Rangers acquire Chase Silseth, Logan O’Hoppe in trade deal with Angels

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/silseth-chase/b7O4PqWI/"]Silseth[/a], 26, is having a career year out of the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/los-angeles-angels/Mg9H0Flh/"]Angels[/a] bullpen, tossing a 2.72 earned run average with 48 strikeouts through 39.2 innings in 47 games. [/p][p]The Rangers are optioning O'Hoppe, 26, to Triple-A as he is currently hitting a career-worst .209 average and .565 OPS with four home runs and 23 RBI through 75 games. [/p][p]Both players are set to be free agents after this season. [/p][p]Los Angeles are receiving 19-year-old shortstop Angel Arredondo, who is slashing .243/.371/.392 with eight home runs and 44 RBI with three steals through 85 games in Single-A.[/p][embed guid="be257d67-0406-4fc9-aacb-11f043403742" url="https://x.com/MLB/status/2082644141440205111?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The Rangers currently sit atop the American League West division with a 55-53 record, sitting just 1.5 games ahead of the Houston Astros (54-55) and two games ahead of the Seattle Mariners (53-55). [/p][p]Texas gets some bullpen help they desperately need, as they rank 19th in the league with a combined 4.24 ERA. Silseth's 2.72 ERA would be the third-best in the bullpen (min. 30 games) behind Tyler Alexander (2.70) and Jacob Latz (1.80). [/p][p]As for the Angels (42-66), they continue to be the worst team in the AL and the second-worst team in the league (Colorado Rockies - 42-67).[/p]