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Former Mets reliever becomes the Angels' latest reclamation project

When the Los Angeles Angels decided to shift Reid Detmers back to the starting rotation after an exceptional season in the bullpen, it became clear that the team was going to have to take a quantity over quality approach. Perry Minasian was never going to to go after an Edwin Diaz, even showing that Kenley Jansen's $11 million mark was too rich for the Angels' liking. Instead, they have added veteran relievers that have the front office confident in the group - so confident they traded away one of their most reliable relievers in Brock Burke for an iffy bat in Josh Lowe.