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No matter what you think of the Los Angeles Angels, you can't say they aren't helping Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani this offseason. The Angels and RHP Archie Bradley have agreed to a one year, $3.75 million deal, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. The Angels have confirmed the deal.
Asked about signing with the Angels, Bradley said that "From the outside looking in, I've always been like, man, if the Angels just had pitching. And you saw what they did yesterday, signing Tepera. You look at what they've added and you really start to turn your head and get excited and look at what could be."
Bradley has had pedigree throughout his baseball career. He was chosen with the 7th overall pick in the 2011 MLB draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks out of high school, and soon became a top prospect before he made his debut with 8 starts in 2015. He eventually became a full time reliever in 2017, and has been a solid bullpen option ever since.
Last season, Bradley suited up for the Philadelphia Phillies, ending the season with a 7-3 record. He posted a 3.71 ERA and 1.43 WHIP, striking out 40 hitters and picking up two saves, throwing 51 innings and making 53 relief appearances for the Phillies.
In Bradley's 7 year career, split between 3 teams, he has a 30-28 record with a 3.89 ERA and 1.36 WHIP. He has 465 strikeouts and 191 walks, throwing 463 innings across 35 starts and 273 relief appearances. He is also well known for this triple in the 2017 NL Wild card game, that ended in a Diamondbacks win.
Bradley's main pitches are his 4 and two seam fastball, which both average around 94 miles an hour. He pairs those pitches with a curveball and changeup, with his curveball deployed more often against right handed hitters, and using his changeup more on lefties.
Bradley joins Ryan Tepera as the two most recent signings of the Angels offseason. They further bolstered their pitching staff with the signings of Aaron Loup, Michael Lorenzen, Noah Syndergaard, and the re-signing of Raisel Iglesias.
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