The Angels outrighted Kavadas to Triple-A Salt Lake on Sunday.
He's no longer on the 40-man roster, but Kavadas will remain in the organization after passing through waivers unclaimed. Kavadas has slashed just .168/.271/.292 with a 39.5 percent strikeout rate in 40 games at the big-league level.
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Angels' Niko Kavadas: Loses 40-man spot
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The Angels designated Kavadas for assignment Friday.
The Angels sent Kavadas to Triple-A on Sept. 4 after he went just 2-for-20 with 10 strikeouts during his time in the majors, and the team will now strip him of his place on the 40-man roster as well. This creates space for Chad Wallach to join the active roster as catcher depth to replace Travis d'Arnaud (concussion).
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Angels' Niko Kavadas: Optioned to Triple-A
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The Angels optioned Kavadas to Triple-A Salt Lake on Thursday.
He's clearing out to make room on the roster for waiver claim Logan Davidson. Kavadas hadn't been playing much and has gone just 2-for-20 with 10 strikeouts with the big club this season.
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Angels' Niko Kavadas: Losing work to Peraza
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Kavadas is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.
Kavadas finds himself on the bench for the third time in four games, with all of his absences coming against right-handed pitchers. After going just 2-for-19 with 10 strikeouts following his Aug. 12 call-up from Triple-A Salt Lake, Kavadas appears set to play second fiddle at first base to Oswald Peraza until Nolan Schanuel (wrist) returns from the injured list.
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Angels' Niko Kavadas: Not in Sunday's lineup
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Kavadas is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
Kavadas started the previous two games but will head to the bench for Sunday's series finale in Houston. Oswald Peraza is starting at first base and batting ninth against Astros righty Hunter Brown.
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Angels' Niko Kavadas: Idle versus lefty
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Kavadas is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.
Oswald Peraza will step in at first base for Kavadas, who started in each of the last three games and went 1-for-9 at the dish. Though he's on the bench Wednesday as the Rangers send lefty Jacob Latz to the hill, the left-handed-hitting Kavadas should play regularly against right-handed pitching while top first baseman Nolan Schanuel (wrist) is on the injured list.
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Angels' Niko Kavadas: Filling in for injured Schanuel
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Kavadas will start at first base and bat eighth in Monday's game against the Rangers.
Kavadas will remain in the lineup for a second straight game and could see the bulk of the starts at first base against right-handed pitching after the Angels placed Nolan Schanuel (wrist) on the 10-day injured list Sunday. Over his 114 career plate appearances in the majors, Kavadas owns an unremarkable .180/.281/.320 slash line and a monstrous 38.6 percent strikeout rate, but the 26-year-old had displayed excellent pop at Triple-A Salt Lake this season (23 home runs in 105 games).
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Angels' Niko Kavadas: Back with Halos
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The Angels recalled Kavadas from Triple-A Salt Lake on Tuesday.
With Gustavo Campero (ankle) headed to the injured list, Kavadas will come up from the minors to replenish the Angels' bench depth. The 26-year-old is 0-for-1 in the majors this season but owns an .826 OPS through 479 plate appearances in Triple-A.
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Angels' Niko Kavadas: Sent back to Salt Lake
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Kavadas was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake on Thursday.
Kavadas was recalled Tuesday but did not appear in a game before being sent back to Salt Lake. He's maintained an .821 OPS across 465 plate appearances at the level -- good for a 104 wRC+ -- so he could find his way back to Los Angeles later in the campaign.
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Angels' Niko Kavadas: Recalled to majors
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The Angels recalled Kavadas from Triple-A Salt Lake on Tuesday.
Kavadas' time in the majors will likely be brief, as he is filling in for Yoan Moncada (personal) while the former takes his U.S. citizenship test Tuesday. Kavadas owns an .821 OPS in Triple-A and will be on the bench for Tuesday's contest against Tampa Bay.
The Angels optioned Kavadas to Triple-A Salt Lake on Tuesday.
Kavadas was recalled by the Angels on Friday and entered Sunday's loss as a pinch hitter in the seventh hitting, flying out in his lone plate appearance. He'll head back to Triple-A, where he is slashing .248/.376/.450 with 16 runs scored, five home runs and 20 RBI in 133 plate appearances. Kavadas' move to Salt Lake makes room on the Angels' 26-man roster for Yoan Moncada (thumb), who was reinstated off the 10-day injured list in a corresponding move.
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Angels' Niko Kavadas: Recalled from Salt Lake
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The Angels recalled Kavadas from Triple-A Salt Lake on Friday.
Kavadas has gotten off to a strong start in the minors, slashing .248/.376/.450 with five homers, 20 RBI and 16 runs scored through 133 plate appearances. He'll return to the Angels to fill the void left by Mike Trout's (knee) move to the injured list, though the 26-year-old is likely to come off the bench most of the time while with the big club.
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Angels' Niko Kavadas: Optioned to Salt Lake
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The Angels optioned Kavadas to Triple-A Salt Lake on Saturday.
Kavadas appeared in 30 games last season for the Angels, during which he slashed .183/.283/.333 with four homers and eight RBI across 106 plate appearances. His offensive numbers got even worse during spring training (.100/.182/.150), so the Angels will send him back to Salt Lake in order to right the ship.
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Angels' Niko Kavadas: Homers, reaches three times in loss
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Kavadas went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and three runs scored in Saturday's loss to the Rangers.
Kavadas reached and scored in each of his first three trips to the plate while also adding his fourth home run of the campaign. It marked only the fourth multi-hit performance for the first baseman this season and he's now driven in a run in back-to-back games. Kavadas' three runs scored in Saturday's loss also marked a season high for the 25-year-old.
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Angels' Niko Kavadas: Playing time continues to slip
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Kavadas is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest against the White Sox.
For the second straight day and third time in four games, Kavadas is not in the lineup versus a right-hander. Angels manager Ron Washington has leaned more towards having both of his catchers in the lineup lately, with one of them behind the plate and the other serving as the designated hitter. In Thursday's series finale, it will be Logan O'Hoppe catching and Matt Thaiss at DH.
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Angels' Niko Kavadas: Idle against right-hander
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Kavadas is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
Kavadas' grip on a strong-side platoon role may be slipping down the stretch; he'll hit the bench Wednesday for the second time in the Angels' last three matchups with right-handed pitchers. He'll cede his spot in the lineup to Matt Thaiss, who picks up a start at catcher while top backstop Logan O'Hoppe gets a day off behind the dish but sticks in the starting nine at designated hitter.
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Angels' Niko Kavadas: Absent from lineup versus righty
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Kavadas is not in the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Astros, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.
The Astros are sending righty Spencer Arrighetti to the bump, but the left-handed-hitting Kavadas will nonetheless begin the contest on the bench. It's the first time since Sept. 1 that Kavadas will be absent from the lineup against a right-hander. Logan O'Hoppe is getting a start at designated hitter for the Angels while Matt Thaiss does the catching.
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Angels' Niko Kavadas: Out again versus lefty
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Kavadas is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in Houston.
It will be southpaw Yusei Kikuchi drawing the start on the mound for the Astros, so the lefty-hitting Kavadas will begin the festivities on the bench. Brandon Drury will handle designated-hitter duties for the Angels.
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Angels' Niko Kavadas: Out versus southpaw
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Kavadas is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
With southpaw Jared Shuster toeing the rubber for the White Sox, the left-handed-hitting Kavadas will begin the contest on the bench. Brandon Drury will fill the Halos' designated-hitter slot.
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