Joe Blanton agrees to two-year Angels deal

Free agent pitcher Joe Blanton has agreed to a two-year deal with the Los Angeles Angels, according to tweets from CBS Sports’ Scott Miller and Jon Heyman.

#Angels close to 1-yr deal w/Joe Blanton, acquired Tommy Hanson … looks like they know they can't play in Greinke $$$ neighborhood.—
Scott Miller (@ScottMCBS) December 06, 2012

blanton gets 2 yrs, $15M—
Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) December 06, 2012

so #angels have agreed to terms with blanton. helped themselves today w/ burnett/blanton—
Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) December 06, 2012

Blanton spent four season each in Oakland and Philadelphia before being traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers late in the 2012 season. Blanton had a 10-13 record in 2012 between the two teams, with a  4.71 ERA and a career-high 166 strikeouts. Blanton won a World Series in 2008 as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies.