The Angels continued to hoist the white flag on a disappointing 2018 season, trading veteran second baseman Ian Kinsler and cash to the Boston Red Sox Monday night for minor league pitchers Williams Jerez and Ty Buttrey.
With last week’s trade of catcher Martin Maldonado to the Houston Astros, the Angels have now dealt two starting position players from an injury ravaged 54-53 club that is nine games behind Seattle for the second American League wild-card spot entering Tuesday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Red Sox have a major league-best 75-33 record and are six games ahead of the New York Yankees in the AL East but felt they’d be better positioned for a World Series run if they could shore up a position that has been weakened by an injury to Dustin Pedroia.