ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Los Angeles Angels acquired power-hitting outfielder Hunter Renfroe in a commerce with the Milwaukee Brewers for 3 younger pitchers Tuesday night time.
Milwaukee acquired right-handers Janson Junk and Elvis Peguero, and minor league lefty Adam Seminaris.
Renfroe batted .255 with 29 residence runs, 72 RBIs and an .807 OPS in 125 video games this season, his first with the Brewers. He led main league proper fielders with 11 assists and ranked tenth within the Nationwide League with a .492 slugging proportion.
“Clearly, it’s a productive participant who’s performed it 12 months in and 12 months out for some time,” Angels basic supervisor Perry Minasian mentioned on a Zoom convention with reporters. “It’s a high quality two-way man. Not solely can he produce on the offensive facet, he’s a high quality defender. He can actually throw. Simply the entire package deal. We felt like he was a extremely good match for us.”
Renfroe, who turns 31 in January, is eligible for arbitration once more and prone to get a elevate after incomes a $7.65 million wage this 12 months. He can grow to be a free agent after subsequent season.
He joins an Angels crew on the lookout for offense to assist superstars Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani in a top-heavy lineup that struggled general this 12 months. Los Angeles went 73-89 and completed third within the AL West.
Milwaukee, with a restricted price range, was second within the NL Central at 86-76 and missed the playoffs for the primary time since 2017 after 4 consecutive appearances.
Renfroe was drafted thirteenth general by San Diego in 2013 and spent his first 4 huge league seasons with the Padres. However the Angels will mark his fifth crew in 5 years, together with Tampa Bay (2020) and Boston (2021).
Junk, 26, spent many of the season with Triple-A Salt Lake however made three appearances for the Angels, together with two begins. He was 1-1 with a 6.48 ERA in 8 1/3 innings.
The 25-year-old Peguero made 13 aid appearances for the Angels this season, compiling a 6.75 ERA in 17 1/3 innings. He pitched in 38 video games for Salt Lake.
Seminaris, 24, was chosen by the Angels within the fifth spherical of the 2020 draft out of Lengthy Seaside State. He made a mixed 21 begins and three aid appearances this 12 months with Excessive-A Tri-Metropolis, Double-A Rocket Metropolis and Triple-A Salt Lake, going 7-11 with a 3.54 ERA. He’s struck out 209 batters in 185 minor league innings.
“We're completely happy to welcome three high quality younger arms to our group, two of that are already on the main league roster and have an opportunity to influence our crew in 2023,” Milwaukee basic supervisor Matt Arnold mentioned. “The power so as to add pitching depth to an already sturdy secure of massive league arms is one thing we be ok with.”
Milwaukee has a number of outfield prospects who may fill Renfroe’s spot after taking part in in Triple-A this season.
Garrett Mitchell, a 2020 first-round draft decide, was known as up late within the season and had an .832 OPS in 23 video games. Sal Frelick, Esteury Ruiz and Joey Wiemer all spent a minimum of a part of the season at Triple-A Nashville. Ruiz was acquired from San Diego within the deal for All-Star nearer Josh Hader simply earlier than the commerce deadline.
“We're very grateful to Hunter for all of his contributions, each on and off the sphere,” Arnold mentioned. “Whereas he will definitely be missed, this is a chance for our group of thrilling younger outfielders to influence our main league crew within the close to future.”
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