Nikolos Kavadas: Everything you need to know

The Angels reassigned Kavadas to minor-league camp Wednesday. Kavadas logged 129 plate appearances with the Angels over the past two seasons, but after losing his spot on the 40-man roster back in September, he never appeared likely to break camp as a member of the Opening Day squad. The 27-year-old first baseman/designated hitter should settle into an everyday role at Triple-A Salt Lake to begin the season.

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.

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).