Angels Outright Wade Meckler

Angels Outright Wade Meckler

Briefly

"The Angels announced Monday that outfielder Wade Meckler, who'd been designated for assignment last week, went unclaimed on outright waivers and has been assigned to Triple-A Salt Lake. He has neither the three years of MLB service time nor the prior outright needed to elect free agency, so Meckler remain with the club as non-roster depth and presumably be invited to major league camp later this month."

"Since that brief 2023 audition, Meckler has spent the bulk of his time in Triple-A, where he's a .296/.392/.429 hitter in 699 turns at the plate. He's hit only 11 home runs but is a plus runner with high contact rates and a good eye at the plate. He's fanned in only 16.7% of his plate appearances in Triple-A - a mark that's well below the league average and not much higher than his gaudy 13.5% walk rate."

"Meckler has played all three outfield spots, and the Giants gave him eight minor league games at second base this past season. He'll stick with the Halos as a versatile bit of outfield depth. The Angels still don't have a true center fielder. played there extensively last year but graded very poorly. Jorge Soler is sub-par even in a corner and isn't an option in center."