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Angels acquire Iglesias from O's for two RHPs

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Wednesday, 02 December 2020 17:58

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Angels have acquired veteran shortstop Jose Iglesias from the Baltimore Orioles in a trade for minor league right-handers Garrett Stallings and Jean Pinto.

The clubs announced the deal Wednesday.

Iglesias batted .373 with three homers and 24 RBIs in 39 games with the Orioles last season. He struggled with injuries, but posted the highest average in the majors among players with at least 100 plate appearances.

Baltimore exercised its $3.5 million option on Iglesias for 2021 last month. He is joining his fifth big league club after nine seasons spent with Boston, Detroit -- where he made the All-Star team in 2015 -- Cincinnati and Baltimore.

Iglesias' arrival all but confirms the departure of Angels shortstop Andrelton Simmons, who spent the past five seasons playing the position in Anaheim, California. Los Angeles also could move second baseman David Fletcher full time to his original position at shortstop, although Iglesias has played only one career game at second base and 36 at third base, where the Angels have Anthony Rendon.

The Angels picked the 23-year-old Stallings in the fifth round of the 2019 draft. They signed the 19-year-old Pinto as an international free agent in May 2019.

Iglesias is the Angels' second prominent pickup from Baltimore in two years. Last winter, Los Angeles swung a deal for right-hander Dylan Bundy, who went 6-3 with a 3.29 ERA in 11 mostly stellar starts for the Angels and finished ninth in the American League Cy Young Award voting.

The Angels also confirmed a major upheaval for their bullpen in new general manager Perry Minasian's first offseason, announcing they did not tender contracts to five relievers from last season's roster: left-hander Hoby Milner and right-handers Justin Anderson, Matt Andriese, Keynan Middleton and Hansel Robles. Los Angeles already waived right-hander Cam Bedrosian.

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