The Angels have reinstated right-hander from the 60-day injured list, the team announced. He will take fellow right-hander s place on the active roster, while Soriano heads to the 15-day IL with right arm fatigue. To make room for Cisnero on the 40-man roster, the Angels transferred to the Mike Schmidt Jersey 60-day IL. Rengifo underwent earlier this month. Cisnero, 35, signed a one-year, $1.75MM deal with Los Angeles over the offseason. Unfortunately, his tenure with the Angels got off to a rough start, as he gave up three earned runs in 2/3 of an inning on Opening Day. He went on to put up a 7.07 ERA acro s 14 appearances over the first month of the season. Then, he landed on the IL with inflammation in his throwing shoulder at the end of April and has been out ever since. However, despite his poor start, the veteran has a track record as a reliable middle reliever. From 2019-23, he made 222 appearances for the Tigers with a 3.84 ERA and a 4.16 SIERA. Thus, the Angels will hope he can provide some stability for the bullpen upon his return. While L.A. ranks fifth in MLB with a 2.69 bullpen ERA since the trade deadline, the underlying metrics (4.40 SIERA, 4.57 xFIP) suggest that is highly unlikely to last. Angels relievers have a 4.13 ERA and 4.25 SIERA on the season, and thats including the innings and pitched before they were dealt. Regrettably for the Angels, Cisneros return comes just as another arm hits the IL. Soriano, 25, has been a breakout player for L.A. this year. Since joining the rotation on April 10, he has a 3.36 ERA, 3.98 SIERA, and 2.1 FanGraphs WAR over 20 starts. In that time, he leads Angels starters in all three metrics. However, he lasted just 3 1/3 innings in his last outing on Friday. Manager Ron Washington told reporters (including ) after the game that he could tell Soriano was tired and lifted him so that he didnt hurt himself. Thankfully for the Angels, arm fatigue does not sound like a particularly serious problem. Indeed, Soriano explained that hes not worried about it being a major injury and said hes going to work to come back as soon as [he] can (per Arritt). That being said, Soriano has already thrown 113 innings this season, far more than hes ever thrown before in any other year of his profe sional career. Considering the Angels have no delusions about competing for a postseason spot this year, they would be smart to exercise the utmost caution with Soriano. Neverthele s, Washington made it clear that he expects to have the promising young hurler back in his rotation before the end of the year (per Arritt). With Soriano making his last start yesterday, the Angels will need to choose a replacement in time for Wednesdays series finale against the Royals. The most logical choice would seem to be , who twirled a gem on Friday at Triple-A, giving up one run in eight innings while striking out 11. Detmers, 25, has been pitching at Triple-A since he was optioned in June. His overall results at Salt Lake have been disappointing (6.37 ERA in 12 GS), but hes already on the 40-man roster and has several years of MLB experience under his belt. Other options on the 40-man roster include , , and . Daniel and Rosenberg were optioned earlier this week, but they could be recalled early if they are replacing the injured Greene. Beyond the 40-man roster, veteran is the most intriguing option. The 38-year-old a minor league pact with the Angels in July, and he has a 3.09 ERA in four starts with the Salt Lake Bees. However, he had a 5.71 ERA and 4.91 FIP over nine starts at Triple-A in the Rangers organization earlier this year. Meanwhile, he had 6.02 ERA and 4.93 SIERA in the majors for the Marlins last season. In other words, theres a reason the two-time All-Star and 2014 Cy Young runner-up has been unable to get back to the majors in 2024. Philadelphia Phillies Jersey
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