His bWAR clocked in at 4.9, which was also a career high, and he was 70th in the league in fielding percentage for 2017. 297/.385/.548 last season, a decent step up over any of his previous major league seasons in which he played more than 11 games, and he had an OPS of.
#Reds shortstop free
According to Ken Rosenthal, the deal is worth three years and $38 million, which hits the sweet spot of what Cozart was looking for (multiple years at a fair price) and what the Angels needed to do here (not break the bank but not be stingy when it comes to suitably improving their infield).īesides the money paid out, it’s good to remember that Anaheim also didn’t have to give anything up to make this free agent signing, since the Reds didn’t extend him a qualifying offer.Ĭozart can now own the hot corner for the Angels, with Luis Valbuena moving to first on a more full-time basis (where he’s better defensively), and their infield now goes Cozart-Andrelton Simmons-Kinsler-Valbuena.
verifiably good now? What a turnaround in just a few quick moves. Granted, the Ohtani signing might have been more luck than anything else (we have no way to concretely tell what tipped his decision their way), but no matter which combination of assets made him decide to be an Angel, they are building on that snag beautifully with moves that make them at least a contender right now - even if they aren’t at the top of the contending list just yet.īut now they’ve signed Zack Cozart to slot in at third base, in addition to getting Ian Kinsler for second base, and their infield might be.
It’s slightly weird to be living in a reality where the Angels had a plan and executed it more than well enough in the offseason to vastly improve their 2018 outlook, but good on them for doing so! This is exciting!
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