The Angels acquired outfielder Cameron Maybin from the Detroit Tigers for minor league right-hander Victor Alcantara on Thursday, filling for the first time since Josh Hamilton's relapse and subsequent departure their gaping hole in left field. He told reporters on a conference call Thursday he welcomes the move to left field. In 2015, with $125-million-man Hamilton in Texas, Angels left fielders were the 10th-worst in the last century in terms of OPS. It did not work: The 10 men who appeared as Angels in left field in 2016 logged an even-worse OPS, .584, tied for eighth-worst in the last 100 years. After adding Maybin, the Angels' projected payroll for next season remains more than $30 million short of where they opened 2016.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 03, 2016 23:30 UTC