AL West: Angels sign Ben Revere

The Angels have made a one-year, $4M deal with veteran Ben Revere. Revere is a middle of the road lefty hitter with extraordinary speed--smart base running that Los Angeles could desperately use. The back-up outfielder has a rough 2016 season, partially due to a long lasting oblique injury.

Here’s what else is happening around the American League West:

• Speaking of important offseason trades the Angels made, here’s a look back at the Andrelton Simmons trade, one year later.
• Here are the 15 best trades of Mariners history over the past 34 years.
• Advanced statistics in conjunction with baseball sounds very scary, but it’s incredibly helpful, we promise.
• Oakland has signed righty Cuban pitcher Norge Ruiz. Good for them.
• Josh Hamilton could be signing a minor league deal with the Rangers in the near future because apparently we’re all traveling back in time.
• Guys...Mike Napoli too...reunion much?
• The Astros have new broadcast announcers, so get to know them now or risk getting that Jeopardy question wrong.