On November 12, 2015 the Atlanta Braves acquired shortstop Erick Aybar from the Los Angeles Angels along with Chris Ellis and Sean Newcomb for Andrelton Simmons. This offseason, all the talk has been about the Braves young prospects and when they’ll be ready….what they aren’t talking about is Aybar.
The 32-year-old from the Dominican Republic is a 10 year veteran and has played every single game within the Angels organization since he signed with them as a free agent in 2002. Los Angeles is all Aybar previously knew and now he makes a new home on the opposite side of the country.