SAD NEW :LOS ANGELES HEAD COACH SUSPENDED TWO KEY PLAYERS TODAY AT 9PM AND HE EXPLAIN WHY HE
For the Los Angeles Angels — and every team around the league, for that matter making moves that are geared towards the future is nothing new. Rebuilding teams trade proven big league players for prospect packages all the time, and teams across the league are constantly combing the minor-league free agent player pool, as well as the Rule 5 Draft, for moves that may not truly pay dividends for years.
However, signing or trading for injured players has always been very dicey. It definitely happens often, with the Braves signing Kirby Yates a couple years ago and Tyler Mahle landing with the Rangers this past offseason being recent examples. That said, a lot of these sorts of deals don’t work out particularly well, as a guy often isn’t the same coming back from whatever injury they had (stay tuned on Brandon Woodruff.