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The Angels acquire Braves slugger Jorge Soler for starter Griffin Canning

The Angels acquire Braves slugger Jorge Soler for starter Griffin Canning

Canning went 6-13 with a 5.19 ERA and made a career-high 32 starts last season for the Angels, who finished with the worst record in franchise history (63-99).

“It’s tough,” Minasian said. “He’s someone who took the ball every time last year, in a year where we had a lot of injuries.” He’s one of those reliable guys who was there right away and was able to get going right away. “Even when he was struggling and struggling, he took the ball and gave it everything he had.”

The Angels brought in a significant amount of payroll by acquiring Soler, but Minasian said he expects to be aggressive in free agency after Los Angeles collapsed in the first year without Shohei Ohtani.

“That’s step No. 1,” he said. “We expect there will be further moves.” “I expect that we will improve this club in many different areas.”

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