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Briceno

Briceno finds himself back in affiliated ball after spending all of last season with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs of the independent Atlantic League, finishing with a sparkling 2.06 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 84/22 K/BB ratio across 52 1/3 innings (44 appearances). The 32-year-old journeyman has yet to break into the big leagues and is merely extra organizational depth for the Angels at the Triple-A level.

Briceno signed a minor league contract last October with the Diamondbacks after excelling in the independent Atlantic League, but struggled this season across 14 relief appearances between Double-A Amarillo and Triple-A Reno.

Briceno spent nearly a decade in the Tigers’ minor league system before pitching the last two years for the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs of the independent Atlantic League. The 30-year-old right-hander posted a microscopic 0.76 ERA, 0.82 WHIP and 73/19 K/BB ratio across 47 2/3 innings (46 appearances) this past season to earn another shot in affiliated ball with the Diamondbacks next year.