Helton72
01-12-2008, 12:41 PM
And it continues...
MLB.com reports that the Braves are close to acquiring Mark Kotsay from the Athletics in exchange for a prospect.
It's not expected to be finalized until Monday at the earliest. The Braves would likely pay less than half of Kotsay's $8 million salary, though that means they'd be giving up a pretty good prospect in return. Jordan Schaefer and Brent Lillibridge should be off limits. Perhaps the A's are looking to gamble on Eric Campbell's power potential. Reliever Joey Devine might be another possibility. The Braves would use Mark Kotsay as their primary center fielder. Hopefully, they'd at least bat him at the bottom of the order until he shows he has something left. There's no reason to think he'd be a better option at the top of the order than Kelly Johnson, Yunel Escobar or Matt Diaz.
MLB.com reports that the Braves are close to acquiring Mark Kotsay from the Athletics in exchange for a prospect.
It's not expected to be finalized until Monday at the earliest. The Braves would likely pay less than half of Kotsay's $8 million salary, though that means they'd be giving up a pretty good prospect in return. Jordan Schaefer and Brent Lillibridge should be off limits. Perhaps the A's are looking to gamble on Eric Campbell's power potential. Reliever Joey Devine might be another possibility. The Braves would use Mark Kotsay as their primary center fielder. Hopefully, they'd at least bat him at the bottom of the order until he shows he has something left. There's no reason to think he'd be a better option at the top of the order than Kelly Johnson, Yunel Escobar or Matt Diaz.