The Washington Nationals turned an unhappy Danny Espinosa into two minor league pitchers:
The Los Angeles Angels acquired Danny Espinosa from the Washington Nationals on Saturday night, picking up their new starting second baseman in a trade for two minor league pitchers.
The Angels sent right-handers Austin Adams and Kyle McGowin to the Nationals for Espinosa, who presumably lost his starting job in Washington when the team obtained outfielder Adam Eaton from the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday.
Washington traded three top pitching prospects to Chicago for Eaton, with the intention of shifting NL Rookie of the Year runner-up Trea Turner from center field back to shortstop, his natural position.
The Angels get an excellent defender with some pop. He is a bit of an out machine, however, with a career .302 OBP. That’s not a lack of selectivity, as Espinosa walks a good deal, he just doesn’t deliver hits.
Austin Adams will play 2017 as a 30-year-old, with just 58.2 MLB innings under his belt. His high strikeout rate in the minors has not translated to the major leagues. McGowin is just entering his prime. He gives up a lot of hits as his low BABIP allowed doesn’t make up for his low strikeout rate. He looks like he could be an emergency starter for the Nationals in a pinch.
Basically, the Nationals dumped Espinosa after he didn’t show up at Winter Fest.
Eaton almost certainly bumps Turner back to short, Espinosa to the bench. Espinosa has never been one to bite his tongue about such things. https://t.co/gLNEro0t4h
— Chelsea Janes (@chelsea_janes) December 11, 2016
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