Angels acquire INF La Stella from Cubs

The Los Angeles Angels acquired infielder Tommy La Stella from the Chicago Cubs on Thursday for cash considerations or a player to be named, both teams announced.La Stella, 29, batted .266 with one homer and 19 RBIs in 123 games last season. He spent four seasons with the Cubs with a batting average high of .288 in 2017.La Stella spent his rookie season of 2014 with the Atlanta Braves. He has a .264 career average and 10 homers and 94 RBIs in 396 major league games.The trade of La Stella comes two days after the Cubs acquired infielder Ronald Torreyes from the New York Yankees.The Angels also released 29-year-old outfielder Jabari Blash, who batted .103 with one RBI and 24 strikeouts in 39 at-bats for Los Angeles last season.