Jepsen, not Speier, makes the cut

"He's a power arm with good stuff. And he's throwing the ball well," the manager said. "Kevin has the type of arm which could grow as you get into the playoffs. So we're going to give him a look."

Best of the rest

Also winning spots in the bullpen for the first round of the playoffs were right-handers Jon Garland and Jered Weaver, who were in the starting rotation during the regular season.

The rest of the roster selections went pretty much to form with Brandon Wood and Robb Quinlan making the team as backup infielders, Reggie Willits and Gary Matthews Jr. as backup outfielders and switch-hitting Kendry Morales as a utility player and pinch-hitter.

In addition, Dustin Moseley, Shane Loux and Jason Bulger will pitch in the Arizona Instructional League.

O'Day out

An MRI performed on rookie reliever Darren O'Day's shoulder revealed a torn labrum, an injury the right-hander will try to heal through exercise rather than surgery.

"I'm going to rehab it and see how it goes," said O'Day, who pitched in 30 games for the Angels, going 0-1 with a 4.57 ERA.

O'Day said he felt pain in his last appearance Sept. 16 in Oakland and when the shoulder didn't respond to rest, he was examined by team orthopedist Lewis Yocum, who found the tear.

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kevin.baxter@latimes.com