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Jorge Castillo
The Los Angeles Angels are buying veteran relievers Luis Garcia and Andrew Chafin from the Washington Nationals for 2 minor leaguers, sources informed ESPN’s Jeff Passan, as they make a push to finish their decade-long postseason drought.
The Nationals obtained Triple-A left-hander Jake Eder and Double-A primary baseman Sam Brown within the deal.
The 38-year-old Garcia, a right-hander, posted a 0.90 ERA in 10 video games for the Nationals after starting the season, his thirteenth within the majors, with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Garcia recorded a 5.27 ERA in 28 video games for the Dodgers earlier than he was designated for task in late June. He signed with the Nationals on July 8.
Chafin, 35, recorded a 2.70 ERA in 26 video games for Washington. The Angels would be the left-hander’s eighth crew in 12 main league seasons.
The veteran duo bolsters an Angels bullpen that ranks twenty second in ERA and twenty seventh in Win Chance Added this season. Los Angeles has gained three straight video games to maneuver inside 4 video games of the ultimate American League wild card spot at 53-55.
Eder, a fourth-round select of Vanderbilt in 2020, made his main league debut with the Chicago White Sox final season and made eight aid appearances for the Angels in 2025. The 26-year-old has spent many of the 2025 season with Triple-A Salt Lake, compiling a 6.11 ERA in 11 begins.
Brown, 23, batted .244 with 5 residence runs and a .708 OPS in 92 video games for Double-A Rocket Metropolis.