The Angels made all of their moves early. Friday's 1 p.m. deadline to submit trades to MLB's league office came and went without another Angels' acquisition, after the team acquired outfielders Shane Victorini, David DeJesus and David Murphy earlier in the week.
They could still make further trades and have new acquisitions be eligible for their potential playoff roster. That deadline is Aug. 31. But any 40-man roster players traded until then must first clear waivers, adding complications.
With last-minute deals still filtering in from across the league, something in the range of 80 players were dealt in the week leading up to this year's deadline, significantly besting last year's mark.