The Angels added four players to their 40-man roster, and the Dodgers added two, on the final day for minor leaguers to be added or risk being claimed in the Rule 5 draft in December.
Right-handed pitchers Jaime Barria, Jesus Castillo and Jake Jewell and outfielder Michael Hermosillo gave the Angels 36 players on their 40-man roster.
Barria, 21, advanced through three levels of the Angels’ organization in 2017. He finished with three starts at Triple-A Salt Lake in which he allowed just four earned runs. A native of Panama, Barria was the Angels’ only representative at the Futures Game in July.
Castillo, a 22-year-old from Venezuela, also pitched at three levels of the Angels’ system. In five starts at Double-A Tulsa he posted a 3.04 ERA with 22 strikeouts in 23-2/3 innings.
Jewell, 24, a fifth-round draft pick in 2014, made 26 starts this season across two levels. He finished at Double-A Mobile, posting a 4.84 ERA.
Hermosillo, 22, led the organization in stolen bases with 35 across three levels in 2017. In 30 games with Triple-A Salt Lake, he batted .287 with a .341 on-base percentage and .487 slugging percentage. The former 28th-round draft pick can play all three outfield positions.
Because they had eight empty spots on their 40-man roster, the Angels did not have to make any corresponding roster moves.
The Dodgers added right-handed pitchers Dennis Santana and Trevor Oaks to their 40-man roster. Right-handed pitcher Josh Ravin was designated for assignment and left-handed pitcher Grant Dayton was claimed by the Atlanta Braves. The Dodgers then traded Ravin to the Braves for cash considerations. Their 40-man roster is full.
Oaks, a 24-year-old from Riverside, went 4-3 with a 3.64 ERA for Triple-A Oklahoma City before an oblique injury ended his 2017 season.
Santana, 21, split the 2017 season between Class-A Rancho Cucamonga and Double-A Tulsa. Across the two levels he struck out 129 batters in 118-1/3 innings with a 4.11 ERA.
Ravin, a Chatsworth High product, made 33 relief appearances for the Dodgers over the last three years, going 2-2 with a 5.05 ERA. The 29-year-old right-hander finished the season on the 60-day disabled list with an abdominal injury, but that was not expected to cut into his 2018 season.
Dayton had Tommy John surgery on his left elbow in August, a procedure that carries a 12- to 18-month recovery timeframe. He went 1-2 with a 3.42 ERA in 54 games out of the Dodgers’ bullpen over the past two seasons.
