However this move has not worked out quite like the LA Angels had planned. Heaney has shown some signs of being an ace, but he has also dealt with some injuries. While Kendrick had a few productive years after leaving Anaheim, his replacements have been an enigma over the past four years with the Angels going through three second baseman in those four years.
Johnny Giavotella was Kendrick’s immediate replacement and for a season he did ok, but he ended up being released halfway through the 2016 season. In 2017 the Angels made a trade with Washington getting Danny Espinosa and he ended up lasting only half a season.