BREAKING: Angels acquire....

[Chuck]

Tommy Le Stella from the Cubs. 

[Chuck]

ANGELS ACQUIRE INF TOMMY LA STELLA FROM CHICAGO CUBS

Halos will send cash considerations or a player to be named later to Cubs

 

ANAHEIM – The Angels today acquired INF Tommy La Stella from Chicago in exchange for cash considerations or a player to be named later. Additionally, the Club requested unconditional release waivers on OF Jabari Blash for the purpose of granting him his unconditional release. Today’s announcement was made by Angels General Manager Billy Eppler.

La Stella, 29, completed his fourth season with the Cubs in 2018, posting a .266 (45/169) average while appearing in a career-high 123 games. The infielder paced the Majors in several offensive categories as a pinch-hitter (min. 50 PA) including, hits (24), average (.312) and OPS (.813) while his 11 RBI as a pinch-hitter were tied for tops in the Majors.

A veteran of five Major League seasons, La Stella has amassed a .264 (219/828) average with 50 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 94 RBI across 396 games with the Braves (2014) and Cubs (2015-2018). A 2011 8th round draft pick, La Stella made his Major League debut with the Braves May 28, 2014. He would finish his rookie campaign batting .251 (80/319) before being acquired by the Cubs during the offseason.

The Westwood, NJ native has also appeared in four different postseasons over the course of his career and was a part of the 2016 World Series Champion Cubs.

Blash, 29, split the 2018 season with the Angels and Triple-A Salt Lake after being acquired by the Halos during Spring Training. He appeared in 24 games with the Angels, going 4-for-39 (.103).

[NJHalo]

Smart move picking up another guy from New Jersey. 

 

 

 

[Lou]

YES!!!

[Lou]

1 minute ago, NJHalo said:

Smart move picking up another guy from New Jersey. 

until he demands a trade to Philly 

[NJHalo]

1 minute ago, Lou said:

until he demands a trade to Philly 

There it is! A new friend for Trout.

Bye Richards

[Fish Oil]

Good OBP guy, but he seems a little redundant. 

[tdawg87]

Tommy La Not-so-Stella 

[bloodbrother]

I'll just assume he replaces Cowart as the MIF bench bat. More importantly, Blash was released as part of this move so that too is an added bonus

[Biergott]

Happier news is the bizarre batting stance era is over

[UndertheHalo]

This is slightly less significant than the earlier acquisition of Forrest Snow.  

I guess we wouldn’t want too much excitment in one day. 

[T.G.]

So, according to Baseball Reference his nickname is 3 A.M. 

He got the nickname from the players after Joe Maddon was heard to say "He can get up at three a.m.., get out of bed, and hit."

[T.G.]

I was so close to making him my first pick in the pick 3 contest.  Darn it.

[UndertheHalo]

1 minute ago, True Grich said:

So, according to Baseball Reference his nickname is 3 A.M. 

He got the nickname from the players after Joe Maddon was heard to say "He can get up at three a.m.., get out of bed, and hit."

God. I fu*cking love Joe Madden.  He’s so quirky and clever. 

[Blarg]

Left handed hitter. 

[T.G.]

Merry Christmas.

[floplag]

i keep thinking these deals are setting up something else, but im wrong.  This is apparently who we are now. 

[Homebrewer]

Big hit off the bench guy...but that's about it.

[Dtwncbad]

 

[Stradling]

2 minutes ago, floplag said:

i keep thinking these deals are setting up something else, but im wrong.  This is apparently who we are now. 

Haha, ok eeyore.  

[totdprods]

Nice addition!

[T.G.]

1 minute ago, totdprods said:

Nice addition!

That's it? That's your shortest post ever. 

[Homebrewer]

Someone to hit for Pujols late and close.

[Dick Enberg]

1 minute ago, totdprods said:

Nice addition!

totally agree! good clubhouse guy and a .360 OBP!!!! lefty! BOOM. DA PIECE (or one of them!)

[Barrett]

AAA depth wah wah....