Cade Marlowe Opts Out Of Angels Deal

Outfielder Cade Marlowe has exercised the opt-out in his minor league deal with the Angels, reports Ari Alexander of Boston 7 News. The Halos will either need to select him onto the 40-man roster or grant him a release.

Marlowe has split this season between minor league contracts with the A’s and Angels. He has put up big numbers in the Pacific Coast League, batting .313/.389/.508 with 11 home runs across 453 plate appearances. That’s above-average production even in a PCL context, though Marlowe’s numbers dipped a little after he changed organizations. He’d hit .317/.394/.521 with a 20% strikeout rate for the A’s top affiliate; that’s down to a league average .296/.370/.457 showing and 28% strikeout percentage in 23 games with the Halos’ farm team in Salt Lake.

The 29-year-old Marlowe has 42 games of MLB experience under his belt, all of which came with the Mariners from 2023-24. He’s a career .240/.330/.406 hitter with 34 strikeouts in 109 plate appearances. Marlowe is a good athlete who can cover all three outfield spots but has a below-average pure hit tool.

Mike Trout is locked into center field. The Angels are using Jose Siri and Josh Lowe in the corners. Siri is having a decent season overall, but he’s a journeyman whose bat has collapsed in August. Lowe is hitting .214/.273/.361 over 277 plate appearances on the season.