Alek Manoah was outrighted to Triple-A Salt Lake after clearing waivers, with no designation for assignment announced. The Angels’ 40-man roster count fell to 39. Manoah can elect free agency, but his service time is over four years and under five, limiting his ability to reject the assignment while keeping salary commitments. He signed a $1.95MM deal and has about $1.35MM remaining, making acceptance likely. The Angels previously signed him as a bounceback candidate after strong 2022 results with Toronto, followed by a 2023 decline, shoulder and elbow issues, and Tommy John surgery. In 2024 he made five starts, none in 2025, and he began 2025 on the IL. After returning, he made three relief appearances, including a rough outing versus the Dodgers, then was optioned and removed from the 40-man roster.
"The Angels announced that right-hander Alek Manoah has been outrighted to Triple-A Salt Lake. There wasn't any announcement about him being designated for assignment but it appears the Halos quietly put him on waivers and he cleared. The club's 40-man roster count drops to 39."
"A player with at least three years of big league service has the right to reject an outright assignment in favor of the open market but needs five years of service to exercise that right while keeping his salary commitments in place. Manoah's service count is over four years but less than five. The Angels signed him to a deal worth $1.95MM this offseason. With roughly $1.35MM left to be paid out, it's fair to expect Manoah will accept his assignment and won't be walking away from that money."
"For the Angels, signing Manoah was a bet on a bounceback. He was a borderline ace earlier in his career. With the Blue Jays in 2022, he posted a 2.24 ERA over 31 starts and finished third in Cy Young voting. But he hasn't been anywhere close to that level since. He posted a 5.87 ERA in 2023. Shoulder and elbow issues held him back after that and he ultimately required Tommy John surgery."
"He started the season on the IL due to a middle finger contusion. He came off the IL earlier this month and has made three relief appearances. The first two were scoreless but he was torched by the Dodgers in the third, allowing eight earned runs in an inning and a third. He was optioned to the minors a few days ago and is now off the 40-man."
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