The Los Angeles Angels announced Tuesday night the acquisition of right-wing veteran Alex Cobb from the Baltimore Orioles in a deal that could strengthen the team’s launch depth for 2021.
Angels will break up with young utility player Jahmai Jones as part of the transaction. They will pay only a third of the $ 15 million owed to Cobb in 2021, some of which is deferred, according to The Athletic.
Cobb, 33, settled in early with the Tampa Bay Rays, going 32-21 with an ERA of 3.19 in 446 innings in the mid-20s from 2012 to 2014, then spent most of the next two years recovering from Tommy John’s surgery. He compiled 331⅔ innings and 4.23 ERA from 2017 to 2018 and was named the Orioles’ Opening Day starter to start 2019, but was limited to only three starts that year and underwent surgery. hip.
Cobb remained healthy for most of the 2020 season shortened by the pandemic, posting an ERA of 4.30 with 38 hits and 18 walks in 52⅓ innings. He joins an Angels rotation, which is expected to include Andrew Heaney, Jose Quintana, Dylan Bundy, Griffin Canning and Shohei Ohtani, who will return to a two-way role.
All of the players acquired by first-year general manager Perry Minasian – Cobb, Quintana, shortstop Jose Iglesias, close-up Raisel Iglesias, catcher Kurt Suzuki and left-back Alex Claudio – will be free agents at the end of the season.