Dodgers flip Andrew Heaney to Angels for Howie Kendrick
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Andrew Heaney's tenure with the Los Angeles Dodgers ended mere moments after it began.
The Dodgers shipped Heaney to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for second baseman Howie Kendrick on Wednesday, the club announced, shortly after acquiring the 23-year-old left-hander from the Miami Marlins as part of a seven-player trade.
Kendrick, an All-Star in 2011, is poised to join a Dodgers club that aggressively overhauled its roster Wednesday at the winter meetings, and will fill the void at second base created when the Dodgers shipped Dee Gordon to the Marlins earlier in the day. The 31-year-old is set to become a free agent after the 2015 campaign, but hit .293/.347/.397 (115 OPS+) with seven home runs and 33 doubles over 157 games last season with the Angels, the only team he's played for in his nine-year career.
"Howie was a fantastic contributor. A life-long Angel." - Jerry Dipoto
— Angels (@Angels) December 11, 2014
Heaney, meanwhile, made his major-league debut last season after being selected with the ninth overall pick in the 2012 draft. The young southpaw fashioned a 5.83 ERA with a 1.33 WHIP over five starts and two relief appearances with the Marlins, but should compete for a spot in the Angels' rotation in 2015.
"He has No. 2-type ceiling with All-Star potential," said Angels general manager Jerry Dipoto.
Well, @Dodgers we had a good run! Great to be a part of such a storied franchise. #thanksforthememories
— Andrew Heaney (@Heandog8) December 11, 2014