DETROIT >> The Angels are going to get a good look at the future this weekend.

The Angels announced that they will promote top pitching prospect Caden Dana from Double-A to make his major league debut on Sunday against the Seattle Mariners. Samuel Aldegheri, one of the prospects the Angels received from the Philadelphia Phillies in the Carlos Estévez trade a month ago, is also coming up from Double-A. He’ll start today.

“They are two of our top guys down there,” manager Ron Washington said. “With the way things are, they’re getting that chance. There’s nowhere else we can go, so we’re gonna have to see what they got to offer. They’ve got good arms. They’re supposed to have a little bit of maturity, and we’re gonna see all of those things in the next few days.”

Dana, 20, is the prime attraction. He’s widely considered the Angels’ top prospect, and also one of the top 100 prospects in all of baseball. The Angels’ 11th-round draft pick in 2022, Dana will be the youngest pitcher to appear in a game for the Angels since Francisco Rodriguez in 2002, and the youngest to start a game since Frank Tanana in 1973.

Dana earned this opportunity by dominating Double-A, with a 2.52 ERA in 23 starts. He struck out 147 and walked 39 in 135 2/3 innings. In his last five games, he has an 0.57 ERA in 31 1/3 innings.

“He earned it, so we’re going to give him the ball, and I’m looking forward to watching him pitch,” Washington said. “I saw him in spring training, but he has gained a lot more experience of pitching, and it’d be nice to see where it is.”

Right-hander Jack Kochanowicz, a 23-year-old who pitched most of this season at Double-A, said he’s confident that Dana is ready for the major leagues.

“He’s incredible,” Kochanowicz said after pitching six scoreless innings in an Angels victory over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday afternoon. “He dominated down there. He’s been dominating the whole year, and he’s just got to come up here and trust himself, and do that same thing.”

Aldegheri, 22, will become the first pitcher born and raised in Italy to pitch in the majors.

He has a 3.59 ERA at two levels of the minors, with the Phillies and Angels. He started four games at Double-A with the Angels since the trade, posting a 5.19 ERA with 25 strikeouts in 17 1/3 innings.

The Angels have not announced the corresponding roster moves or who will come out of the rotation. Sunday is Sept. 1, so the Angels will have one extra roster spot for a pitcher. Right-hander Carson Fulmer had been scheduled to start today, and right-hander Johnny Cueto was scheduled to pitch on Sunday.

Angels encouraged by lefty relievers

José Quijada and Brock Burke have worked themselves up on the organizational bullpen depth chart in the past month.

“I firmly see them as a huge part of our plans,” Angels pitching coach Barry Enright said Thursday. “That’s obviously decisions above me, but what they’re doing is showing how important they can be to us.”

The Angels have struggled in recent years getting consistent work from a left-handed reliever who could dominate left-handed hitters. Lefty Matt Moore was effective last year, but he’s better against righties.

Quijada, a 28-year-old who is just back from Tommy John surgery, has a 1.50 ERA through his first 13 games. Lefties are 1 for 15 with seven strikeouts against him.

Burke, 28, was claimed on waivers earlier this month. He was a dominant reliever for the Texas Rangers in 2022, but he’s struggled ever since. So far with the Angels, though, he has a 3.52 ERA, with 13 strikeouts in 7 2/3 innings. Lefties are 2 for 9 against him.

“Maybe we got lightning in a bottle with this kid,” Washington said of Burke.

Washington said Enright and bullpen coach Steve Karsay have helped Burke make some adjustments since he arrived.

“You can see him now understanding what he’s capable of doing,” Washington said. “You can see the confidence out there. That’s what breeds confidence, understanding what you’re capable of doing and making certain that every time you get the opportunity, you do it.”

As for Quijada, he’s slowly regaining his velocity to pre-surgery levels. His fastball has averaged 93.7 mph since he’s returned, down from 94.4 mph before surgery. He’s hit 96 mph eight times in the past two weeks.