""He's obviously had a couple of up-and-down seasons with injuries, but he's a player we believe can play all three [outfield spots]," Minasian told reporters (including Martín Gallegos of MLB.com)."
"Lowe has been a right fielder for the majority of his career. He didn't see any center field action last year and only started two games there in 2024. The Rays lifted him mid-game in both, and he tallied seven combined innings. He has 156 career innings of center field experience. That's too small a sample on which to glean anything from defensive metrics."
"The 6'4″ Lowe has long strides and is an above-average runner underway, but Statcast hasn't been favorable on his first step reads. Outs Above Average and Defensive Runs Saved have graded him as a slightly below-average right fielder in each of the past two seasons. It's unlikely that his metrics would improve if he were tasked with playing the outfield's most difficult position on a regular basis."
The Angels acquired outfielder Brandon Lowe in a three-team trade that sent reliever Brock Burke to Cincinnati. General manager Perry Minasian said Lowe can play all three outfield spots and that his left-handed bat complements an outfield group that had been overwhelmingly right-handed after trading Taylor Ward. Lowe has primarily been a right fielder, with only two center starts in 2024 and 156 career center field innings, an insufficient sample for defensive metrics. Statcast and traditional metrics rate him slightly below average in right field. The club has limited defensive alternatives in center, increasing Lowe's potential role there.
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