Angels minor league thread

[yankeebiscuitfan]

Post anything regarding the Angels MiLB players or Angels' MiLB affiliations here.

[DaaBoTownSox]

Angels optioned 2B Alexi Amarista to Triple-A Salt Lake.

Amarista made the Halos' Opening Day roster on the back of a .339/.351/.554 spring, but had yet to receive an at-bat. With Scott Downs (ankle) ailing, the Angels need to call-up a reliever.

[yankeebiscuitfan]

Dutch pitcer Loek van Mil, one of the tallest pitchers in US pro baseball has started the season at AAA Salt Lake.

The 27-year-old had a not so stellar start. In his first appearance on April 6 he gave up four runs on four hits, while recording not a single out. After a solo homerun in an inning on April 8, he had his first scoreless outing on Wednesday. Against Reno he issued just a walk in a scoreless frame. Overall Van Mil has a 3.32 ERA in 144 minor league games for the Minnesota Twins and Angels organizations.

[DaaBoTownSox]

The Angels are expected to call up outfield prospect Kole Calhoun before Monday's game against the A's.

Calhoun is batting .296/.365/.491 with five homers and 31 RBI in 43 games this year at Triple-A. He slugged 22 home runs and stole 20 bases last year in Single-A. The 24-year-old will function as outfield depth while Vernon Wells and Ryan Langerhans recover from injuries.

[DaaBoTownSox]

Angels sent RHP David Pauley outright to Triple-A Salt Lake.

Pauley was designated for assignment Thursday but has cleared waivers and will remain in the organization. The 28-year-old posted a 4.82 ERA and 1.93 WHIP over four games with the Halos earlier this month.

[catman]

Angels' Organizational All Stars: http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp...vkey=news_milb