Donnelly has struggled a bit this spring, and Farrell said of the former Angel: "I think Donnelly is a solid guy in that seventh or eighth inning." Served as Angels' primary set-up man from 2002-05, has held opponents to a .219 batting average in his career, and, according to GM Theo Epstein, is "someone who prefers to pitch in important situations, prefers to pitch later in the game. He always wants the ball."