The Oakland Athletics have actually included a bat in preparation for a postseason run. Friday night the As acquired infielder Tommy La Stella from the Angels for infielder Franklin Barreto, the group revealed. The trade is one-for-one.
La Stella, 31 and a complimentary agent-to-be, is having a marvelous season. Hes hitting.273/.371/.475 with four house runs and more than twice as numerous strolls (15) as strikeouts (7) this year, and hes capable of playing the 3 non-shortstop infield positions. The As included a quality player to a currently fantastic team, no doubt.
Oakland has actually been playing Tony Kemp at second base mainly this season and he is sporting a. 378 on-base portion, but he likewise hitting.246 without any power. Kemp and La Stella are both lefty hitters, so they cant squadron naturally. The As might choose this regular lineup moving forward:.
LF Robbie Grossman.
SS Marcus Semien.
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3B Matt Chapman.
1B Matt Olson.
RF Stephen Piscotty.
2B Tommy La Stella.
DH Mark Canha.
Barreto, 24, was the headliner in the Josh Donaldson trade with heaven Jays throughout his prospect days, though hes been not able to find his method at the MLB level. Hes a profession.180/.210/.360 player with 9 crowning achievement in 95 career major league video games. The Angels figure to play him every day moving forward to see whether he can settle in.
At 10-22, the Angels have the worst record in baseball and they figure to trade away a number of other gamers prior to Mondays trade due date. Shortstop Andrelton Simmons is an impending complimentary agent and righty Dylan Bundy, who is under group control as an arbitration-eligible gamer in 2021, will create interest.
La Stella, 31 and a complimentary agent-to-be, is having a marvelous season. Hes hitting.273/.371/.475 with four home runs and more than twice as many walks (15) as strikeouts (7) this year, and hes capable of playing the 3 non-shortstop infield positions. Oakland has actually been playing Tony Kemp at second base primarily this season and he is sporting a. 378 on-base portion, but he also striking.246 with no power. Kemp and La Stella are both lefty players, so they cant army naturally. Barreto, 24, was the headliner in the Josh Donaldson trade with the Blue Jays throughout his prospect days, though hes been not able to discover his method at the MLB level.
C Sean Murphy.
CF Ramon Laureano.
The Athletics, on the other hand, have baseballs best record at 22-10. For them, including La Stella is more about adding more offending depth for the postseason instead of merely winning as numerous games as possible during the routine season..
