The LA Angels have been stocking up on young talent recently in relatively cheap ways. Just a few days ago, the Angels sent catcher Martin Maldonado to the Astros for the 21-year-old strikeout wizard, Patrick Sandoval, whom just dominated in his Angels MiLB debut. Billy Eppler, Angels GM, has further expressed his ability to move veteran pieces on expiring contracts for actual talent. That’s not something we see with the Halos very often, and now we get two similar moves in the same week; both moves seeing higher value returning than going.
With the trade of Ian Kinsler to the Red Sox, the Angels have now aquired the talents of two relief pitchers knocking on the MLB door from Triple A, pitchers Williams Jerez and Ty Buttrey.