The Los Angeles Angels sign Tony Pena Jr.
The Angels have signed 31-year old righty starter/reliever Tony Pena Jr. to a minor league deal. Pena pitched in 28 games (10 starts) in AAA-ball for the Red Sox earlier this year and he was 1-9 with a 5.38 ERA and a 1.60 WHIP. He gave up 98 hits in only 77 innings in AAA-ball this year, so he wasn’t missing many bats. Pena has now pitched in 124 games (27 starts) in his first four years in the minors and he is 14-19 with 11 saves, a 4.11 ERA and a 1.42 WHIP.