Angels / Astros

[Astros GM (Adam)]

Angels receive:
1B J.J. Matijevic (Free Agent) $0.3 1st
www.fangraphs.com/players/jj-matijevic/20165/stats?position=1B/DH

Astros receive:
C Travis d'Arnaud (Braves) $4.2 2026
2B Michael Stefanic (Angels) $0.3 1st (currently unprotected)
www.fangraphs.com/players/michael-stefanic/25353/stats?position=2B

Acquisition links:
Matijevic: mlbbaseballleague.proboards.com/thread/6548/mariners-astros
d’Arnaud: mlbbaseballleague.proboards.com/thread/7473/angels-astros

Cap change:
Angels: -$3.9
Astros: +$4.2 ($96.8)

Reasoning:
Empty cap space is eating a hole in my pocket. d’Arnaud can be a serviceable player at his position, but I’m not a fan of the “2026” portion of his contract. However, there’s no one to blame but myself as the one who signed it last year.

Stefanic is an interesting flier to me. No power or speed, but I love his OBP skills. He seems likely to stick as a utility / bench player. He’s unrostered on Fantrax, and the search didn’t pull anything up. If someone else has his rights, please let me know.

Both players seem like low risk, low reward bets.

Thanks for the easy trade James.

[Angels GM (James)]

Angels accept and d'Arnaud has been dropped.

When I dealt for Travis last season, I was making the incorrect assumption that he would enjoy more DH opportunities (given Marcell Ozuna's poor play at the time). That along with Gabriel Moreno struggling a bit to start made him a fairly enticing addition to my roster.

However, with Ozuna remembering how a baseball bat works and Moreno turning into an excellent contributor I needed Travis less and less and the cap hit became more of a drag. Adding a prospect to deal away what can be a solid player does sting, but it will really help as I try to add to my (hopefully in contention) roster in other ways this season.

[Guardians GM (Jay)]

Approve 1-0

[Royals GM (Jordan)]

approve 2-0

[Mariners GM (Travis)]

approve 3-0

[Astros GM (Adam)]

Roster updated.

[Angels GM (James)]

Updated