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Angels Acquire Nash Walters From Brewers

By Darragh McDonald | September 4, 2022 at 7:47pm CDT

The Angels announced a trade with the Brewers today, acquiring right-hander Nash Walters in exchange for cash considerations. Walters has been selected to the 40-man roster and optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake. To make room on the roster, left-hander Jhonathan Diaz was recalled from Salt Lake and placed on the 60-day injured list. Walters was eligible to be traded after the deadline because he had not been on a 40-man roster or been on the Major League injured list all year.

Walters, 25, lands on an MLB roster for the first time, but it hasn’t been an easy ride. He was a third-round selection of the Brewers, getting scooped up 90th overall in 2015 out of Lindale High School in Lindale, Texas. After getting drafted, he pitched in rookie ball in 2015 and again in 2016, but he had his progress paused by Tommy John surgery in 2017. He returned to the mound in 2019, throwing 50 1/3 innings in rookie ball, but then the pandemic wiped out the 2020 season for minor leaguers.

Last year, Walters was able to throw 60 1/3 innings out of the bullpen of the High-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. He put up a 4.33 ERA along with a 29.9% strikeout rate and 41.3% ground ball rate. The 10.6% walk rate was definitely on the high side, though it was an improvement over his rookie ball days. Here in 2022, he’s split his time between Double-A and Triple-A, throwing 48 1/3 innings with a 4.47 ERA, 32.2% strikeout rate and 7.3% walk rate. A 62.3% strand rate is likely making that ERA look worse than it should be, given that the MLB league average is 72.4%.

As for Diaz, 25, he’s been optioned and recalled for much of the season, splitting his time between the Angels and the Bees. He last pitched in Triple-A on July 16. He has a 2.93 ERA this year in 15 1/3 MLB innings and a 4.98 ERA in 47 Triple-A innings.

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  1. HalosHeavenJJ

    3 years ago

    Welcome aboard.

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    • User 3594734386

      3 years ago

      “Nash”. Cool first name. Whether with the Angels or someone else, I hope he sticks!

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  2. DarkSide830

    3 years ago

    Selected for what reason?

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    • Curly Was The Smart Stooge

      3 years ago

      Game changer

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      • .

        3 years ago

        Do you maintain any fondness for the Anaheim Angel’s Curly? I know you are one of the OG shot callers on this site so I figure I’ll ask you directly.

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  3. fisher40

    3 years ago

    With the brewers org too long. He was collecting too much dust. Smart move by the crew to cut bait

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  4. abc123baseball

    3 years ago

    Hot stove is heating up early! Let’s gooooooo!!!!!!

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  5. .

    3 years ago

    The Halo’s are prideful beggers, not choosers. And we are OK with that!

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    Reply
  6. stubby66

    3 years ago

    Boy Brewers just keep giving players away that they don’t give a chance. We basically have given players away for free. Daniel Norris trade, Curtis trade, Mejia trade, Lamet wasn’t allowed to pitch, Rosenthal trade. Heck could’ve signed him for nothing 3 weeks before he signed to the Giants. Bush could’ve been signed last off-season. Plus seeing guys get a chance in majors that Brewers wouldn’t like Hummel, Cooper, Heineman, Moore, both Aguilars then numerous pitchers. I’m sorry but Stearns last 18 months of transaction have been absolutely terrible.

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    • dlaurenzi

      3 years ago

      Stubby66. None of those players are anything. 18 months and you pick out nothing players. Lol. Did you forget he got Hunter Renfroe for Jackie Bradley Jr. that he got Adames?

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      • stubby66

        3 years ago

        Nope haven’t forgotten. Yes we won the Adames trade. As far as the Renfroe trade we should have never signed JBJ, it was a piss poor signing then to have give up some decent prospects just to get rid of him. Once again this organization lack of giving guys a chance proves of them crippling themselves. Go through the league look at all the players we’re in the Brewers organization but once they escaped it. They finally get a chance in the majors. This organization could learn a lot from St. Louis FO. I hate St. Louis so this isn’t easy for me to say but it’s the truth.

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        • dlaurenzi

          3 years ago

          Who are those players?

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        • dlaurenzi

          3 years ago

          Stubby. Exactly name all these guys in other organizations? Because I did and you are wrong. Especially since stearns took it over. You have to prove that. Because you are completely wrong. Cards I don’t disagree about. But what you said about former Brewers you are way off. And the two they traded for Renfroe. One was cut the other is considered a bust.

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        • SharksFan91

          3 years ago

          Yes, who are all of the fantastic moves made by the boy genius Stearns?
          Derek Fisher? Leo Crawford? Travis Shaw for the second or third time? Or Arcia for Sobotka & Weigel? Any of Kevin Kramer, Sal Romano, Ryon Healey, Justin Smoak, Jedd Gyorko, Brock Holt, Spangenberg, Brett Lawrie, Aguilar for Faria?

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        • SharksFan91

          3 years ago

          Yes, who are all of the fantastic moves made by the boy genius Stearns?
          Derek Fisher? Leo Crawford? Travis Shaw for the second or third time? Or Arcia for Sobotka & Weigel? Any of Kevin Kramer, Sal Romano, Ryon Healey, Justin Smoak, Jedd Gyorko, Brock Holt, Spangenberg, Brett Lawrie, or Aguilar for Faria?
          Notice the overwhelming similarity of the type of players Stearns/Counsell has been bringing to Milwaukee during their regime?

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      • dlaurenzi

        3 years ago

        Stubby former brewers: hmmm really who? Name them? Moustakos lol. Grandal lol. Garcia? Arcia? Lol. Pina? Name these former brewers let go that are lighting it up.

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    • SharksFan91

      3 years ago

      Sick and tired of the same excuses each season. Stearns is vastly OVERrated! So is Counsell. Let’s get rid of those two and Lane this winter.

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  7. dirkg

    3 years ago

    #themissingpiece

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  8. aragon

    3 years ago

    Send Adell to AAA to get constant at-bats!

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    • .

      3 years ago

      Can’t we just dupe someone and trade him??

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  9. gatewaytothebest

    3 years ago

    Brewers trying their best to catch up with the Cubbies in the standings and they are doing a great job lately!

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  10. Pete Rose? You Bet!

    3 years ago

    Nash for cash…

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  11. rolafaive

    3 years ago

    This is either the second or third player I recall that has been traded since deadline for cash considerations, is Mark A Broke all of a sudden, this teams attendance to watch a Jekle and Hyde team shows me they are getting great returns from fans. LOL

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  12. Joey Gallo

    3 years ago

    This guy,Mash, grew up playing baseball in sugarcane fields of Louisville and he couldn’t read or write and he had no shoes!

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  13. Ron Hayes

    3 years ago

    Angels love filling their 36 man roster full of guys who can’t get out of double A ball. I mean heck why give guys like Ortega, thaiss and Adell any play.

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    • dirkg

      3 years ago

      About 18 months ago, Adell and Marsh were considered the cornerstones of the next generation of the Angels. Let that sink in for a few min.

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  14. prov356

    3 years ago

    Nash is sitting on a career minor league ERA of about 4.5. So he’s an improvement to our farm.

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  15. Brick House Coffee Tables Inc

    3 years ago

    Nash really should have gone to the Giants. Then they could have nicknamed him Bridges.

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  16. stewartnbuck

    3 years ago

    Please hurry up and sell this team so GM and current owner will stop making horrible decisions

    Reply
  17. Whopper Head

    3 years ago

    Blockbuster!

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