Sam Aldegheri Called Up to Face the Yankees and the Angels Are Already Scrambling for Starting Pitchers
The Los Angeles Angels just recalled left-hander Sam Aldegheri from Triple-A Salt Lake on Tuesday, and here's the thing that should worry them: they still don't have a starter locked in for Wednesday and Thursday against the New York Yankees. Reid Detmers gets the ball for Tuesday's game, but after that? Radio silence. This is the kind of roster juggling that happens when your depth chart is thinner than you'd like it to be.
The Aldegheri Gamble
The 24-year-old Aldegheri showed real promise during Team Italy's World Baseball Classic run, posting a 1-0 record with a 3.00 ERA across two starts and six innings. That looked like the kind of international competition performance that could give a young pitcher confidence heading into the stretch. But then he got to Salt Lake and reality hit different. In three starts at Triple-A, he's 0-2 with a brutal 10.80 ERA. Over two seasons with the Angels in the majors, Aldegheri is 1-4 with a 6.41 ERA through seven appearances and five starts. So yeah, this is a move born out of necessity, not conviction.
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To make room for Aldegheri, the Angels optioned left-hander Mitch Farris back to Triple-A. Farris, 25, actually did some solid work out of the bullpen recently, including a clean 1 1/3 innings on Monday in the Angels' wild 11-10 loss to the Yankees. Over three relief appearances, he's been sharp with a 2.08 ERA, though his overall numbers over two seasons show a 5.97 ERA across eight appearances and five starts. It's not ideal to lose depth, but the Angels needed roster flexibility heading into New York.
Tuesday night against the Yankees is your first chance to see what Aldegheri can do at this level. After that, the Angels front office better have answers for Wednesday and Thursday, because right now, there's nothing on the board. That's a problem you don't want to have when you're heading into the Bronx.
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