The Atlanta Braves doctors finally had a chance to look of Mark Kotsay and said he was good to go so the Braves and Oakland Atheltics completed the the Kotsay for Joey Devine and Jamie Richmond trade.
Kotsay will play centerfield for the Braves, a spot that was handled by Andruw Jones for the decade. Kotsay does seem to come down with injuries quite a bit, so Braves fans better say their prayers he doesn’t hurt himself to early in the season.
Going to the Athletics are relief pitcher Joey Devine and minor league pitcher Jamie Richmond. Devine is pretty good and I like his future. I don’t have much to blog about for Richmond as I haven’t followed his career to much. Devine and Huston Street in the A’s bullpen really makes their bullpen good.
One thing I like about this trade for the Braves is that the Atheltics are picking up a big portion of Kotsay’s contract. If the A’s wouldn’t have done that, I doubt the trade would have happened.
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January 21st, 2008 at 5:27 pm
A few years back an injury prone JD Drew came to town and had one of his best years. Lets give Kotsay a chance.
Joey Devine’s first two apperences weren’t very impressive, and we haven’t seen much of him since. It really affected his head. He has been slow getting back to form. I don’t see this as much of a loss.
Jamie who?