The Los Angeles Angels are one of many teams still in hot pursuit of an American League Wild Card berth, and are one of the more surprising teams still in the race. At 69-65, they sit just one game back of the Minnesota Twins for the second spot, and two games behind the New York Yankees. They stayed in contention mostly thanks to their reliable starting pitching. Unfortunately, they rank near the bottom of the league in almost every major offensive statistic.<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, the Angels are dead-set on making it back to the postseason this year, and they may have just acquired the weapon that will help them do just that. On Thursday, the Angles completed two moves; first, they dealt outfielder Cameron Maybin<\/a><\/strong> to the Houston Astros in exchange for cash considerations. However, that move was really about making room on the roster. Maybin had been placed on revocable waivers, and the Astros won the claim for him. They will pay the remainder of his salary.<\/p>\n Shortly after the Maybin deal became final, the Angels finalized a deal to bring Justin Upton<\/a><\/strong> out west. The Detroit Tigers will also send some cash, and will get pitching prospect Grayson Long<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and a lower-level player-to-be-named-later in return.<\/p>\n Full deal, per sources: Justin Upton and cash (covering part of 2017 salary) to #Angels<\/a>; Grayson Long<\/a> and low-level PTBNL to #Tigers<\/a>. @MLB<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) August 31, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n