Angels acquire RHP Luis Madero in trade with Diamondbacks
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}On Monday, the Angels traded RHP David Hernandez to the Arizona Diamondbacks for minor league RHP Luis Madero.
Madero was originally signed by the Diamondbacks as an non-draftedfree agent in 2013 at age 16.
In 2015, with the Arizona League Diamondbacks, led the AZL with a 2.30 ERA (54.2 IP 14 ER) and .204 batting average against (40/196) and ranked second with a 0.99 WHIP. In 49 career minor league games (35 starts) in the Diamondbacks system, is 18-15 with a 4.13 ERA (233 IP 107 ER) with 210 strikeouts.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}At 20 years of age, the young Maderoopened 2017 with Missoula in the Pioneer League and went 3-1 with a 3.99 ERA (29.1 IP 13 ER) in five starts before being promoted to Class-A Hillsboro in the Northwest League on July 14. In four starts for Hillsboro, was 1-1 with an 8.24 ERA (19.2 IP 18 ER). He has totaled 45 strikeouts for the season with just 11 walks.
The Venezuela native will be a boost for the struggling Angels bullpen. Madero's youth will add some nice depth to the already young Angels pitching.