Saturday, January 13, 2007

Teixeira, Kotchman Bay-Bound

Upton, Burnett Head to DC

The Washington Senators reached a deal today with the cash-strapped Oakland Athletics, sending firstbasemen Mark Teixeira and Casey Kotchman to the Bay Area for pitcher A.J. Burnett and prospect B.J. Upton.

Oakland owner Brad Colvey said, "Teixeira and Kotchman shore up a positional weakness that has existed since we relocated from Cincinnati three years ago." Teixeira joins a lineup that potentially includes Adam Dunn, Jermaine Dye, Nick Swisher, and Eric Chavez, although the Athletics have some cutting to do this week to get under the salary cap.

For the Senators, General Manager Mike Keenan said, "Brett Hull is the best player I ever coached. As far as this deal goes, the opportunity to pick up a top-flight pitcher like Burnett and a potential superstar like Upton was too much to pass up."

Other news
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers protected rookie Hong-Chih Kuo.
  • The San Diego Padres protected secondbaseman Josh Barfield and reliever Cla Meredith, and released Edgardo Alfonso.
  • The Seattle Mariners decline their option on rookies Jon Huber, Mark Lowe, Ryan Feierabend, Sean Green, and Emiliano Fruto.

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