The Angels aren't messing around as they look to get back to the postseason.
The Angels have signed RF Aaron Judge (8yr/$248M) and SP Jose Berrios (4yr/$73.6M) contracts.
The 30 year old Judge heads back home to California after spending his entire big league career in the Bronx in pinstripes. Judge hit .288 last year with 37 homeruns and 99 RBI's and will provide a huge punch to a lineup that already has Mike Trout, Anthony Rendon, Jorge Soler, Shohei Ohtani, and Jared Walsh as big boppers.
Jose Berrios, 28, will likely be the ace of the staff as Ohtani continues to struggle pitching. Berrios who spent all his 6 seasons with the Twins, was 12-5 last year with a 3.40 ERA in 190.1 innings pitched.
The Angels are quickly putting together a team that will contend in the AL West, especially if they can improve their bullpen which hurt them last year.
Phillies' fans were sad to see Aaron Nola sign elsewhere (Padres) and know that Zach Eflin is still on the open market, but the organization didn't stand by and lick their wounds as they quickly signed Luis Severino and Mike Clevinger to deals to replace what they lost.
Severino, 28, signed a 5 year $94.5M deal and Clevinger, 31, signed a 4 year/$92M deal.
Severino was 13-7 last year with the Yankees pitching 196.1 innings with a 3.53 ERA and 203 strikeouts. Clevinger was 7-6 with the Padres pitching 133.2 innings with a 3.97 ERA and 150 strikeouts.
They will join Zack Wheeler to provide a dominant top 3 in the rotation for the Phillies in 2023.
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