By slash034 (208.108.120.232) on Monday, January 14, 2008 - 11:06 am:

Kotsay for Devine anyone know anything else or the details

By oakfan (67.107.26.8) on Monday, January 14, 2008 - 03:56 pm:

Just confirmed with David O'Brien at tne Atlanta Journal. Done deal now. Kotsay passed the physical.

"yes, he passed. And the other pitcher is Jamie Richmond, 21, a non-prospect who was 16-7 with a 2.48 ERA in three minor league seasons, including 7-6 with a 3.05 ERA in 25 games (24 starts) in 2006 at Class A Rome."

By oakfan (67.107.26.8) on Monday, January 14, 2008 - 03:58 pm:

Article:

http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080114&content_id=2345296&vkey=news_atl&fext=.jsp&c_id=atl

By eyleenn (38.99.44.122) on Monday, January 14, 2008 - 04:08 pm:

What is a "non-prospect"?

By eyleenn (38.99.44.122) on Monday, January 14, 2008 - 04:09 pm:

I'll never forget Kotsay's inside the park HR in the ALDS.

By renobill (75.39.244.225) on Monday, January 14, 2008 - 04:44 pm:

Me too, Ey. Plus Kot's a local Reno boy now so he's got that going for him which is good.

Glad to see him go to a contender and I hope he has a great season.

I like what we got back. # 5 and # 13 in the Braves top 20. I don't see any non-prospects.

Good trade all things considered.

Now go get Adam Jones, Billy.

By raiderjohn (65.168.177.49) on Monday, January 14, 2008 - 05:07 pm:

I'm with you on that Inside the Parker, got this Beane group over the hump of elimination games with that play.

By finleyunplugged (205.225.207.97) on Monday, January 14, 2008 - 05:18 pm:

You know, despite the mixed reactions of the few fans who still admit to following the A's, I bet Billy Beane is having the time of his life. He is really in his element mining for young talent, and when the team agrees to eat $5 million of a bad contract like Kotsay's, he probably feels like he's playing with house money.

By finleyunplugged (205.225.207.97) on Monday, January 14, 2008 - 05:27 pm:

RHP Jamie Richmond, a 20-year-old from Toronto, was Appalachian League Pitcher of the Year after going 7-1 with a 1.21 ERA in 67 innings, walking four -- that's right, four -- and striking out 52. He got the start against the E-Twins in the last game of the teams' six-game series but was limited to two perfect innings to keep him fresh for the playoffs.

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060829&content_id=125720&vkey=news_l120&fext=.jsp&sid=l120

By pachyderm (207.177.237.4) on Monday, January 14, 2008 - 07:31 pm:

Here is a link to the video of Kotsay's inside-the-park HR. My favorite moments of him was that HR and meeting him at FanFest few years ago.

http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/media/player/mp_tpl.jsp?w_id=521209&w=mms%3A//a1503.v108692.c10869.g.vm.akamaistream.net/7/1503/10869/v0001/mlb.download.akamai.com/10869/2006/open/tp/archive10/100406_oakmin_kotsay_inside_hr_tp_350.wmv&pid=mlb_tp&gid=2006/10/04/oakmlb-minmlb-1&mid=200610041698942&cid=mlb&fid=mlb_tp350&v=2&mType=w&urlstr=&mUrl=&type=v_free&_mp=1

By eyleenn (71.131.38.0) on Monday, January 14, 2008 - 10:23 pm:

Damn, that is so cool!

By asch (63.146.24.10) on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 10:12 am:

this was a great move for us and good move for atlanta as well. If kotsay is healthy, he's a gg cf'er.

This Richmond kid looks good too - seems we are really going after minor league pitchers with exception k:bb ratios.

By rayfossefan (169.237.122.136) on Thursday, January 17, 2008 - 04:51 pm:

the inside the park HR was a piece of A's legend! it was amazing!!! best time i had all year, that year. 2006.