Trade: Chicago (N) - Oakland

[Providence A's]

Chicago (N) sends:

3.0 star CF Torii Hunter: 5,000,000
Total: 5,000,000

Oakland Sends:

1.5 star CF Mark Kotsay: 4,000,000
3.5 spect SS Jason Donald: MLC
2.0 spect SP Stephen Eberle
2.0 Spect RF Donn Scoles

Total: 4,000,000

[browntown653]

I thought you had too many OFs DMB...I'm guessing you just plan on sticking Kotsay in AAA?

[bjd2933]

Kotsay was basically to make the salaries work

[browntown653]

Had a feeling it was that...like this trade for both teams.

[DMBZeppelin]

Ya Kotsay's contract expires at the end of the year. Obviously he won't be extended. Plus Jason Donald is an older, but a decent spec. He probably won't develop, but if he does it's a bonus. So I was pretty happy with the deal.

[bjd2933]

Hunter gives me another righty bat I can sandwich around Chavy. Definately an upgrade over kotsay, and reasonably priced stability in CF for the next 2 seasons.