Greg Mahle pitched his butt off during Spring Training finishing with a 1.46 ERA in 12.1 innings pitched but he lost out to Cam Bedrosian for the final bullpen spot and was optioned to Salt Lake City. Not bad for a guy who barely pitched in Double-A over a month last season.
In the first week of the season the Los Angeles Angels used Bedrosian twice in the first couple of games and he was mildly effective, but the Angels decided to make a change sending Bedrosian back to Triple-A Salt Lake City in favor of A.J. Achter.