Jordan Walden (neck) will make one more rehab appearance in a couple days.

If that outing goes well, he'll rejoin the Angels' bullpen this weekend. Walden has been out since mid-July due to a biceps strain and more recently a nerve problem in his neck.

Jordan Walden (neck) tossed a scoreless inning Monday in his second rehab appearance with Triple-A Salt Lake.

Walden struck out one batter and threw 11 out of 15 pitches for strikes. Nice to see after he was blasted for four runs in his first appearance Saturday. If all goes well, he could be back in the Angels' bullpen later this week. The 24-year-old right-hander hasn't pitched since mid-July due to a biceps strain and a nerve problem in his neck.

Jordan Walden (neck) surrendered four runs in less than an inning Saturday at Triple-A Salt Lake.

It was his first rehab appearance and it didn't exactly go according to plan, but the Angels are optimistic. "There's other things he was working on," Halos manager Mike Scioscia told reporters on Sunday. Walden will pitch again at Triple-A Salt Lake on Monday.

Jordan Walden (neck) played long toss from 200 feet on Friday in Chicago with no pain.

He's expected to continue long-tossing through the weekend and hopes to throw from a mound as soon as Monday. Walden has been sidelined since mid-July with a biceps strain and a nerve problem in his neck.

Jordan Walden (neck) could begin throwing off a mound next week.

Walden recently extended his long-toss program to 150 feet. The hard-throwing right-hander was originally placed on the DL in mid-July with a biceps strain, but a nerve problem in his neck is now the bigger issue. He should be back sometime this month if he can avoid setbacks.

Jordan Walden (neck) passed a strength test Friday and will begin playing catch Saturday.

Walden was originally placed on the disabled list with a right biceps strain, but he's also dealing with a nerve issue in his neck which has weakened his throwing arm. There's no clear timetable for his return.

An MRI taken recently on Jordan Walden's back and neck showed no hints of structural damage.

Walden was placed on the disabled list July 9 with a strained right bicep, but he had also been dealing with some neck and back discomfort. The good news is none of his ailments are serious. He'll begin a throwing program soon and should return by mid-August.

Jordan Walden has been removed from the closer role on a temporary basis.

Walden blew his first save of the season Thursday against the Rays and has an ugly 8.31 ERA over 4 1/3 innings, so he'll work in the seventh and eighth innings for now until he gets on the right track. Scott Downs will move into the closer role for now and is worth owning in all formats.

Jordan Walden recorded his first save Friday, pitching a scoreless ninth against the Orioles.

The Angels went 14 games without generating a save chance before finally getting Walden one tonight. Walden has made four appearances so far, pitching scoreless innings in three of them.

Jordan Walden looked very human in some ninth inning mop-up work on Wednesday, yielding two runs on three hits and two walks in two-thirds of an inning.

He entered the ninth with the Angels down 4-0, as he had pitched only once in the previous 10 days. He was perfect in his other two outings, so we'll chalk this up to early season rust.

Jordan Walden was blasted for four runs on five hits over just 1/3 of an inning Tuesday against the Royals.

The flamethrowing right-hander allowed just one extra-base hit -- a double -- but the Royals killed him softly with singles. Walden has now been knocked around in two of his last three outings and holds a 12.46 spring ERA. He's in no danger of not opening the year as the closer, though.

Jordan Walden had a meltdown when the Angels could ill afford one Sunday, giving up four runs -- two earned -- on four hits and a walk over 2/3 of an inning in a loss to the Athletics.

Walden served up a Josh Willingham solo blast to start off the inning before giving up three more hits and intentionally walking a batter while mixing in his own throwing error for good measure. It's the rookie's 10th blown save this season in 42 chances, putting him in a tie with Carlos Marmol for the major league lead.

Jordan Walden recorded his 30th save of the season in Tuesday's win over the A's.

This was just about as easy a save situation as a major league closer will see -- a three-run lead heading into the ninth against Oakland. Walden struck out a batter in the perfect frame. In five appearances since admitting to some fatigue in late August, Walden has effortlessly produced five scoreless innings and earned four saves and a win. He's locked into all save chances with the Angels.

Jordan Walden recorded his 28th save of the season in Sunday's win over the Twins.

In two appearances since admitting to some fatigue last Tuesday, Walden has effortlessly recorded two saves. The Angels will be careful with their rookie, but he's locked into all save chances.

Jordan Walden admitted Monday to being tired.

Walden has already made 52 appearances this season and is on pace to pitch in 63 games. "It's getting close to September. And I've never thrown this much in my whole life," he said. "It's different. Your body, you just get tired." The Angels may have to lighten his load down the stretch.

Jordan Walden was charged with his ninth blown save after giving up an inherited run in the eighth inning Saturday against the Orioles.

Walden came into a 6-5 game with one out and one on and allowed a game-tying single to Matt Wieters. Fortunately, Wieters was thrown out trying to stretch it into a double and Mark Reynolds struck out after that. Walden stayed in and pitched a scoreless ninth, so it wasn't really a bad night for him at all. His closing gig remains perfectly safe even with all of the blown saves.

Jordan Walden got two outs against the Mariners Sunday to earn his 25th save.

Walden has bounced back well from that hiccup against the Indians two weeks ago. In four outings since then, he's 1-0 with two saves and allowed zero earned runs. The rookie has plenty of leash.

Jordan Walden protected a one-run lead Tuesday against the Indians to earn his 24th save.

He gave up two hits to make things interesting but escaped unscathed. The outing came one night after he blew an identical 2-1 lead against the Indians in the ninth, allowing two runs and taking his third loss and seventh blown save of the year. Walden has a 2.98 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 45/18 K/BB rate through 42 1/3 innings. He's in no danger of losing his job.

Jordan Walden has a 2.13 ERA since June 1.

Has there been a closer streakier than the rookie All-Star? Walden didn't allow his first run of the season until April 27, but between that date and the end of May he struggled to the tune of a 5.40 ERA and three blown saves over 15 appearances. Walden then strung together seven consecutive scoreless appearances, part of a streak where he converted 10 straight save opportunities, before blowing three straight saves at the end of June. He entered the break tossing four consecutive scoreless appearances. Walden has good job security and plenty of fantasy value, despite his propensity to compound struggles over multiple outings.

Jordan Walden finally snapped his blown-save streak on Wednesday, allowing one hit while striking out one in the ninth inning of the Angels' 1-0 win over the Nationals.

He did allow a one-out double to Ryan Zimmerman, but was able to induce a Matt Stairs groundout before fanning Mike Morse to end the game. Before his recent streak of ineffectiveness, Walden had converted 10 straight save opportunities.