Robbie Ray and Starling Marte were also traded to the Blue Jays and Marlins respectively. I like the trade. I said look at the braves ⢠rays ⢠padres , they could use pitching, and they have good farm systems. Crap, exactly who I was hoping Atlanta could get for 3rd base. stripling trade was rejected because the dodgers asked for more than they first agreed. He also led all AL second basemen in errors, with four. The Angels payed a high price for his upside. I feel like this is a lot more important move than it seems right now. Not a prospect any longer, but a utility player whoâs horrible. We have Betts. The tricky thing will be what they do next year if Barreto doesn’t perform and they are trying to contend in 2021. The A's made a significant move Friday night, acquiring second baseman Tommy La Stella from the Los Angeles Angels for infielder Franklin Barreto. Barreto has played in less than 100 MLB games. Personally I wouldâve given baretto and Mateo chances in spring and went with them. People don’t like them and you could cause them to riot. Do you think Trout is the problem? Barretoâs progress since the Aâs acquired him in 2014 has been almost imperceptible. maybe a change of scenery helps Barreto, a change of eyeballs is the only thing thatâs gonna help Barreto, Playing time will help. The Oakland A’s know that better than most. He has a .927 FP in the minors, which isn’t always the full story, and only 2 starts at SS with the A’s in 2018-2020. 2M. MLB.com ranked him baseball’s eighth best shortstop in 2016. The Angels can’t just option the dude, they have to keep him on their roster. and his defense, even in limited opportunities, are way down there. You guys got it all wrong, La Stella slumps in Oakland, Barreto breaks out in LA, this was a poor move by the Aâs in my opinion. Barreto is 24 and was a great hitter in Las Vegas last year (not that being a great hitter in Las Vegas is hard, but not everyone manages, and he was pretty good in Nashville too). Iâm curious to see what the Aâs will do with Tony Kemp though. Look at what Stanton returned to the Marlins. There was no way the Angels were going to resign LaStella. We need pitching and we get an infielder who as Tommy Lasorda would say: He couldnât hit water with an oar. For a short duration in the 2019 season, he led the Angels in home runs over Mike Trout. He’s a good starter at 2B and relief for Pujols at 1B in his final year of bilking the Angels, with Rengifo as the back fill at 2B. Verlander to the Tigers. Franklin Barreto Los Angeles Angels Newsstand Oakland Athletics Tommy La Stella Transactions, Angels got ripped off. 11-22 is laughably bad for a team with Trout and Rendon. But it was pitiful and painful to watch him try to throw. I expect guys like Fowler or skye bolt to be traded for some depth reliever. Baseball News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors. Now I know his stats suck in the playoffs when he was on those Cubs teams. Maybe put him in a package deal on the day of the deadline. However, I think the Angels suffer from the same problem the Dallas Cowboys do – they have an owner that thinks they understand the game as well as those that have been involved with it all their lives. Dodgers do not need him, now. Exactly what the Angels needed, another middle infielder. Future value does not equal more, total value. He’s only 24 and has never had regular AB’s. we should have gotten a young pitcher or two. The Aâs were not tradings bullpen arm. They got someone who’s older and nobody wants. Garbage. Team: San Francisco Giants (majors) Born: January 31, 1989 in Westwood, NJ us Draft: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 8th round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft from Coastal Carolina University (Conway, SC). Traded everyone and anyone that had trade value. Choco – I misunderstood your comment because I thought you were calling LaStella horrible. Although La Stella was terrific as an Angel, they’re well out of contention, and he’s a pending free agent. Sources: Angels trade Tommy La Stella to Athletics for Franklin Barreto. How do you figure? Barreto can pitch? Learn how your comment data is processed. bk -we could have done that without trading LaStella. I think itâs time to stop blaming Dipoto and start looking elsewhere to blame. If A’s couldn’t develop him then not much hope for Angels. La Stella has the talent to be the A's everyday second baseman, and should bring an added level of consistent production. I am decidedly no longer a fan of his. The Angels went for a slow rebuild, which takes longer. Maybe package Simmons, Goodwin and Heaney to a contender for a top pitching prospect. Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'UV5oC3HfRFNXHDlzlu6UvA',sig:'hFNajQUuIwhRhpfxVoc7iM8wlSboeht0o5PS80RdnHM=',w:'594px',h:'413px',items:'1266161541',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })}); This feels like a replay of the Moneyball scene where the GM on the phone knows BB is screwing him but can’t help but make the trade anyway. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. I thought he was good with TB. All of these don’t show up as errors, but caused pitchers to have 4 or 5 out innings. I wondered this when I heard about the trade last night. It is only a one month rental for the Aâs. Who’s the one ignoring the current trend here? Los Angeles Angels infielder Tommy La Stella was noticeably absent from Friday’s lineup against the Seattle Mariners fueling speculation regarding a trade. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The A’s ripped the Angels off. Manager Madden loves him since they were together with the Cubs for 4 years. Heâs not the only unprofessional and unintelligent âleaderâ around. However, the Angels need to look past 2020. bojo – Yes! If He is a Bust, They get a Better Draft Pick. @prov356 All good, Lastella is pretty solid. dipoto is not only unprofessional but also unintelligent. La Stella is set to earn $2 million this season, $5.25 million in 2022 and $11.5 million in 2023. Agree. 7 of 9 against an one time White Sox pitcher. Amazing A± for A’s. Now granted I would rather they had gotten a reliever, but almost every team in contention is looking for pitching. Joe – I’m looking forward to the effort trophy ceremony this year. Hopefully Arte will pay for a real GM and not someoneâs flunky.. Make it enticing for a proven GM from the Rays, Twins, White Sox, Indians, Bluejays or Padres to skip town. Congratulations, Oakland. And while youâre at it, talk to Griffey. and a misinformation specialist! It’s clear that the Giants value La Stella’s … MAEDA! I mean, even in the local schoolyard, the only way to get playing time was to out-play whoever is playing your position. You do realize Dipoto is rebuilding, took Seattle’s farm from 30th to 3rd, and still has his team ahead of LA, right? The Giants on Thursday officially announced they have signed infielder Tommy La Stella. Top prospects he inherited at the time were flawed, such as Alex Jackson DJ Peterson. Bringing La Stella back makes this trade pointless for them. Maybe they will sign another 30 year old to a huge contract. In the last four years, they haven’t finished better than 21 back, they were 35 out last year, and currently 12 back in the equivalent of 20% of a regular season. he’ll get the same treatment unless he starts contributing right away in 2021. Heâs having a better year in 2020. Trout is best there is. You don’t trade away your best pitcher when all you need is pitching. La Stella was the No. Yes, but Simmons may well be gone in 2021, which creates opportunity for Barreto. If He turns things around they look Brilliant. On August 28, 2020, the Angels traded La Stella to the Oakland Athletics for Franklin Barreto. For having the audacity to suggest that having the best player playing for the worst team, is not working? Barreto wasn’t ever going to help Oakland this season, so it’s worth it for them. The Angels should be looking to lock Bundy on a 4 or 5 year deal. I wish Aâs would trade for him but thatâs not happening. Just do it quick, and it won’t hurt as much. Have you even thought about how little they would get back because of the salary that goes along with him? The A’s did what was best for their chances at success now, not for in a few years. Could do a lot worse for a one month rental. Barreto has never really been given the chance to prove he deserves a roster spot. I would put him at second, Depending on what they do with Simmons. 2M. There are many teams that could use a utility infield bat like his. It doesn’t show in the fielding percentages, but Tommy extended many innings by not making the proper play. I think this shows the market for a rental utility hitter like La Stella was low. And most of Seattle’s elite prospects have yet to debut. Here's a breakdown of what the trade means for the A's and Angels: Why did the A's want Tommy La Stella? Before La Stella fractured his tibia in a freak injury in July 2019, he was having by far the best season of his career. I see LaStella as a possible Angels signing next year too if we lose Simmons. For a former 2019 All-Star, Barreto does not feel like a good gain. Perhaps shaking