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Red Sox trade for Angels' Ian Kinsler
The Boston Red Sox have acquired former Gold Glove-winning second baseman Ian Kinsler from the Los Angeles Angels, the team announced Monday night.
Kinsler, 36, is batting only .239 this season, with 13 home runs and 32 RBIs.
Kinsler, who was also a finalist for the Gold Glove Award in 2017, has never started at another defensive position in his 13-year major league career.
The Angels are getting two Triple-A relievers, right-hander Ty Buttery and left-hander Williams Jerez, in return. Buttery is 1-1 with a 2.25 ERA and 64 strikeouts in 44 innings, and Jerez 2-1 with a 3.68 ERA and 67 strikeouts in 51⅓ innings, both at Pawtucket this season.
The Angels are also sending the Red Sox $1.8 million of the remaining $3.6 million on Kinsler's deal, according to multiple reports.
Kinsler played for the Tigers for four years. He was named to his fourth All-Star team in 2014, and in 2016 he won a Gold Glove.
Kinsler, who spent his first eight seasons with the Texas Rangers, is a lifetime .272 hitter. In December 2017, he was traded to the Angels.
Kinsler, 36, is batting only .239 this season, with 13 home runs and 32 RBIs.
Kinsler, who was also a finalist for the Gold Glove Award in 2017, has never started at another defensive position in his 13-year major league career.
The Angels are getting two Triple-A relievers, right-hander Ty Buttery and left-hander Williams Jerez, in return. Buttery is 1-1 with a 2.25 ERA and 64 strikeouts in 44 innings, and Jerez 2-1 with a 3.68 ERA and 67 strikeouts in 51⅓ innings, both at Pawtucket this season.
The Angels are also sending the Red Sox $1.8 million of the remaining $3.6 million on Kinsler's deal, according to multiple reports.
Kinsler played for the Tigers for four years. He was named to his fourth All-Star team in 2014, and in 2016 he won a Gold Glove.
Kinsler, who spent his first eight seasons with the Texas Rangers, is a lifetime .272 hitter. In December 2017, he was traded to the Angels.