| Wed Aug 13 2014 | 18:28 | Clay outrighted off Angels' 40-man roster Wednesday | ||||
Clay was outrighted off the Angels' 40-man roster Wednesday. | ||||||
A day after optioning Clay to Triple-A Salt Lake, the Angels went a step further and bumped the 26-year-old right-hander from the 40-man roster. Despite a middling strikeout rate (5.8 K/9), Clay has enjoyed a fare amount of success with Salt Lake this season (3.78 ERA, 1.18 WHIP), but he passed through waivers unclaimed. | ||||||
| Tue Aug 12 2014 | 17:54 | Clay optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake on Tuesday | ||||
Clay was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake on Tuesday. | ||||||
Clay was called up over the weekend after the Angels were forced to use eight relievers in Saturday's 19-inning marathon victory over the Red Sox. He didn't see any action with the big league club, however, and will return to Salt Lake, where he's posted a 3.79 ERA in eight starts this season. | ||||||
| Sun Aug 10 2014 | 14:17 | Clay had contract purchased from Triple-A Salt Lake on Sunday | ||||
Clay had his contract purchased from Triple-A Salt Lake on Sunday. | ||||||
After the Angels were forced to use eight relievers in Saturday's 19-inning win over the Red Sox, the team will bring up Clay and Vinnie Pestano to help cover some innings out of the bullpen Sunday. Clay has worked exclusively as a starter at Salt Lake, compiling a 3.78 ERA over 52.1 innings. He'll likely return to the minors in the coming days. | ||||||