La noticia triste es que cuatro jugadores estrella de Los Angeles Angels han finalizado su contrato después de pelear con el entrenador.

Keeping a 40-man roster together is a work in progress. Teams such as the Los Angeles Angels may have a “plan” about the number of open places they like to maintain, but unforeseen events such as trades, prospect promotions, and injuries can cause disruptions. One deal made right before the deadline will provide some difficulties for the Angels moving forward.

Before the deadline passed, LA and the Red Sox worked out a trade for reliever Luis Garcia, obtaining in exchange prospects Yeferson Vargas, Niko Kavadas, Matthew Lugo, and Ryan Zeferjahn. That’s quite the haul for Anahiem, especially because Garcia is a reliever with a contract that is about to expire.

But the fact that three of the prospects they received in this trading package are

It’s hardly an exact science to manage a 40-man roster. Although teams like the Los Angeles Angels can maintain their “plan” for the number of open spots flexible, unforeseen events like trades, prospect promotions, and injuries can cause disruptions. Particularly for the Angels, one deal made right before the deadline will provide some difficulties moving forward.

The Red Sox and LA reached an agreement just before the deadline to trade reliever Luis Garcia for prospects Ryan Zeferjahn, Matthew Lugo, Niko Kavadas, and Yeferson Vargas. Garcia is a reliever with a contract that is about to expire, so that is quite the haul for Anahiem.

However, three of the prospects they received in this deal package complicate things.