ANAHEIM – In the end, Daniel Nava wasn’t the answer to the Angels’ vacancy in left field this season. He batted a pedestrian .235 with one home run and 13 RBI in 45 games and then was designated for assignment July 30, after he was their opening-day left fielder.
When he cleared waivers, the Angels sent Nava to Triple-A Salt Lake, where he remained until Monday. They Angels traded Nava and an unspecified amount of cash to the Kansas City Royals for either cash or a player to be named, ending his short and not very sweet stay in Anaheim.