Angels Trade Polidor to Brewers, Get Reserve Catcher Schroeder
General Manager Mike Port of the Angels recovered from his failure to sign free-agent pitcher Nolan Ryan in time to fill one of his club’s needs Wednesday.
Port traded reserve infielder Gus Polidor to the Milwaukee Brewers for reserve catcher Bill Schroeder, giving the Angels a backup to Lance Parrish, now that Bob Boone has signed with the Kansas City Royals.
Schroeder, 30, batted .246 in parts of 6 major league seasons with the Brewers, and 51 of his 262 hits were home runs.
Schroeder had recently asked the Brewers to trade him because of his irregular playing time behind B.J. Surhoff and Charlie O’Brien.
Schroeder doesn’t figure to catch often behind Parrish, but Port said he believed Schroeder’s outlook would be improved by the change of scene.
Polidor, 27, hit .148 in 54 games with the Angels last season.
Kent Anderson, who hit .251 at Edmonton, is his likely replacement, Port said.
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