Trade Deadline Smash or Pass: Reid Detmers

Photo by John Cordes/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesWho is he and where does he come from?

He’s Reid Detmers, a left-handed starting pitcher who was the tenth pick in the 2020 draft out of Louisville by the Los Angeles Angels. He made 70 starts for the team from 2021 to 2024 before being surprisingly sent to the minor leagues after a start on June 1. He has been pitching for the illustrious Salt Lake Bees of the PCL for the past two months. He will not be a free agent until 2028.

Is he available?

I don’t know for sure but it feels like he should be. If the Angels want to waste precious bullets from a left-handed arm entering his prime in the minor leagues, they should also be willing to…