Reid Detmers

The Angels informed Jack Kochanowicz over the weekend that he won the fifth spot in the rotation, manager Ron Washington told reporters (including Bill Shaikin of The Los Angeles Times). Reid Detmers is going to open the year in the bullpen, though Sam Blum of The Athletic notes that he’ll stay stretched out in a multi-inning role…

The Angels informed Jack Kochanowicz over the weekend that he won the fifth spot in the rotation, manager Ron Washington told reporters (including Bill Shaikin of The Los Angeles Times). Reid Detmers is going to open the year in the bullpen, though Sam Blum of The Athletic notes that he’ll stay stretched out in a multi-inning role…

Angels manager Ron Washington made it official that Jack Kochanowicz has locked up the fifth spot in the rotation with Detmers moving to relief. It's a substantial hit to his immediate fantasy appeal. The 25-year-old southpaw struck out 17 over 19 1/3 innings this spring in Cactus League action. His stuff should play up in shorter relief outings, but we're not anticipating him generating enough volume to make an impact for fantasy purposes in shallow mixed leagues.

That seems like the right call. Washington still wouldn't confirm whether Reid Detmers or Jack Kochanowicz would open up as the fifth starter.

The runs all came in the eighth, in which Detmers followed a one-out walk by giving up three straight singles, the only hits he allowed in his outing. That does rather sum Detmers up, though. The Angels are still weighing whether to make him their fifth starter. His 2.79 ERA spring ERA is worthy, but it's clear the team just doesn't have much faith in him.