Roughly 14 hours after the end of the 2024 MLB season, the hot stove has already kicked into high gear. The Braves traded outfielder Jorge Soler to the Angels for pitcher Griffin Canning Thursday afternoon. Soler, whom the Braves acquired from the Giants at the trade deadline, finished the season with 21 home runs, 64 RBIs, a .241 average and .780 OPS. The Braves traded Jorge Soler to the Angels. USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con Soler said he wasn Moises Gomez Jersey t expecting to be traded by the Braves, who acquired him from San Francisco three months ago. I was working out, and I got a call from the GM telling me I was getting traded, Soler said through an interpreter. Its amazing how fast everything happened, but Im grateful for the Angels for giving me the opportunity. Explore More The 32-year-old was an All-Star in 2023 with the Marlins when he hit 36 homers and 75 RBIs, to go along with a .250 average and .853 OPS. Its somebody that can change a game in one swing of the bat, Angels general manager Perry Minasian said. Can go play the outfield if you need him to. Great human being, A-plus clubhouse guy, somebody that our manager has familiarity with. Just felt like it was a really clean fit, really good fit for us and somebody that could help change our lineup. Soler primarily played right field for Atlanta after Ronald Acuna Jr. tore his ACL, but Acunas expected return for the start of the 2025 season made Soler expendable. The Angels traded Griffin Canning to the Braves. AP The Braves are also shedding some significant salary as Soler is entering the second season of a three-year, $42 million contract and is owed $26 million. Canning, 28, threw a career-high 171 2/3 innings in 2024 but struggled to the tune of a 5.19 ERA and 1.398 WHIP while allowing 31 home runs. The right-hander is entering his final year of arbitration, and should end up with around $5 million for 2025. The trade kicks off what will be a blockbuster offseason headlined by . Soto, the 26-year-old Scott Boras client who was acquired by the Yankees and helped lead them to the World Series, said after the teams lo s to the Dodgers on Wednesday night that no team has an advantage . with AP Albert Pujols Jersey