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Diamondbacks ship reliever Matt Andriese to Angels for prospect

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The Diamondbacks traded right-hander Matt Andriese to the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday in exchange for pitching prospect Jeremy Beasley.

Andriese spent last season in the bullpen for the Diamondbacks, logging 70 2/3 innings with a 4.71 ERA.

With the acquisitions of relievers Junior Guerra and Hector Rondon, as well as the signing of Madison Bumgarner, which could shift a starter into a relief role, Andriese had become expendable.

Andriese avoided arbitration last week, agreeing to a $1.4 million deal, cash the Diamondbacks can now potentially allocate elsewhere.

Beasley, 24, split last season between Double-A and Triple-A, posting a 4.