The Angels made a move late Tuesday to begin shoring up their starting rotation, agreeing to sign left-hander José Quintana to a one-year, $8-million contract, said a person with knowledge of the negotiations who was not authorized to comment publicly.
The move reunites Quintana with Angels manager Joe Maddon and checks off part of a major point on the Angels’ offseason shopping list. Quintana pitched for the Cubs the second half of 2017 and the entire 2018 and 2019 seasons, compiling a record of 33-23.
In a videoconference one month ago, Maddon verbalized a desire to see first-year general manager Perry Minasian bring in two starting pitchers to shore up the major league rotation.