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Angels, Luis Barrera Agree To Minor League Deal

By Anthony Franco | December 22, 2022 at 10:18pm CDT

The Angels recently agreed to a minor league contract with outfielder Luis Barrera, according to his transactions log at MLB.com. He’ll receive an invite to big league camp, tweets Martín Gallegos of MLB.com.

Barrera, 27, has appeared in the big leagues with the division-rival A’s for the past two seasons. He’s gotten into 38 contests, compiling a .235/.290/.329 mark in 93 trips to the plate. Barrera was twice designated for assignment by Oakland this year, going unclaimed on waivers both times. He spent most of the season at Triple-A Las Vegas, hitting .263/.329/.436 over 348 plate appearances in an extremely hitter-friendly environment. Barrera only connected on eight home runs for the Aviators but he limited strikeouts to a solid 19.5% clip.

A 10-year minor league veteran, Barrera has drawn some attention from prospect evaluators for excellent speed. He has decent contact skills and enough athleticism to play all three outfield spots, though he’s worked primarily in the corners during his MLB time. The Dominican Republic native has a potential fourth/fifth outfield profile despite his modest power.

Barrera will compete for a depth role in Spring Training. The Halos have an outfield of Taylor Ward, Mike Trout and Hunter Renfroe. Former top prospects Mickey Moniak and Jo Adell presently project as the depth outfielders. If Barrera cracks the MLB mix at any point, he’d have to stick on the active roster or be made available to other clubs by virtue of his out-of-options status.

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  1. .

    3 years ago

    Sure. Why not.

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    • JeffreyChungus

      3 years ago

      Could be worse

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  2. dirkg

    3 years ago

    Man, Perry wasn’t kidding about continually adding depth.

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    • GoogleMe

      3 years ago

      Welp………..when our depth pieces are Adell and Moniak, a 0,2 WAR guy is an upgrade.

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      Reply
  3. HalosHeavenJJ

    3 years ago

    Perry has to build a AAA and MLB team.

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    Reply
  4. prov356

    3 years ago

    Depth is good as long as it’s good depth.

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    • .

      3 years ago

      Go Halo’s Prov!!!

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      • prov356

        3 years ago

        Yay!!!

        Merry Christmas TJ!

        Reply
  5. chalk73

    3 years ago

    If Barrera cracks the MLB mix at any point we are in trouble.

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  6. orange2001

    3 years ago

    Meh.

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  7. KENNETH A LICHTIG

    3 years ago

    Can he play SS?

    Merry Christmas

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