Angels trade Fernando Salas to Mets for prospect Erik Manoah

At the waiver trade deadline yesterday, the Los Angeles Angels traded relief pitcher Fernando Salas to the New York Mets for minor leaguer Erik Manoah, a right-handed pitcher. Here's a quick take.

Erik Manoah, RHP: Drafted in the 13th round in 2014 from high school in Homestead, Florida, Manoah has made 12 starts and one relief appearance for Brooklyn in the New York-Penn League this summer, posting a 5.37 ERA with a 63/27 K/BB in 62 innings, allowing 71 hits. His ERA is elevated due to a pair of bad starts where he gave up 19 runs in four innings; absent those two games his ERA is 2.79 with a 58/24 K/BB in 58 innings with 56 hits.

Manoah is listed at 6-2, 190, born December 22nd, 1995. His fastball is respectable at 90-94. His curveball, while inconsistent, has been effective against lower-level hitters and should be at least MLB-average in time; in high school some sources said it could be a plus pitch and that could still happen. His change-up is under development.

He is a Grade C prospect at this point but has sleeper potential, with a chance to develop into a back-end starter or perhaps a power bullpen arm.