The Angels appeared to set a portion of their roster Saturday, and waited until after the final Freeway Series game against the Dodgers to make more of it clear.
They optioned outfielder Rafael Ortega and infielders Rey Navarro and Jefry Marte to triple-A Salt Lake, and outrighted outfielder Todd Cunningham to the same team after he cleared waivers. That opened up space for first baseman Ji-Man Choi to be on the 25-man opening-day roster.
Choi, a Rule 5 selection, batted .206 with 17 strikeouts in 73 spring plate appearances, but worked 10 walks and impressed the organization with his defense at first base.