Dodgers trade Joc Pederson to Angels after making deal for Mookie Betts, report says The Dodgers made two trades that involved four total teams on … But it wasn't the Dodgers' only move of the night. Perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised that there’s no deal after all. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.

Pujols: OK, so he's running out of gas, but he still hit 23 bombs in 491 AB last year. Jon Heyman reported on Friday that Angels owner Arte Moreno was unhappy (in fact, “quite upset”) that the deal was on pause until the Betts deal went through. As a result, the trade between the Dodgers and Angels was also expected to be finalized. Another touted prospect in D.J. The deal was contingent on the Dodgers acquiring Mookie Betts from the Red Sox. The Dodgers had agreed to send outfielder Joc Pedersonand pitcher Ross Striplingto the Angels in exchange for infielder Luis Rengifoand two prospects. The Dodgers essentially swapped him out for Betts in a way here. According to MLB Network's Ken Rosenthal, the reason for the broken deal is not yet clear, with both sides playing a part. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC. The starting outfield figures to be A.J. David Fletcher would be the backup here. © 2004-2020 CBS Interactive. I'm not sure if the Angels want to lead Pederson off due to his low batting averages, but he gets on base at an above-average clip (.339 vs. a league average of .323 last year). Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Peters (who played in 57 Triple-A games last season) isn't far off, either.

Let's look at this move from the perspective of each team. More trade drama. This is especially true given that Pederson is also a free agent after next season. All Rights Reserved. 6-keys: media/spln/mlb/reg/free/stories, at Covering the impact of coronavirus on the sports world. Meanwhile, Nightengale reports that the Angels appear to be the team that pulled out of the agreement. Sure, Rengifo was extra depth but the better player right now between the two is Pederson. If they could stomach this in front of Mike Trout, Rendon and Shohei Ohtani (not to mention the possibilities with Justin Upton, Pujols and La Stella), this is one of the most powerful offenses in the AL. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported righty Ross Stripling will also go to the Angels, and ESPN's Kiley McDaniel says outfield prospect Andy Pages is heading from the Dodgers' farm system to the Angels'. Now, Joc Pederson is a good player who hit 36 homers with a 127 OPS+ and 3.3 WAR last season, but was very split-heavy (he had a .920 OPS against righties and .505 against lefties last year). The Dodgers … CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: mlb | pageType: stories | Even after sending outfielder Alex Verdugo to Boston in the Betts deal, the Dodgers could absorb the loss to Pederson due to depth. In a subsequent transaction, the Dodgers sent Joc Pederson to the cross-town Angels in exchange for infielder Luis Rengifo, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan. The Los Angeles Dodgers will attempt to trade Joc Pederson after the team's deal with the Angels fell through, according to USA Today's Bob Nightengale.