On a Wednesday chock full of transactions, including the top prospect for the Boston Red Sox earning a promotion and the Baltimore Orioles acquiring a pair of outfielders, fantasy owners might have overlooked the Los Angeles Angels sending closer Fernando Salas to the New York Mets for a low-level prospect. Salas, 31, isn’t having a particularly strong season but he was saving games and now he won’t be, leaving a void. Angels right-hander Ricky Nolasco shut out the Cincinnati Reds Wednesday, depriving all of seeing who the next man up in the ninth inning would be, but we should find out soon.
Closer report: Trade leaves Angels pen in flux
