels will be capable to maintain him of their group this yr. He nonetheless has two possibility years remaining, so even when the Angels do name upon him once more in 2023 they’ll be capable to transfer him again to the minors over the following few seasons.
