2015 Trade Deadline: Angels Add David DeJesus and David Murphy

The Los Angeles/Anaheim/California Angels continued their push for the playoffs by stockpiling outfielders. In two separate deals on Tuesday, the Angels brought in veterans David DeJesus and David Murphy. For the Angels, it gives them left handed depth off the bench. For fantasy purposes, this could be a disaster!

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Murphy is hitting .296 with five homers and 27 RBI in 84 games this season, and is a career .274 hitter. DeJesus is hitting .259 with five homers and 26 RBI in 82 games. Neither of them were relevant outside of larger leagues, but now they may not even have value there. Being that the Angels are in the American League, they can use the DH to get Murphy, DeJesus, or newly acquired Shane Victorino in the lineup, but someone will always be left out.

Matt Joyce was placed on the 7-Day concussion DL earlier in the week, so when he comes back, the picture gets even more muddy. If you have the luxury of being able to switch bench guys in and out of your lineups at a moment’s notice, the power of Joyce, the average of Murphy, and the speed of Victorino can all be assets to your fantasy team in leagues with deeper benches. These trade kill all value in standard leagues though. No one wants to waste a precious bench slot on a guy that only plays three or four games per week.

The individual trades come out like this:

With Murphy out of Cleveland, it will likely mean more at bats for speedster Michael Bourn and rookie infielder Giovanny Urshela. Bourn is worth adding if you need steals and can take the hit in batting average. Bourn is hitting a disappointing .226, but he still has great speed.

Urshela should be picked up in all leagues of 12 or more teams, and should be monitored closely by those of you in standard leagues that are looking for some power and average help. Urshela hit 18 home runs in the minors last year and drove in 84 runs while maintaining a .280 average. He is hitting .254 with two homers and nine RBI in 126 major league at-bats. If he gets going, he can help out most of us fantasy players.

Moving DeJesus enables the Rays to keep John Jaso in the lineup at DH on a daily basis while they let rookie Curt Casali take over behind the plate. It could also free up some more short term at bats for Brandon Guyer and Grady Sizemore if he is recalled. These moves are just temporary though. Desmond Jennings will take back left field whenever he is able, but that could be another month yet.

Not much changes fantasy wise for the Rays. Jaso won’t offer much besides a good average from the catcher position, but if you are hurting there, you can do worse. Guyer and Sizemore aren’t really relevant, even in deep leagues, anymore.

The 20 year old Lopez is a work in progress. He is 2-2 with a 4.32 ERA in eight starts for the rookie league Orem Owlz. Moving him is a low-risk proposition for the Angels, who have at least a dozen more pitchers ahead of him in their minor league system. Whether Lopez pans out or not will not be known for at least three more years.

Eric Stamets was a 6th round pick of the Angels in 2012. He is hitting .248 with three homers, five steals, and 23 RBI for AA Arkansas this season. He is blocked in the major leagues by Francisco Lindor and Mike Aviles, so what becomes of him is anyone’s guess.

Chances are that neither of the prospects moved will become much of an asset in fantasy. If you want speed, Michael Bourn could be a sneaky pickup. More at-bats for Geovanny Urshela could help his value in fantasy, but other than that, this trade does little for the fantasy landscape.

Stay tuned to Fantasy CPR for all of the fantasy impact of the deadline deals!

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