The Angels have signed right-hander Cesar Valdez to a minor league deal, ESPN’s Enrique Rojas reports (Twitter link). Valdez receives an invitation to the Angels’ big league Spring Training camp, and he will receive a guaranteed $950MM if he makes the active roster.
The veteran righty is back in Anaheim after also signing a minors deal with the Halos last offseason. Valdez only made a single appearance at the MLB level, and was then designated for assignment and subsequently outrighted off the 40-man roster. Pitching much of the season at Triple-A Salt Lake, Valdez had a 3.94 ERA, 21% strikeout rate, and a very strong 3.8% walk rate over 146 1/3 innings, all as a starter.
More to come…
