The Orioles traded Rodriguez (elbow) to the Angels on Tuesday in exchange for Taylor Ward.
Rodriguez missed the entire 2025 season due to multiple injuries to his right arm. He's expected to be ready for the start of spring training, but his extensive injury history and 4.11 ERA through two MLB seasons will cause the O's to give up on the 26-year-old righty and send him to the Angels, upgrading their own offense in the process. Rodriguez, meanwhile, should have little trouble claiming a spot in a Halos rotation that finished the year with a 4.91 ERA (third-worst in MLB).
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Angels' Walbert Urena: Added to 40-man roster
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The Angels selected Urena's contract from Triple-A Salt Lake on Tuesday.
The right-hander spent most of the 2025 campaign at Double-A Rocket City, where he had a 4.33 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 121:74 K:BB across 139.1 innings. Urena moved up to Triple-A for his final outing of the season and could be back at the highest level of the minors to begin 2026.
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Angels' Cody Laweryson: Claimed by Halos
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The Angels claimed Laweryson off waivers from the Twins on Thursday, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.
Laweryson made his MLB debut in September, and the 27-year-old right-hander yielded merely one run across 7.1 innings in the closing weeks of the regular season. He struck out seven batters and didn't record a walk. He'll have a chance to build on his strong debut with a new organization.
The Angels outrighted Brogdon to Triple-A Salt Lake on Wednesday.
Brogdon has the ability to decline the outright assignment and elect free agency, but it's unclear what he plans to do. The right-handed reliever made 43 appearances for the Angels in 2025, collecting a 5.55 ERA and 49:18 K:BB.
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Angels' Carson Fulmer: Sent outright to Triple-A
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The Angels outrighted Fulmer (elbow) to Triple-A Salt Lake on Wednesday.
Fulmer can decline the outright assignment and elect free agency if he wants, but it's unclear what his intentions are. The righty's 2025 season ended prematurely due to an elbow strain, but he did not require surgery and should heal after an offseason of rest.
Angels' Tyler Bremner: Not pitching due to sore elbow
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Bremner is not pitching in fall instructs due to elbow soreness, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports.
He had a clean MRI, and the move to hold him out of instructs is being labeled precautionary, with Blum reporting that there is no concern within the organization about any actual injury. Nonetheless, with six or seven very strong pitching prospects headlining the 2025 First-Year Player Draft class, the fact Bremner hasn't logged any meaningful game action since getting drafted with the No. 1 overall pick could be a tiebreaker for dynasty managers deciding whom to select in dynasty first-year player drafts.
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Angels' Logan Davidson: Off 40-man roster
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Davidson cleared waivers Wednesday and was sent outright to Triple-A Salt Lake.
Davidson spent most of his time in Triple-A this season, slashing .252/.387/.399 with 10 homers, 51 RBI, 60 runs and seven steals across 94 minor-league games. Now that he no longer has a place on the Angels' 40-man roster, he'll likely need to impress during spring training to reclaim a spot.
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