Brandon Drury is headed to his fifth team in four seasons, as the free agent infielder agreed to a two-year, $17 million deal with the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday, Dec. 20., according to multiple media reports.
Drury, 30, won a National League Silver Slugger in the utility category this year after producing the best power numbers of his career. Splitting the year between the Cincinnati Reds and the San Diego Padres, he hit a combined .263/.320/.492 with 28 homers and 87 RBIs in 138 games.
The Padres acquired Drury at the August trade deadline in exchange for minor league infielder Victor Acosta.
A 13th-round draft pick of the Atlanta Braves in 2010, Drury was dealt to Arizona in 2013, and he played for the Diamondbacks from 2015–17….