Following the Boston Red Sox extra inning win over the Philadelphia Phillies this evening, it was announced the Bosox acquired veteran second baseman Ian Kinsler from the Los Angeles Angels for two minor leaguers.
In 91 games for the Angels this season, Kinsler hit .239 with 13 HR and 32 RBI. The numbers don't look impressive. However, he was hitting .215 to start the month of July. In his final dozen games with the Angels, Kinsler was hitting .375 (20 for 48), 2 HR and 6 RBI. So the Red Sox struck while the iron was hot.
Prior to joining the Angels, Kinsler spent the bulk of his career with the Texas Rangers playing with back to back AL pennant winners in 2010 and 2011 before being traded to the Detroit Tigers for Prince Fielder prior to the 2014 season. The 36-year old veteran was teammates with current Red Sox players J.D. Martinez and David Price while with the Tigers. Of course, Kinsler is familiar to Red Sox President Dave Dombrowski during his tenure with the Tigers. Dombrowski has said he expects Kinsler to become the Red Sox' everyday second baseman for the rest of this season. Kinsler is a free agent at season's end.
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