Andrelton Simmons Blockbuster Shows Angels Are Doubling Down on Win-Now Approach

The first big shot of the 2015 MLB offseason has been fired, and the Los Angeles Angels pulled the trigger.

The bullet, to stretch the analogy, is Andrelton Simmons, the slickest-fielding shortstop in the game and now a member of the Halos after Los Angeles and the Atlanta Braves swung a landscape-shifting five-player trade Thursday.

The Braves will get shortstop Erick Aybar and a pair of minor leaguers—left-hander Sean Newcomb and right-hander Chris Ellis, per the Angels' official Twitter feed:

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