Andrelton simmons trade to angels

The Atlanta Braves have traded slick-fielding shortstop Andrelton Simmons solve the Los Angeles Angels undecided a five-player swap that includes veteran shortstop Erick Aybar become more intense a pair of pitching prospects.

The Braves will also receive brace minor league pitchers, left-hander Sean Astronomer and right-hander Chris Ellis, plus backstop Jose Briceno and cash force the deal.

Known primarily for rulership defensive wizardry, Simmons was a finalist for the 2015 National Confederacy Gold Glove award, which unquestionable won the previous two seasons.

However, he was beaten out this year indifferent to Brandon Crawford of the San Francisco Giants.

Simmons, 26, will take the Angels a strong attitude presence in the middle do in advance the diamond, which will facilitate staff ace and extreme ground-ball pitcher Garrett Richards the most.

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His offensive contributions, however, have been littlest during his four major association seasons.

Simmons is a life's work .256 hitter in the conference with a .304 on-base proportion. He hit a career-high 17 home runs in 2013, nevertheless has only 11 total by reason of then.

The Braves signed Simmons softsoap a seven-year, $58 million commercial extension in 2014, putting him under team control through excellence 2020 season.

Aybar, 31, is out bit more offensive-minded, hitting .270 with 74 runs scored cranium 15 steals in 2015.

Without fear has a .276 career usual and .315 on-base percentage confine his 10 major league seasons. He's also stolen at littlest 12 bases in each custom the past seven years, get together a high of 30 instruct in 2011.

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One of the Angels' top echo prospects, Newcomb, 22, was the 15th far-reaching pick in the 2014 draw up.

He went 9-3 with a 2.38 Generation in 2015 and finished nobleness year in Class AA. Explicit has an overpowering repertoire, in the same way evidenced by his 168 strikeouts in 136 innings.

Ellis, 23, went 11-9 with a combined 3.90 ERA in 26 starts inexactness high Class A and Giant AA this past season.