Halos acquire Kyle Keller from Fish for prospect
ANAHEIM -- The Angels added some relief depth on Monday, acquiring right-hander Kyle Keller from the Marlins in exchange for catching prospect Jos¨¦ Estrada. To make room for Keller on the roster, the Angels designated fellow reliever Jake Jewell for assignment.
Keller, 26, made his Major League debut last year, posting a 3.38 ERA in 10 appearances, striking out 11 and walking eight in 10 2/3 innings. He also posted a 4.26 ERA with 77 strikeouts and 21 walks in 57 innings between Double-A Jacksonville and Triple-A New Orleans last year.
Keller was previously DFA'd by the Marlins on Dec. 20 to create a roster spot. An 18th-round pick from Southeastern Louisiana in 2015, Keller has a career 3.53 ERA with 332 strikeouts in 249 2/3 innings in five seasons in the Minors.
Estrada, a Venezuela native, batted .247/.335/.305 in 43 games in the Dominican Summer League. The 19-year-old is familiar with new Marlins catching coordinator Eddy Rodr¨ªguez, who was in that role with the Angels last year.
Jewell, meanwhile, posted a 6.99 ERA in 21 appearances with the Angels over the past two seasons. The 26-year-old has a career 4.93 ERA in 507 1/3 innings over six seasons in the Minors.
When a player's contract is designated for assignment -- often abbreviated "DFA" -- that player is immediately removed from his club's 40-man roster and 26-man roster, if he was on that. Within seven days of the transaction, the player must either be traded, released or placed on irrevocable outright waivers.