Los Angeles Angels Acquire Matt Joyce From Tampa Bay Rays
- Updated: December 16, 2014
Tampa Bay Rays Matt Joyce (20), and Wil Myers, right, congratulate Tampa Bay Rays Yunel Escobar, center, at the plate after they scored on Escobar’s fourth-inning, three-run home run off New York Yankees starting pitcher Michael Pineda in a baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
According to Mike DiGiovanna of Los Angeles Times, the Los Angeles Angels have acquired Matt Joyce from the Tampa Bay Rays.
#Angels and #Rays becoming quite the trade partners. Halos acquire OF Matt Joyce from TB for RHP Kevin Jepsen.
— Mike DiGiovanna (@MikeDiGiovanna) December 16, 2014
Matt Joyce will most likely bat in the two hole in front of AL MVP Mike Trout and Albert Pujols. General manager Jerry Dipoto talked to ESPN.com about the Joyce.
“He gives us a lot of flexibility and makes us a deeper and more balanced team,” Angels general manager Jerry Dipoto said. “We just felt like this was an opportunity for us to build a deeper and well-balanced lineup for 2015, and continue to move in such a way that we feel like we’re making the team better.”
Joyce has spent the last 6 seasons with the Rays and is a Tampa native. Last season he hit .254 while hitting 9 home runs and driving in 52 runs. Matt Joyce made the All-Star team back in 2011 when he hit 19 home runs and 32 doubles.
The Angels gave up Kevin Jepsen in the trade who has been part of the Angels organization his whole career.
Jepsen: ““This being the first time for me, it’s a little different. That’s the hardest part.” #Angels
— Mike DiGiovanna (@MikeDiGiovanna) December 16, 2014
Jepsen made 74 appearances for the Angels recording two saves. The Angels have made quite a few move thus far this offseason especially at the winter meetings and there is sure to be more.
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