The Los Angeles Angels have announced that they have acquired infielder Gordon Beckham from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for either a player to be named later or cash considerations, according to a team announcement by Eric Kay, Angels' Director of Communications.

Gordon Beckham, 27, was the White Sox' eight overall draft selection in the 2008 First Year Player's Draft. After experiencing a promising rookie season where he hit .270/.347/.460 with 14 home runs, 63 runs batted in and 28 doubles, he started to struggle, never living up to the expectations handed down to him by the organization.

This season, Beckham has played in 101 games, slashing .221/.263/.336 with seven home runs, 36 runs batted in and 24 doubles, in 422 plate appearances. His park-adjusted 83 OPS+ and 82 wRC+ numbers seem to suggest that he has performed between 17-to-18 percent worse than the average hitter in the majors over the course of his career. His career numbers of .244/.306/.374 at a hitter-friendly ballpark in U.S. Cellular Field easily support this notion.

Beckham figures to play into the lineup when the team faces left-handed pitching. He has hit .309/.349/.454 this season against southpaws in 107 plate appearances, compared to his numbers against right-handers, which he has hit .191/.233/.297 against in 315 plate appearances. He will provide infield depth for the Angels as a backup to Howie Kendrick at second base and David Freese at third base. While Beckham has certainly had his struggles at the plate, he is a very good defender, and that will help him carve out a role with the Angels.

Beckham is hoping that a change of scenery will allow him to break out of a slump, which has stretched over the last two months. He hit .138/.158/.213 in 102 plate appearances in July and has hit .190/.217/.207 in 61 plate appearances, so far, in August. In July, Beckham experienced his worst BABIP of the season, only accumulating a .165 BABIP that month.

He is expected to be paid about $903,000 over the rest of the year, which could be canceled out if cash considerations are sent to Los Angeles in this deal. Like Freese and Kendrick, Beckham will be a costless agent after the 2015 campaign. He is also being considered as a non-tender candidate.