Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> traded relief pitcher Matt Andriese of Redlands, CA to the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday. In return, the Diamondbacks received pitching prospect Jeremy Beasley.<\/p>\nIn 2019, Andriese pitched in 54 games. He had a record of five wins and five losses with one save and an earned run average of 4.71. In 70 2\/3 innings pitched, Andriese gave up 72 hits, 37 earned runs, eight home runs and 27 walks. He had 79 strikeouts and a rather high WHIP (walks and hits per innings pitched) of 1.40.<\/p>\n
Andriese’s save in 2019 came in an 8-3 Diamondbacks win over the Chicago Cubs on April 26 at Chase Field in Phoenix. Even though Arizona had a four run lead at the time Andriese came into pitch, he picked up the save because he threw the last three innings of the baseball game to complete the game.<\/p>\n
Andriese had a career high in games (54) in 2019. It was the first season in his Major League Baseball career that he was used exclusively as a reliever. He had 49 starts in four seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays and the Diamondbacks prior to the 2019 season. While with the Rays, Andriese had a brilliant start to the 2017 season as he had a record of five wins and one loss before going on the disabled list with a hip injury.<\/p>\n
One common trend throughout Andriese’s career is that he has had the opportunity each season to pitch in cities with a warm climate. That will continue in Anaheim. However, it should be noted that when Andriese pitched for the Rays from 2015 to 2018, he pitched in a dome stadium of Tropicana Field.<\/p>\n
It will be interesting to see if Andriese will be given a chance to crack the Angels starting rotation in 2020. The feeling is that he will be part of the bullpen. The Angels had a record of 72 wins and 90 losses in 2019 and were 35 games back of the Houston Astros in the National League West.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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