The LA Angels in our mock Winter Meetings have agreed to a deal in principle with the Philadelphia Phillies to acquire second baseman Cesar Hernandez, reliever Victor Arano, and minor league left-handed pitching prospect Bailey Falter in exchange for outfield prospect Jahmai Jones, pitcher Parker Bridwell and $200,000 of International money.
The deal addresses three needs the Angels have going into off-season. First and foremost the Angels get a second baseman who has been a consistent hitter batting .294 the last two seasons and he has a career .282 average. Couple this with a .372 OBP over the past two seasons and Hernandez is perfect to be a lead-off hitter with decent speed stealing 52 bases over the last few seasons.