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Chad Cordero is still trying to make it back to the majors

Chad Cordero

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Chad Cordero throws during an exhibition spring training baseball game against the Seattle Mariners Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, in Peoria, Ariz. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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Chad Cordero is 31 years old, hasn’t pitched in the majors since 2010, and hasn’t pitched effectively in the majors since 2007, but the former All-Star closer hasn’t called it quits yet.

Cordero spent this season pitching at Triple-A in the Angels organization, tossing 50 innings with a 5.44 ERA, and not surprisingly he wasn’t called up when rosters expanded in September. However, manager Mike Scioscia told Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times that he encourages Cordero to continue his comeback attempt:

For being out for so long and coming back, I think it was an incredible journey for him. And I don’t think it’s over yet. I think he still has some more upside. I think he still has a chance to help some major-league teams.

That’s nice of Scioscia to say, but Cordero’s raw stuff hasn’t been MLB-caliber in a long time and, even if he can stay healthy, his results in the minors have yet to be encouraging. Based on Scioscia’s quotes, it’ll be interesting to see if the Angels offer to re-sign Cordero and let him pitch at Triple-A again next year. (Assuming, of course, that Scioscia is still an Angels employee himself in 2014.)

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