Another Tex Trade Rumor

by MTSU11 on Jul 27, 2008 1:33 PM EDT

I realize that most rumors placed on MLBTR are to be taken with a grain of salt and never come to fruition. However, if the rumor is true that the Angels dangled the offer of Kotchman and Joe Saunders in front of the Braves, can someone please explain to me how we turn that down? Saunders has been unbelievable this year and is only 27 and Kotchman has a lot of promise. Someone please help me understand.

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No way

they offered that for Tex. Cause if they did the Braves would have taken that deal.

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by rockybull on Jul 27, 2008 1:41 PM EDT reply actions

Nope.

The Angels offered that to the Rangers for Tex last season, not to us now.

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by ejruiz on Jul 27, 2008 1:49 PM EDT reply actions

yes

I just read it off of mlbtraderumors and ejruiz is right. It said they offered them and the braves one- upped them. Meaning the Braves offered more.

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by rockybull on Jul 27, 2008 1:53 PM EDT reply actions

that deal actually might make us BETTER this year…and it would give freeman time to progress because kotchman is under control for another few years

by bigjoe on Jul 27, 2008 2:11 PM EDT reply actions

My mistake

Yeah I just misread that. But is there any way that that deal would actually come close to happening after the year Saunders has had? Even if we threw in another prospect or perhaps Ohman?

by MTSU11 on Jul 27, 2008 2:15 PM EDT reply actions

Saunders is such a fluke

Watch him revert back to his old self either later this year or next year.

by VictorW on Jul 27, 2008 4:16 PM EDT reply actions

Kotchman is a sub-par hitter for occupying first base and has had over 1250 PAs to prove otherwise unsuccessfully. Bringing him in to play first base would be a massive mistake if we actually want better than league average production from the position. It’s nice to get established major leaguers rather than prospects, but not if the established major leaguers plain aren’t very good.

by 17843 on Jul 27, 2008 4:26 PM EDT reply actions

if we want below average production we can just use Thorman…. oops was that too mean

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by Swo12bv on Jul 27, 2008 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions

Kotchman does absolutely nothing for me.

by dwbrave on Jul 27, 2008 4:33 PM EDT reply actions

Kotchman doesn’t do much for me either and Saunders is pitching out of his head.

I’m not sure why everyone wants a first baseman back in this deal. I’ll take prospects. We could always flip them this winter, or we don’t and actually sign free agents??!