OF David DeJesus' $5 million contract option was declined by the Angels on Nov. 6. DeJesus, 35, hit a combined .233/.297/.330 with five homers and 30 RBIs in 112 games this year for the Rays and the Angels.

DeJesus was traded to the Angels on Tuesday, Roger Mooney of the Tampa Tribune reports.

The Angels acquired DeJesus on Tuesday just minutes after they acquired David Murphy from the Indians. DeJesus is a superior outfielder to Murphy, which will likely earn him an edge in playing time in left field for the Angels. With the completion of this trade, the Angels will likely have a left field platoon of DeJesus and Shane Victorino and a DH platoon of Murphy and C.J Cron. Anaheim traded right-handed pitching prospect Eduar Lopez in exchange for DeJesus.

The Tampa Bay Rays traded outfielder David DeJesus to the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday, according to the Tampa Tribune.

The Tampa Bay Rays traded outfielder David DeJesus to the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday, according to the Tampa Tribune. The Rays acquired pitching prospect Eduar Lopez in exchange for DeJesus, who is expected to serve as part of a left field platoon for the Angels.

DeJesus is not in the lineup Sunday against the Orioles, Matt Baker of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Chalk this up as a regular day of rest for the 35-year-old DeJesus, who typically sits with a left-handed starter on the mound. Sunday will be no different with Wei-Yen Chen toeing the rubber for the Orioles.

DeJesus is not in Saturday's lineup, the Tampa Tribune's Roger Mooney reports.

With lefty Dallas Keuchel on the hill for Houston the Rays will flood the lineup with right-handed bats. DeJesus should be back in the lineup Sunday with righty Lance McCullers on the mound for the Astros.

DeJesus is not in the lineup Thursday against the Indians, Roger Mooney of the Tampa Tribune reports.

DeJesus has made seven straight starts for the Rays, but will sit Thursday with lefty Corey Kluber on the mound for Cleveland. Joey Butler will move over to left field, while Grady Sizemore will serve as the DH and bat cleanup. DeJesus has just one hit in seven at-bats against southpaws this season, showing that this move is typical for manager Kevin Cash.

DeJesus is back in the lineup Friday against Cleveland.

DeJesus was out of the lineup Thursday, but came on to knock a pinch-hit, RBI triple in the sixth inning to put the Rays up by 5-3. He'll bat cleanup Friday against right-hander Carlos Carrasco.

DeJesus is out of the lineup Sunday against the White Sox, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

DeJesus will unsurprisingly find himself out of the lineup with a left-handed starting for the opposition in Chris Sale. The 35-year-old outfielder has seen just three at-bats against lefties this season, compared to 143 against right-handers.

DeJesus is out of the lineup Friday.

The Rays are up against another lefty so DeJesus will start the game on the bench. Brandon Guyer will start in left field with Joey Butler slotting in as the designated hitter.

DeJesus is out of the lineup for Thursday's game in Seattle, Roger Mooney of The Tampa Tribune reports.

The Rays are facing a lefty for a third straight game, and they're scheduled to face seven more southpaws over the next 10 contests. We won't be seeing much of DeJesus until mid-June.

DeJesus is out of the lineup Tuesday, the Tampa Bay Times' Marc Topkin reports.

With lefty C.J. Wilson on the mound for the Angels the Rays will opt to get a righty-heavy lineup in for Tuesday's game. It is possible that DeJesus will sit again Wednesday with lefty Hector Santiago getting the ball for the Halos. Joey Butler and Brandon Guyer will get starts at designated hitter and left field, respectively, Tuesday.

DeJesus is out of Saturday's lineup against the Orioles, Roger Mooney of The Tampa Tribune reports.

While it's not crazy the 35-year-old DeJesus is getting a day off, it is curious that middle infielder Tim Beckham is getting the start at designated hitter while Joey Butler takes left field. There were previous reports of DeJesus taking groundballs at first, but the Tampa Bay Times is reporting that Kevin Cash won't be playing DeJesus there any time soon. Instead, they'll go with career middle infielder Jake Elmore.

DeJesus was taking throws at first base prior to Tuesday's game, 620 WDAE's Steve Carney reports.

Tim Beckham was also taking throws at first base as the Rays appear to be getting a little creative in a search to replace James Loney (finger) in the short term. DeJesus already sees a lot of action at DH and in the outfield for Tampa Bay, but some starts at first base could add another position of eligibility for his owners to utilize.

DeJesus is not in the lineup Monday against the Mariners, Shannon Drayer of ESPN reports.

DeJesus will take a seat after starting the last two games, giving way to Jake Elmore in left field as Joey Butler handles DH duties versus Seattle left Roenis Elias.

DeJesus is out of the lineup Friday.

Joey Butler will get the start in left with Logan Forsythe starting at DH on Friday. The A's are starting southpaw Scott Kazmir so it makes sense that DeJesus (also a lefty) will start Friday's game on the bench.

DeJesus is out of the lineup Sunday against the Rangers, Matt Baker of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

The Rays have been rotating the corner outfield and DH spots between DeJesus, Brandon Guyer, and Joey Butler of late, and manager Kevin Cash opted to stick with the latter two players for Sunday's lineup with the Rangers starting a left-hander in Wandy Rodriguez. The 35-year-old DeJesus is off to an excellent start to the season with a .300 average, two homers, and 11 RBI, and should remain a mainstay in the lineup against right-handed pitching.

DeJesus is out of the lineup Sunday against the Orioles, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

DeJesus has worked his way into the lineup for five straight games while Desmond Jennings had been nursing a knee injury, but he'll take a seat Sunday with left-hander Wei-Yin Chen on the hill for the Orioles. Brandon Guyer will take over in left field, while the newly-recalled Joey Butler serves as the DH.

DeJesus is out of the lineup Saturday.

The Rays are up against lefty Daniel Norris, and will opt to sit most of their replaceable lefty bats. Tim Beckham will get the start at DH on Saturday.

DeJesus is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Red Sox, Roger Mooney of The Tampa Tribune reports.

With left-handed Wade Miley taking the bump for Boston, it's no surprise to see DeJesus out of the lineup. The veteran outfielder has yet to get an at-bat against a southpaw this season, despite crushing right-handers to the tune of a .417/.481/.625 slash line through 24 at-bats. Given DeJesus' ugly track record against lefties, he'll likely stick in the strict platoon role all season.

DeJesus is out of the lineup Tuesday against the Blue Jays.

DeJesus is off to nice start this season (6-for-14 with a homer) but manager Kevin Cash will play the matchups with a lefty in Daniel Norris on the hill for Toronto, something the skipper figures to do all year long. There is not a single lefty-only bat in the Rays' lineup Tuesday.