If the LA Angels strike a deal with the Boston Red Sox, it will undoubtedly be as sellers. These two teams actually have a pretty great need from each other. The Red Sox have a great farm system. The Halos have a number of players who can help a contending team. After just missing out on the Todd Frazier sweepstakes, the Red Sox are in need of a third baseman. The Angels have Yunel Escobar, who can more than fill in for a lackadaisical third base group for the Sox.
In this trade, the Angels bolster up their farm system by adding two young prospects in the forms of left-handed pitcher Trey Ball and second baseman Josh Tobias.