The Angels have acquired right-hander from the Mets, . first reported that the Mets were engaged in discu sions on a Leone deal. According to , the Mets received infield prospect in return. Leone, 31, first broke into the big leagues with the Mariners back in 2014 with an impre sive 2.17 ERA (168 ERA+) and 3.07 FIP in 66 1/3 innings of work. Since then, hes bounced around the league, playing for Arizona, Toronto, Cleveland, St. Louis, and San Francisco in addition to Seattle and New York. The Angels will be the eighth team of his ten-year career in the majors. The veteran hurler sports a career 3.75 ERA and 4.01 FIP in 386 1/3 innings of work. Hell join the Angels following a rather difficult stint in New York. While hes posted a 4.40 ERA thats roughly league average by measure of ERA+ in 31 appearances, his 5.26 FIP is more concerning. While Leones 26% strikeout rate and 8.7% walk rate rate among the best marks of his career Owen White Jersey , hes seen his groundball rate plummet to just 35.4%, far lower than his career 42.5% rate. While that isnt entirely a problem by itself, Leone has also allowed a whopping 13.4% barrel rate this season, resulting in 18.4% of his fly balls leaving the year for home runs. While Leones tendency to allow the long ball has severely limited his effectivene s this season, he should nonethele s be a useful arm for an Angels bullpen that ranks bottom four in the majors with just 1.3 fWAR as a collective unit. While and form a quality duo with which the club can close out games, Leone can help the likes of and fellow deadline acquisition cover the middle innings for the Angels. As for the Mets, theyll receive a quality prospect in return for a veteran rental arm in the midst of a difficult season. Headed to Queens in exchange for Leone is Jackson, the Angels #9 prospect per . The 23-year-old infielder has shortstop, second base, third base, center field, and left field during his minor league career and has swiped 56 bags in 73 profe sional attempts. His been a league average hitter with Double-A Rocket City this year, slashing .248/.321/.447 in 349 plate appearances. Andrew Knizner Jersey
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