The Angels announced they’ve acquired lefty reliever Angel Perdomo from the Braves for cash or a player to be named later. The Halos designated infielder Scott Kingery for assignment to open a 40-man roster spot. Perdomo had not previously been DFA, so this drops Atlanta’s roster count to 39.
Perdomo spent more than a year with Atlanta but never threw a regular season pitch for them. The 6’8″ southpaw was a member of the Pirates when he underwent Tommy John surgery late in the 2023 season. Pittsburgh waived him at the end of that year. Atlanta claimed him, non-tendered him, then brought him back on a fresh major league deal. They kept him on the 60-day injured list for all of last season to see whether he warranted a spot in their bullpen once he returned to health.
The 30-year-old Perdomo has gotten back on the mound this spring. He has made seven appearances, working 7 1/3 frames of two-run ball. Perdomo has issued four walks while recording six strikeouts. The Braves evidently didn’t see enough in that small sample to carry him as a third left-hander behind Aaron Bummer and Dylan Lee. Perdomo is out of minor league options, so the Braves couldn’t send him to Triple-A without running him through waivers.
That the Angels jumped the line via trade suggests Perdomo would not have cleared waivers. The Halos will also need to carry him in the MLB bullpen or make him available to other teams. They’ll very likely move on from one or two left-handers by Opening Day. The Angels now have five lefty relievers whom they can’t send to the minors.
Brock Burke, José Quijada, José Suarez and Perdomo are all out of options. Rule 5 pick Garrett McDaniels needs to stick on the roster or be waived and offered back to the Dodgers. Burke will make the team and McDaniels is pitching fairly well this spring. Suárez and Quijada seemed like bubble candidates to stick on the roster all offseason. Neither has pitched well this spring. Quijada has been blitzed for nine runs in 3 2/3 innings. Suárez has surrendered a trio of homers across 7 2/3 frames.
Perdomo has pitched in parts of three big league seasons. His best work came with Pittsburgh two years ago. He turned in a 3.72 ERA while striking out almost 38% of opposing hitters in 29 innings. His fastball averaged 94 MPH before the Tommy John procedure. Perdomo is playing on a pre-arbitration salary and is under club control for four seasons. He’d be an affordable bullpen piece if he sticks on the roster.
Kingery, a one-time top prospect with the Phillies, has played one major league game in the last three years. Philadelphia had kept him in Triple-A after outrighting him off their 40-man roster. They traded him to the Angels at the start of the offseason. The Halos added him to the roster to prevent him from reaching minor league free agency. Kingery was coming off a .268/.316/.488 showing in Triple-A that led the Angels to get a look at him in camp.
The 30-year-old needed a strong showing in Spring Training to secure a spot on Ron Washington’s bench. He’s hitting .138 with 11 strikeouts in 36 plate appearances this spring. That pushed him off the roster and is likely to land him on waivers in the next few days. If he goes unclaimed, Kingery would have the right to elect free agency because he has more than three years of service time. Doing that would mean forfeiting his $770K arbitration salary, so there’s a decent chance he’d accept an outright assignment and head back to Triple-A.
Looks like the Braves have found a trade partner with an old friend as we keep dumping whatever we don’t want to them. The dude ended up just being a waste of money, albeit not much.
The Kingery experiment takes a turn. He’d gotten a lot of playing time early this spring.
If this means no Quijada or Suarez, sign me up!
@johnnyangel. We could afford to lose them both, but I’ll believe it when I see it.
Amen.
I can’t say I get this, as a Braves fan.
He wasn’t going to make the roster.
They did the Angels a favor, AA used to work with the Angels GM.
A little surprising Perdomo hasn’t found a home somewhere. The BBs are nerve-wracking but the 14.6 K per 9, 6.2 H per 9, 1.0 HR per 9 in AAA are remarkable.
Should’ve given them Ian Anderson as well. For cash considerations.
Anderson is going be a good piece; the Braves won’t have won a World Series in 2021 without him. Even in 2022 when Atlanta sent him down he was 10-06; he deal with injuries etc.
I really think that Anderson in the 5th-6th starter spot is going be good. In 2022 his issues were the 3rd time through line up; not be way the game is played with 4 to 5 innings from the spot and give to bullpen Anderson should do really well
Clearing a spot for McCann.
Or Baldwin.
Suarez is not an mlb pitcher
Not after the injuries in 2023.
phillies legend
A potential star ruined by the mid judgment of Gabe Kapler.
*mis-judgment.
Dump Suarez ASAP!! Tia
We better not keep Suarez and send McDaniels back to the Dodgers.
It will be cool if he becomes the first Angel to actually play for the Angels.
Scott “The Man Who Would Be” Kingery
Watched all his spring appearances…. didn’t really see swing and miss stuff we saw with the Pirates two years ago. 6 K’s in 7.1 IP. Braves basically paid for his rehab last year.
If Kingery needs the 770K for another year of minors grind, THAT is the story. He made $24M with the Phillies.
Remember the 02 angels. Remember the titans
Dombrowski licking his lips? Bring the lost soul home?
I can’t see Dave D bringing back Kingery. Weston Wilson is a far better player; so are Edmundo Sosa and Buddy Kennedy.
Can it be?? Will Suarez be voted off the island?! Locked On Angels will have a FIELD DAY if Suarez gets bumped!
When I saw the notification of a Braves-Angels trade I was hoping it was Ozuna+Kelenic+Elder for Trout and $200m. Maybe next one.