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***Official Offseason Thread*** 2007-2008
Topic Started: Mon Oct 29, 2007 6:41 pm (5,911 Views)
sportslover
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From Catfish Stew:

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David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution says he has spoken with Mark Kotsay, who was told by Billy Beane that the A's are working on a deal that would send Kotsay to the Braves for a mid-level prospect. The A's would probably pay at least $5M of the $8M owed to Kotsay this year. If the Braves find Kotsay's MRI acceptable, the deal could be announced Monday.

This deal is probably going down now because the Braves other good CF option, free agent Mike Cameron, just signed with the Brewers. It's a good fit for both teams: the Braves need a stopgap centerfielder until Jordan Schafer is ready for the big leagues, and the A's need minor league depth.

I feel about this news exactly as I felt about the Jason Kendall trade: to get anything of value for Kotsay at this point, including salary relief, is a great move. A healthy Kotsay was one of my favorite A's players ever: I loved his deadly accurate throws, and I liked watching his simple approach at the plate: swing at anything that's a strike, don't swing at anything that's a ball. But it's time to move on. Kotsay, in the last year of his contract on a rebuilding team, most likely isn't going to help the A's win any pennants, even if he stays completely healthy in 2008. If the deal goes through, I'll be happy. If the A's get back anybody who's a top 20 Braves prospect, I'll be giddy.

Update:  The A's have signed free agent outfielder Emil Brown to a one-year deal to play the Bobby Kielty role of right-handed platoon bat.  Danny Putnam was designated for assignment to make room for Brown on the 40-man roster.  Which suggests something else:  the player the A's will get back for Kotsay is probably on the Braves 40-man roster.  Because if the A's were getting a player back for Kotsay who wasn't on the 40-man roster, the A's would probably just wait to finalize the Brown deal after the Kotsay trade goes through, give Kotsay's roster spot to Brown, and not have to risk losing Putnam on waivers.

The only players who are both on the 40-man roster and on John Sickels' top 20 Braves prospect list are #3 Brandon Jones, #5 Joey Devine, and #9 Jair Jurjjens.  Any of those sound too good to be true, so it's probably not a top-20 prospect coming back.


Hopefully Beane doesn't end up finding a hidden gem somewhere in our minor-league system. Like the article says, Kotsay would just be filling in until Schafer ready. I'll take some "2004 Mark Kotsay", ummkay.
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CinciFan985
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Reds 45-57

eddie guardado signs with the rangers.
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Mariners in 2009
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osubeaver22
Jan 10 2008, 02:39 PM
O's are reportly sending Bedard to the M's

That's been known since October. :mellow:


Anyways, the Brewers signed Mike Cameron to a one year seven million dollar deal.
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BlindDeafandMute
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Long Live Pink Shoes!

Why aren't the Red Sox sending Coco to ATL <_<
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CELTS20
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Mission 17: Complete

BlindDeafandMute
Jan 12 2008, 03:00 AM
Why aren't the Red Sox sending Coco to ATL <_<

Because they're still trying to get him and prospects to the Twins for Santana.
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JoeCoolMan24
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I got Alicia Sacramone

White Sox are scouting Bartolo Colon is the DR. I sure hope IF he signs, its no more than $5 mil for 1 year, but it will surely be more, and that would suck.
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sportslover
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Cards close to swapping 3rd basemen

Word.
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yankee242B
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I'm a lead farmer, motherf...

Hyltzn
Jan 12 2008, 02:51 PM

With who and for whom?
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JoeCoolMan24
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I got Alicia Sacramone

yankee242B
Jan 12 2008, 04:17 PM
Hyltzn
Jan 12 2008, 02:51 PM



With who, and for whom?


You can click that sentence....
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yankee242B
Jan 12 2008, 05:17 PM
Hyltzn
Jan 12 2008, 02:51 PM

With who and for whom?

With Toronto for Troy Glaus.
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