HOUSTON -- Sometimes, the best moves are the small ones. Really good teams make them all the time. Taken one by one, they don't raise eyebrows. Seen as part of a larger picture, they can significantly position a team for a stretch run.
That's the best way to look at what the Angels have done the last couple of days in making three separate trades to acquire outfielders Shane Victorino, David Murphy and David DeJesus.
They already looked like one of baseball's best teams. Since June 27, the Angels have won 18 of 25 games to go from five games out to a first-place tie in the American League West after Tuesday's 10-5 loss to the Astros.