The Angels continued to trim their roster down mere hours before they finalize their 25-man rosters. Via the Angels PR twitter account, the club has optioned right-handed pitcher Jaime Barria to Triple-A and released left-handed pitcher Dan Jennings.
This was a bit of an unexpected move as Barria seemed like a lock for the fifth starter’s spot and Jennings was the only left-handed pitching option left in the bullpen. Instead, it looks as if the newly acquired Chris Stratton will take the last rotation spot and Luke Bard will take one of the bullpen spots.