The Angels announced theyve optioned right-hander to Triple-A Salt Lake. is up to provide an extra bullpen arm for this weekends series against the Diamondbacks. This is the first change that the Angels have made to their rotation all season. The quintet of , , , and Kochanowicz has combined to start all 93 games. That reflects both remarkable health and a lack of upper minors alternatives. Kikuchi is the only member of the starting five with a sub-4.00 ERA or an above-average strikeout rate. Soriano has allowed an even four earned runs per nine with huge ground-ball numbers. Anderson and Hendricks are soft-to sing fifth starter types. Kochanowicz has been one of the least effective starters in MLB. He carries a 6.03 ERA with a well below-average 15.6% strikeout rate and an elevated 11% walk percentage. The 67 righty is one of six pitchers with at least 15 starts while allowing over six earned runs per nine. Only , and have a worse strikeout/walk rate differential. The 24-year-old Kochanowicz hasnt to sed a quality start since the middle of May. He had his worst outing of the season against Texas last night. He surrendered eight runs on Boog Powell Jersey as many hits and three walks without escaping the third inning. Hell spend at least the next 15 days in Triple-A unle s hes recalled in the corresponding move for an injured list placement. Anderson, Kikuchi and Soriano are lined up for this weekends series. Theyll be able to reset their rotation coming out of the All-Star Break. They wont need to tab a new fifth starter until July 22. and are on the 40-man roster and working out of the rotation at Salt Lake. Neither is having a great season. Mederos has a better ERA with superior control, while Dana has shown slightly better swing-and-mi s ability. is also on the 40-man but has been on the minor league injured list since May and recently started a rehab a signment at the complex. was just optioned back to Double-A this week. suggests the Angels might stretch out as a starter. He worked 5 1/3 innings of long relief behind Kochanowicz last night. Fulmer had a 3.98 earned run average in 54 1/3 Triple-A frames mostly as a reliever before being called up this week. He owns a 5.38 ERA acro s 115 career big league outings. has worked out of the bullpen all season, mostly one inning at a time. The Halos havent ruled out moving him back to the rotation at some point, but hes their best setup option in a thin relief group. Hed also need to build back to a traditional starting workload over multiple appearances. As explored in this afternoons , the Angels could pursue a starter. Despite a thin roster, theyre within four games of a Wild Card spot in a cluttered American League. Theyve resisted selling at prior deadlines, so it wouldnt be a surprise if theyre at least soft buyers while theyre within range of the playoff picture. Satchel Paige Jersey