The Angels made a trio of roster moves this afternoon, including the placement of right-hander Adam Cimber on the 15-day injured list due to right shoulder inflammation. Right-hander Jose Marte’s contract was selected from Triple-A to take Cimber’s spot on the active roster, and infielder Ehire Adrianza was released to create space on the 40-man.
One of several relievers signed last offseason to bolster the Los Angeles bullpen, Cimber’s first year with the Angels has been difficult. The veteran righty has a 7.03 ERA over 24 1/3 innings and 28 appearances, with a garish 13.1% walk rate that is more than double the career average (5.9%) he posted over his first six Major League seasons. Cimber’s 4.77 SIERA is still not particularly impressive, but it does reflect some of the misfortune of his very low 54.5% strand rate.
Cimber also had a 7.40 ERA over 20 2/3 innings with the Blue Jays last year, and his last appearance of 2023 came on June 18 after a shoulder impingement brought a premature end to his season. The fact that Cimber has again been shelved with a shoulder problem isn’t a good sign, though it isn’t known if his later injury is anything some general soreness.
Speaking of season-shortening injuries, Marte threw only 21 total innings in the majors and minors in 2023 due to a stress reaction in his right elbow. The Angels chose to non-tender him in the wake of that lost year, but then re-signed the righty to a minor league contract.
Marte is now set to receive his first Major League action of 2024, after receiving sporadic big league looks in each of the last three seasons with the Angels. Marte has an 8.14 ERA over the small sample size of his 24 1/3 career innings in the Show, but he has looked quite sharp at Triple-A this season, with a 2.61 ERA in 20 2/3 frames for Salt Lake even in the hitter-friendly environs of the Pacific Coast League.
Adrianza has been on the 10-day injured list for over five weeks while dealing with back spasms, so either the Angels released him while off the IL, so his activation wasn’t made public. Adrianza joined L.A. on a minors deal in February, and that contract was then selected to the active roster in April, leading to eight games and a .596 OPS in 28 plate appearances prior to his trip to the injured list. Never much of a hitter over his 12 Major League seasons, Adrianza has carved out a lengthy pro career as a bench piece who can play all over the diamond, and he figures to catch on with another team (or a new minors deal with Anaheim) in need of a depth piece.
Cimber has actually been decent most of the season but has been getting hit very hard in his recent outings causing his numbers to inflate.
I was wondering why his era was so high it was 3.4 a couple weeks didn’t know he gave up 4 runs last night. They had such a big lead I turned it off lol.
What people don’t seem to get is that in such small sample sizes there will always be RPs that pitch over their head. The ones that pitch badly are not used, ones that pitch well will be exposed, and regression typically happens.
It happens every year. Look at his statcast page. There is/was nothing there that would cause for optimism.
@halo11fan cimber was getting used in high leverage situations. As far as his peripherals and statcast and what not I don’t look at that he was getting out of bases loaded jams. Til he just fell off a cliff with the same injury he had last year, before that he had a decent career especially for the price. Probably just went for one last payday.
I do. In small sample sizes that tells you if success is sustainable.
His success was unsustainable.
@halos11fan just sounds like he’s been dealing with rotator cuff problems, and said screw it I’ll try another year. His numbers have mirrored his blue Jay’s numbers last year, if he has to get surgery he’ll be around 35 and probably only get a spring training invite.
Could be, but his peripherals didn’t support his earlier success.
Adrianza could possibly come back to the Braves on a milb deal. They seem to really like him.
so does wash, they may have competition if this parting was friendly.
release Arte
not a good signing for the angels
He only cost 1.2 million, and was solid until the last two weeks. It’s not a big deal