There were no buzzer-beaters in the Angels front office on Friday. Interim General Manager Bill Stoneman didn't pull a Yoenis Cespedes out of his hat like the New York Mets did minutes before the nonwaiver trade deadline.
Several relievers changed teams, but none landed in an Angels bullpen that could use a proven seventh-inning arm to build a better bridge between the starter and the setup-closing tandem of Joe Smith and Huston Street.
The extent of the Angels' moves came earlier in the week when three veteran outfielders — David Murphy, Shane Victorino and David DeJesus — were acquired to give them a modest upgrade over struggling left fielder Matt Joyce and a platoon option with C.