things up will pay off in the long term? They will be in playoffs soon. Who knows if he will get that in LA. Vision, same ankle injury that cost him 58 games last season, cost him around 20 games this year. I like it. You are as delusional as you are lacking courtesy if you think LA has attempted a rebuild, and Seattle’s farm was ranked 26th by most sources when Jerry took over. If I want WAR from 2016-2018 letâs pull up Encarnacion or Kluberâs numbers. Preview Of Astros Vs A’s Opening Series – Last Word on Baseball | Texas Sports Zone, Colorado Rockies Center Field Depth Analysis - Last Word On Baseball, Ex-Pitcher Mike Bolsinger’s Lawsuit against Houston Astros Dismissed. Yes, Tommy won games with his bat, but he also did lose games with his glove/arm. I’m not going to miss him. He ranks in the bottom of the Angels roster in UZR at 0.1 and DEF at -0.6 according to Fangraphs. The A’s, on the other hand, are taking a chance that La Stella will provide yet another weapon on a team aiming for an AL West title and a World Series this year. Simmons might be gone too in a day or two. He has MASHED at AAA and has played mostly 2B. Utility is going to be his best asset because he is not taking anyoneâs job unless the Angels trade Simba. Fletcher, the successful, proven commodity or the heretofore poor performing Baretto? Well, the Angels finally get a first. Well, if youâre basing your opinion off of what happened to Griffey, you would have to believe that trading Trout is the best possible scenario for the Angels. I have no idea what he would get in return. GM Eppler who came from the Yankees, was supposed to be an expert at building up the horrible Minor League System. I’ve been saying Ohtani is the 1st baseman of the Angels’ future for awhile. Look, ole Tommy isnât gonna bring back much of a return, but getting a guy who has proven heâs not exactly worth a roster spot doesnât seem like a good deal. It would be dumb for any team to trade a center piece who is the best player in the game they can build around for the future. But if Berreto really a SS? If they traded him to a division rival, it’s because there was no market for him and this was the best they could get. Theywere flawed and young but some talent as formerly highly regarded prospects yet they opted for kemp and la Stella, I just hate when the Aâs just waste trade assets. So the teams who have relievers to trade will be looking for prospects. During his time with the Angels, La Stella provided a high-quality bat over the last two seasons. Dam the Aâs get even better, thatâs a HUGE upgrade. However, in addition to his prospect pedigree and youth, Barreto owns a strong track record in Triple-A, where he has hit .285/.356/.505 with 53 HRs in 1,285 PA. i’ve seen so many on these boards. Other than Fletcher and hopefully Adell and/or Canning, who has Eppler brought though the minors? Your email address will not be published. He will be awesome if he was in the AL Central. Eventually they will either get a good front office or just purely luck into developing a few good starters. Angels acquiring Franklin Barreto from Athletics for Tommy La Stella, sources tell The Athletic. M’s just traded T.Walker to Jays for a PTBNL who is definitely NOT on the 60-man, probably going to be exactly that…a low-level longshot prospect! He came up as a SS, but mostly moved off in 2018. Moreno is enamored with the long ball hence the stacked line up with no pitching for years for them to support. I was being hyperbolic for effect. But as a 2B, with an incredible 59/2 K/W over the last three years, this doesn’t seem like much. Positions: Second Baseman, Pinch Hitter and Third Baseman Bats: Left • Throws: Right 5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg) . This makes no sense. Im stuck on trading him or keeping him, He would bring back a nice package of young talent. This trade can only be a positive. Angels need nothing other than pitching. He approved relatively low offers to a number of pitchers so he could say he was “in” on them. ’17-158 games at 7.8 war Our infield depth is there even without Tommy. Second base has been far and away the A’s weakest position so far in the 2020 season, and Oakland primarily used Chad Pinder and Tony Kemp in that spot prior to Friday’s trade. Barreto would hit 30 homers playing in the AL Central. To be honest, I’d rather they just call up their young pitchers and see what they’ve got. His three-year, $18.75 million deal marks the longest guaranteed contract awarded by the club under president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi. I donât get this from