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Brogdon

Brogdon provides the Angels with a fresh bullpen arm heading into Tuesday’s series opener against the Blue Jays. The 30-year-old righty made four relief appearances last year between the Dodgers and Phillies at the big-league level.

Brogdon, 29, elected free agency after being sent outright to Triple-A by the Dodgers in the middle of November. The 29-year-old dealt with injuries in 2024, but he’s been a relatively effective hurler when healthy. He could be amember of the Angels’ bullpen to open the year, but he’ll need to earn a spot on the 40-man roster to do so.

Brogdon is electing free agency. The right-hander missed the overwhelming majority of 2024 with a foot injury. He has a 3.97 ERA in 145 career innings as a major leaguer, all but the very last one of them having come with the Phillies.

Brogdon is now off the 40-man roster and it clears room for Anthony Banda. The right-hander has no timetable for a return at this point, but won’t be eligible to come off the injured list now until the middle of June.

It’s not immediately clear how long the 29-year-old right-hander will be shelved for. Bobby Miller (shoulder) was also placed on the injured list on Saturday while Nick Ramirez and J.P. Feyereisen were recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City in corresponding moves.

Brogdon heads to Los Angeles as extra relief depth after being removed earlier this week from Philadelphia’s 40-man roster. The 29-year-old righty struggled in a handful of relief outings this season for the Phillies, but has been a reliable low-leverage option in previous years. He’s a relatively low-risk gamble for the Dodgers as a middle relief depth addition.

Brogdon has been a mainstay in Philadelphia’s bullpen the last three-plus years, but really struggled in a trio of relief appearances to open this season, surrendering seven runs (six earned) on three hits and six walks over two innings of work.

Brogdon has compiled a respectable 4.03 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 26/13 K/BB ratio across 29 innings (27 appearances, one start) this season, but has been jettisoned to make room for lefty closer José Alvarado to return from the injured list.

Brogdon will work at least the opening frame of Monday’s series opener in San Francisco before handing the ball to lefty Bailey Falter for a bulk relief appearance. The decision to use an opener in front of Falter comes after his early-start struggles so far this year.

Jacob Stallings hit the homer. Fortunately, the Phillies had a two-run lead at the time, and with David Robertson unavailable, Brogdon was able to convert the save afterwards. The Phillies will soon get Seranthony Dominguez back to pair with Robertson at the end of games, so Brogdon is a poor bet for saves the rest of the way.