The Angels are going to designate first baseman/outfielder Willie Calhoun for task, in line with Alden González of ESPN on X. Infielder/outfielder Jack López is being referred to as up, per Jorge Castillo of ESPN on X.
Calhoun, 29, signed a minor league cope with the Angels within the offseason and was chosen to the massive league roster on the primary day of Might. Since then, he has stepped to the plate 254 instances in 68 video games. His 9.1% stroll price in that point is stable and he’s accomplished a fantastic job of avoiding strikeouts, only a 12.2% price, however hasn’t accomplished a lot harm. He has 5 house runs and his .245/.315/.380 batting line interprets to a 94 wRC+. His .263 batting common on balls in play is beneath league common, however he’s one of many slowest runners within the league and he has subpar metrics when it comes to exit velocity, barrel price and exhausting hit price.
That has typically been the recipe with Calhoun. Though he was as soon as one of many high prospects within the league and had a 21-home run season in 2019, that was the juiced-ball season and he’s been far much less impactful since then. He has 857 plate appearances from 2020 to the current with an 8.4% stroll price and 12.8% strikeout price however simply 18 house runs, a .231/.299/.360 batting line and 82 wRC+.
Calhoun isn’t a burner on the basepaths, as talked about, and isn’t thought-about a powerful defender. It was as soon as thought that he may make up for these shortcomings along with his hit device however he hasn’t supplied sufficient thump for that to be the case to this point. He exhausted his last choice in 2022, which has led to him bouncing across the league in recent times, spending time with the Rangers, Giants, Yankees and Angels. With the commerce deadline now handed, the Halos could have no alternative however to place Calhoun on waivers within the coming days.
López, 31, signed a minor league cope with the Halos within the offseason. He has performed 104 Triple-A video games this 12 months, hitting 12 house runs and slashing .274/.333/.421 for a wRC+ of 86 within the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League.
There’s not a lot in his observe file to recommend he’ll present far more than that. He first reached Triple-A in 2017 and has performed 687 minor league video games from that 12 months to the current. In that point, he has a .256/.306/.386 batting line and 77 wRC+. His main league expertise consists of seven video games with the 2021 Crimson Sox and he hit .154/.214/.308 in these.
Nonetheless, he has usually supplied double-digit steals throughout his minor league profession, together with 15 up to now this 12 months. He’s additionally able to enjoying all three outfield positions and the three infield spots to the left of first base. Calhoun has been the membership’s designated hitter for a lot of the 12 months however now they’ll rotate varied gamers by means of that spot. With López giving them additional depth everywhere in the diamond, they’ll have some cowl for whoever is the DH on a given day.
