The Orioles continued with their payroll and prospect collection on Monday, closing a deal that will send veteran right-handed Alex Cobb to the Los Angeles Angels to replace 23-year-old second baseman Jahmai Jones, according to sources.
In addition, the Orioles will receive more than half of the remaining $ 15 million in the final season of the $ 57 million contract signed by Cobb in 2018. The Angels will absorb part of the $ 10.5 million owed to Cobb this year and part of the US $ 4.5 million that were deferred.
These details are being worked out and the Major League Baseball must approve the deal before it becomes official due to the amount of money that changes hands and the complexity of the contract, so it may take another day or two before it is announced. But it is expected to be done. Cobb also had a no-trade clause for certain teams, but the Angels were not one of them, so that shouldn’t be a problem.
While the dust settles, and before an officer …