In a separate trade, the Los Angeles Dodgers have traded Joc Pederson, Ross Stripling and 19-year-old outfield prospect Andy Pages to the Angels in exchange for Luis Rengifo and another couple significant prospects.
Infielder Luis Rengifo is headed to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a deal for outfielder Joc Pederson, sources tell ESPN.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) February 5, 2020
Source: Dodgers prospect OF Andy Pages will be heading to the Angels in the Joc Pederson deal, pending medical review. Pages hit 19 homers last year in rookie ball as an 18 year old (now 19) https://t.co/SoOMY9NKCT
— Kiley McDaniel (@kileymcd) February 5, 2020
With the acquisition of Betts and Price, the outfield is a logjam, making guys like Stripling and Pederson expendable. It is hard to envision Rengifo carving out a starting role on a loaded Dodgers team, but nun the less he is a talented piece.
The Angels will now be able to hold back top prospect Jo Adell to get more seasoned in the minors. They also would replace the loss of Kole Calhoun and add another big bat but this time a lefty hitter to help balance their lineup. Pages immediately jumps into the higher ranks of the Halo’s farm and has great power. He was signed out of Cuba for only $300K.