the Angelsâ side. Tommy La Stella, Oakland A's (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) Brewers: MLB Trade Rumors Predicts Two Top Free Agents to Crew by … 10:26pm: Both teams have announced the trade. Once he got to Chicago, it almost felt like he wanted to prove how smart he was by constantly tinkering with the lineup and the positions. Infielder Tommy La Stella has been traded to the Oakland A’s and utilityman Franklin Barreto is headed back to the Los Angeles Angels, sources confirmed to ESPN. what a horrible owner! Ppl said LaStella was a bad pick up when the Angels acquired him before and look what they turned him into. To his credit, La Stella has come back strong from his injury this year. the angels have every desire to contend in 2021 and he may not have consistent at-bats to progress. Choco -horrible? I think Iâm in the minority here (and Iâm not an Angels fan), but I really like this move for the Angels. However, in his limited time in the MLB, he has not shown great offensive production. Barreto in return?? Totally agree! We would be fine losing Simmons with LaStella in the mix – Fletcher and LaStella up the middle and LaStella giving Pujols a break with Rengifo sliding in at 2B. I bet they would have loved to have LaStella. He’s easily the best player of is era, and the LAA have won exactly -0- playoff games in his 10 years in LA. But as the Angels go through the final month of what’s very likely to be another non-playoff season, they should be in position to evaluate Barreto as a possible everyday option at the keystone. Is this like a moral obligation for teams to give failing prospects more chances? Heâs not going to your team. Not gonna get whole lot for a rental. So Oakland has nothing left from the Donaldson trade, Keep in mind that the Aâs got Donaldson in the first place because of the awful Rich Harden trade. How many teams could say they have 3 mvps in the starting lineup? Whatâs more time in the minors gonna do for him? talent is talent, and if Barreto shows anything they could just swap him for a pitcher then. At that point you might as well chase the upside. All the angels best hitters are grown there. At the end of the day La Stella is a rental for the next month or so. It's the third trade for Arizona on deadline day. unfortunately, he has no options left. Athletics Acquire Tommy La Stella For Franklin Barreto. By Connor Byrne | August 28, 2020 at 10:26pm CDT. Now pitchers, on the other hand. Just please beat out Houston for the West. Please login to leave a reply. I believe Bundy has another season on his deal…free agent AFTER 2021. This doesnât move the needle off empty for Angels fans. The trend of Simmons getting injured and getting older is not ignored. Profar had size and skills. Then be merciful and let Pujols just retire. And you want to pay 15 million a season, for a guy who canât stay on the field the last year or this year. I think the only way forward now to ensure a solid defensive infield is to extend an offer to Simmons. September 27, 2019: Los Angeles Angels activated 2B Tommy La Stella from the 10-day injured list. The Angels should have gotten more for La Stella. October 28, 2020: 2B Tommy La Stella elected free agency. bojo – Eppler did a lot to repair the damage done by Dipoto. They can use him as there second basemen because thatâs the only position they lack in, interesting trade. La Stella, 31, is slashing .273/.371/.475 with four home runs and 14 RBIs this year. August 31 should be the last day Eppler makes a trade for the Angels. But to watch him in the field was just brutal. They need a LOT of pitching. Things like being unable to turn a routine double play, not being able to get the proper angle on a ground ball thus yielding a hit, not being able to make a throw after making a tough stop. People need to calm down. But then again he’s been a godsend due to the change of scenery. I think you are the minority. They got him for free. Dan Harris Fri, Aug 28th Barretto is 24 and posted a 900+ OPS in AAA last year flashing a lot of speed and power. He had a good spring, but 2019 was the “Summer of Profar.” Profar made some amazing catches, including one to preserve Fiers’ no-hitter. It’s a dumb post for suggesting they trade away the best player in the game. (Yes, and :Laureano also had a fabulous catch one batter later). Fellow infielder Franklin Barreto is headed to the Angels, per Rosenthal. OAK gets versatility and a veteran player in LaStella for a playoff push. Fletcher isn’t going to sit to allow Barreto to have at bats. 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