It may not make sense at first for the LA Angels with all the factors going into this trade, but at the end of the day there is a legitimate school of thought going into this move. However, is it a viable school of thought?
So the Angels traded their best reliever from 2018 in a bullpen that fell tragically short too often for Luis Garcia, a 31 year old reliever who is coming off a 6.07 ERA season (and that isn’t even his worst season). For comparison, Jose Alvarez, a left-handed reliever, pitched to a 2.71 ERA in 63 IP.