The Anaheim Angels have acquired closer Raisel Iglesias from the Cincinnati Reds for reliever Noe Ramirez and a player to be named later, it was announced today.
Iglesias is under contract for $9.125M for the 2021 season, after which is he scheduled to become a free agent. Iglesias has been the team’s closer since 2017, though his best years in terms of bWAR were from 2016-18, when he combined for 6.9 bWAR. In 2019, he had a 4.16 ERA and 3.92 FIP in 67 IP, good for 0.7 bWAR, while in 2020 he logged just 0.