The Angels acquired two more outfielders:
Hearing #Angels are about to trade for #Indians OF David Murphy.
— Mike DiGiovanna (@MikeDiGiovanna) July 28, 2015
Today the #Angels have acquired OF David DeJesus from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for RHP Eduar Lopez.
— Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) July 28, 2015
The Angels are trading for OF David Murphy, of the Cleveland Indians. In return, the Angels are sending away SS Eric Stamets. They could have possibly procured a bigger name if they had dipped into the SP pool, but instead they’ll quietly improve their Matt Joyce-led LF and trot out a Shane Victorino/David Murphy platoon. It’s not flashy, but it’s pure Bill Stoneman. Murphy is having a good year, so far, batting .296 and hitting RHPs extremely well in the process. It’s a boring move, in a trade deadline filled with big names being tossed from team to team, but it makes sense.
The Angels don’t need six outfielders, so someone is leaving the team, or Mike Trout is going to the disabled list for a couple of weeks.