The MLB non-waiver trade deadline has come and gone, and some teams made major improvements to their rosters and their 2015 playoff chances. The Los Angeles Angels were unfortunately not one of those teams.
In the midst of a heated battle with the Houston Astros for first place in the AL West, the Angels had a couple of glaring holes that needed to be filled. The team needed to add an impact bat to help Mike Trout, a resurgent Kole Calhoun and Albert Pujols in this otherwise punchless lineup. That bat needed to be able to play the field, ideally left field, to leave the designated hitter position open for C.