Angels Roster News: LA Adds Four Players, Loses One in Rule 5 Draft

The Rule 5 Draft has come and gone, and the Angels have some new minor leaguers.

The Angels entered the draft with a full 40-man roster, so they were ineligible to add players in the MLB portion of the draft. However, they were able to make some additions in the minor league portion, and that's exactly what they did.

With their first pick, they selected Ronaldo Flores, a catcher in the Giants' organization. Last year at Single-A, he hit .275 with five home runs and 10 RBIs in 69 at-bats.

The #Angels selected C Ronaldo Flores from the Giants in the first round of the minor league phase of the Rule 5 Draft.

Flores, 20, hit .275/.311/.507 with a 101 wRC+ in 74 PA's at Single-A.pic.twitter.com/SK1Kw4Hh1E
— AngelsMiLB (@AngelsMiLB) December 7, 2022

With their second pick, they selected OF Jared Oliva from the Pirates. In Triple-A last season, the 27-year-old hit .266 with eight home runs and 37 RBIs in 319 at-bats. He's also appeared in 26 games in the Majors, hitting .179 with 10 hits and two RBIs in his career.

The #Angels selected OF Jared Oliva from the Pirates in the second round of the minor league phase of the Rule 5 Draft.

Oliva, 27, hit .266/.324/.429 with a 99 wRC+ in AAA last season.

Olivia has played in 26 career MLB games, hitting .179/.220/.188 with a 13 wRC+ pic.twitter.com/nH3bfngQjl
— AngelsMiLB (@AngelsMiLB) December 7, 2022

With their third pick, the Angels selected INF Riley Unroe from the Mariners. Last year in Double-A, Unroe hit .264 with eight home runs and 53 RBIs in 368 at-bats.

The #Angels selected INF Riley Unroe from SEA in the third round of the minor league phase of the Rule 5 Draft.

Unroe, 27, hit .264/.367/.399 with a 102 wRC+ in 434 PA's at AA last season.

Unroe was in the Angels organization in 2018 at AA and AAA.pic.twitter.com/MqkUQi75Bc
— AngelsMiLB (@AngelsMiLB) December 7, 2022

Then, in the fourth round, the Angels selected RHP Willian Suarez from the Giants, their second San Francisco minor leaguer taken on the day. Suarez had a 4.76 ERA in Single-A last year in 17 innings pitched.

The #Angels selected LHP Willian Suarez from the Giants in the fourth round of the minor league phase of the Rule 5 Draft.

Suarez, 24, had a 4.76 ERA and 3.44 FIP in 17 IP at Single-A last season.pic.twitter.com/aYqDgQIZlD
— AngelsMiLB (@AngelsMiLB) December 7, 2022

The Angels lone lost player was RHP Zach Linginfelter. He had a 6.54 ERA in 31.2 innings in Double-A last year.

The #Angels lost RH RP Zach Linginfelter in the third-round of the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft to the Phillies.

Linginfelter had a 6.54 ERA and 4.25 FIP in 31.2 IP at AA last season.

The Angels transferred him to and from the development list many times last season. pic.twitter.com/iyvnI9Tlli
— AngelsMiLB (@AngelsMiLB) December 7, 2022

The Angels officially have some new talent in their minor league system. They'll hope to help these guys reach the big leagues one day.