Angels ship Ervin Santana to Royals in trade

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November 1, 2012

Angels ship Ervin Santana to Royals in trade

Associated Press Thu Nov 01, 2012, 11:16 AM CDT

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Los Angeles Angels traded right-hander Ervin Santana to the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday for minor league reliever Brandon Sisk.

The Angels exercised Santana’s $13 million option for next season before trading the Dominican veteran and cash to the Royals.

“We’re proud to have him, and he certainly fits with what we’re doing in 2013,” Royals general manager Dayton Moore said.

Santana has been a fixture in Los Angeles’ rotation since 2005, going 96-80 with a 4.33 ERA while starting at least 23 games in eight consecutive seasons. He has spent his entire career with the Angels, who signed him as a free agent in 2000 and nurtured his development into a solid starter of 96 games over the past three years.

But Santana struggled for much of last season, going 9-13 with a 5.16 ERA while giving up a major league-worst 39 homers despite significant improvements over the final two months. Santana’s woes and Dan Haren’s similarly slow start were major factors in the Angels’ midseason struggles, forcing Los Angeles to make a trade for Zack Greinke and ultimately keeping them out of the playoffs for the third straight season.

With rising starter Garrett Richards already slated for the Angels’ rotation in 2013, Santana has long realized he might be headed out of Orange County after the season.

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