SportyTV | Los Angeles Angels trade for C.J. Cron, Randal Grichuk from Colorado Rockies

The Los Angeles Angels acquired first baseman C.J. Cron and outfielder Randal Grichuk from the Colorado Rockies on Sunday.

The Rockies are receiving minor league pitchers Jake Madden and Mason Albright, along with $2million from Los Angeles for the two former Angels first-round draft picks.

With the MLB trade deadline just days away, Los Angeles sits four games out of a playoff berth and has its sights set on reaching the postseason for the first time since 2014.

Last week, the Angels, whose streak of eight consecutive seasons without a playoff berth is tied with the Detroit Tigers for the longest active stretch in MLB, announced Shohei Ohtani would not be traded. The team also acquired right-hander Lucas Giolito and reliever Reynaldo Lopez from the Chicago White Sox.

The 33-year-old Cron, who was selected 17th overall in the 2011 draft, made his MLB debut in 2014 for the Angels and spent his first four seasons with Los Angeles before being traded to the Tampa Bay Rays in 2018.

Cron has been with the Rockies since the start of the 2021 season, and is batting .259 with 11 home runs, 12 doubles with 32 RBIs in 56 games this season. He's hit 186 career home runs, with 59 coming in an Angels uniform.

The 31-year-old Grichuk was selected 24th overall in the 2009 draft - one pick ahead of Mike Trout - but was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals before reaching the majors.

Like Cron, Grichuk also made his MLB debut in 2014, and spent his first four seasons with the Cardinals before playing his next four with the Toronto Blue Jays.

Grichuk, in his second season for Colorado, can play all three outfield positions and has been swinging a hot bat lately, slashing .375/.417/.750 with six home runs, nine RBIs and 13 runs in his last 15 games.

Both Grichuk, who is making just over $10.3million this season, and Cron, who signed a two-year, $14.5million deal with the Rockies prior to the 2022 season, will be free agents at the end of the season.