"Stephenson, 32, signed a three-year pact with the Angels in free agency prior to the 2024 season. It has not gone especially well to this point. While Stephenson has a lifetime 2.70 ERA in an Angels uniform, that comes in a sample size of just ten innings after he missed the entire 2024 campaign and the first two months of 2025 while rehabbing elbow surgery."
"He'll finish the year with solid enough numbers across that small sample of just 12 outings: that aforementioned 2.70 ERA is paired with a 3.65 FIP, a 23.8% strikeout rate, and a walk rate of 7.1%. Those numbers certainly aren't bad, but they aren't the sort of dominant production that the Angels were surely hoping for when they guaranteed Stephenson $33MM two years ago."
Robert Stephenson was placed on the 15-day injured list for right elbow inflammation, ending his 2025 season with just over a week remaining. Stephenson signed a three-year, $33 million contract before 2024 and missed the entire 2024 season and the first two months of 2025 rehabbing elbow surgery. He debuted May 28, appeared in two games before a biceps injury shut him down for nearly three months, then returned in late August. Across 12 outings he posted a 2.70 ERA, 3.65 FIP, 23.8% strikeout rate and a 7.1% walk rate. A $2.5 million club option for 2027 was unlocked by the prior surgery, but sustained health and comparable performance in coming seasons are necessary for the Angels to justify the contract.
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