The Angels acquired outfielder Randal Grichuk and first baseman C.J. Cron from the Rockies for 2 Minor League pitching prospects on Sunday.
Colorado, which can be sending round $2 million to the Angels, a supply informed MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand, will get again right-hander Jake Madden (the Angels’ No. 8 prospect) and left-hander Mason Albright (No. 28).
TRADE DETAILS
Angels get: OF Randal Grichuk, 1B C.J. Cron
Rockies get: RHP Jake Madden, LHP Mason Albright
Initially drafted by the Angels with the twenty fourth general choose in 2009, Grichuk is slashing .308/.365/.496 with eight homers, 27 RBIs and 19 doubles in 64 video games. Grichuk, who can play all three outfield positions and has been red-hot in July (1.137 OPS and 6 residence runs in 15 video games), might be a free agent on the finish of the season. Â
Like Grichuk, Cron was additionally drafted by the Halos (seventeenth general in 2011) and spent his first 4 seasons in Anaheim. The slugging 10-year veteran is slashing .260/.304/.476 with 11 homers and 32 RBIs in 56 video games. He has registered 4 seasons of 25 or extra residence runs. Cron, who signed a two-year, $14.5 million extension with the Rockies earlier than the 2022 season, will even be a free agent after the season.