Angels’ Ben Joyce to Start Rehab Assignment in Single-A

“It’s awesome,” Suzuki said. “When they told me, I was pretty excited. Hearing what he’s been doing in Arizona, I’m like, ‘Man, this guy is ready to go out. I’m excited to see what he’s got on a rehab assignment, and go from there.”

Suzuki is right to be excited, as Joyce’s fastball—which sits in the triple digits—has been plenty effective in MLB during his career. Through his three years in MLB, Joyce has posted a 3.12 ERA through 48 games, and will surely be a calming presence in the pen.

The Angels’ bullpen clearly needs reinforcements at the moment as well, as their relievers have been among the worst in MLB this season. Their 5.71 ERA ranks second-worst in MLB, and they have already upended some of the work they did to reinforce their bullpen in the offseason.

Their experiment with Jordan Romano didn’t pay off and he’s currently a free agent, Drew Pomeranz is severely underperforming and Kirby Yates is still yet to appear for the team since signing. The rest of the bullpen has also underperformed, but the Angels’ new signings haven’t made matters much better.

Joyce’s return could provide a much-needed boost to the Angels’ relief core, and they’ll hope he can begin to turn their season around as they struggle through the league’s longest losing streak.

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