7/28/15

Angels Acquire Two Outfielders in Two Trades

The Los Angeles Angels acquired outfielder David Murphy from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for infielder Eric Stamets. Murphy, 33, has played in 1062 career games for the Red Sox, Rangers, and Indians. He has a career batting average of .274 with 99 home runs and 449 runs batted in. Stamets, 23, has hit .248 with three home runs and 23 RBI in 62 games with Double-A Arkansas this season. The Angels also acquired outfielder David DeJesus from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for pitcher Eduar Lopez. DeJesus, 35, has played in 1442 career games for the Royals, Athletics, Cubs, Nationals, and Rays. He has a career batting average of .276 with 99 home runs and 569 runs batted in. Lopez, 20, has compiled a record of (2-2) with a 4.32 ERA in eight games with Orem this season.