//Report: A’s Acquire IF Tommy La Stella in Trade With Angels

Report: A’s Acquire IF Tommy La Stella in Trade With Angels

La Stella, 31, has hit .273/.371/.475 in 28 games this season. The Angels will receive infielder Franklin Barreto in return.

The Oakland Athletics have reportedly acquired infielder Tommy La Stella in a trade with Angels, according to The Athletic‘s Ken Rosenthal. The Angels will receive middle infielder Franklin Barreto in return.

La Stella, 31, has hit .273/.371/.475 in 28 games this season, seeing time at both first and second base. He enjoyed a breakout season in 2019, hitting .295/.346/.486 with 16 home runs in 80 games, making his first All-Star team. La Stella will hit free agency at the end of this season.

Barreto, 24, is a former top prospect who debuted in 2017 at 21 years old. He has yet to hit his stride at the. major-league level, batting .180/.210/.360 in 219 career plate appearances. Barreto has appeared in 15 games this season, going hitless in 10 plate appearances with