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Trade Details
ANGELS ACQUIRE OF CAMERON MAYBIN Thursday, November 3, 2016
The Los Angeles Angels acquired outfielder Cameron Maybin from the Detroit Tigers for pitcher Victor Alcantara.
What does it give the Los Angeles Angels?
A natural center-fielder, Maybin is expected to play left field with the Angels (who have Mike Trout in center field and Kole Calhoun in right field). Maybin has been a very inconsistent (and injury-prone) big leaguer, but he should help fill a major hole in left field for Los Angeles.
What does it give the Detroit Tigers?
The Tigers decided to give up on their starting center-fielder, partly because they did not want to exercise their club option for 2017 ($9 million). In Alcantara, the Tigers get a decent prospect (ranked No. 4 by Baseball America going into 2016) who has struggled to get results, so far.
Fantasy Impact
Maybin could bounce back with the Angels, so his fantasy value gets a bit of a spike after this trade. Alcantara might improve his fortunes pitching in Detroit rather than Anaheim, though he is still a few years away from MLB. He should be on the fantasy radar now.
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