Heaney is believed to be the Angels' No. 4 starter to begin the season, the Orange County Register reports.
The Angels have good starting pitching depth, leaving Hector Santiago, Tyler Skaggs, Matt Shoemaker, and Nick Tropeano to battle for the final spot. Injuries could open up additional spots, but Heaney has seemingly pitched well enough to secure his place behind Garrett Richards, Jered Weaver, and C.J. Wilson as the arms inked into starting slots in April. In 135 career big league innings, Heaney has posted a modest 6.5 K/9, but he's shown control in line with his minor league numbers (2.3 BB/9). He handles left-handed hitters with relative ease, but Heaney needs to find a way to generate more whiffs against right-handers going forward (15.4% K% in 2015).