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Posted by Tim Malcolm, Tue, August 26, 2008 12:21 PM | Comments: 18
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Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports the Phillies are interested in Braves outfielder Mark Kotsay. Hitting .289 with six home runs and 37 RBI, he would likely net a mid-level prospect, according to Rosenthal.
The Phils and Red Sox are reportedly showing the most interest, with the Phils looking for a bat after Geoff Jenkins went to the DL. (By the way, this is Kotsay’s wife.)
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Posts: 0 Buffalophilsfan
I say sign Kotsay and have his wife tend bar at McFaddan’s patio!!
Posted: 12:31 PM on August 26, 2008
Posts: 0 Groty
Can we trade Anna Benson for her?
Posted: 12:32 PM on August 26, 2008
Posts: 0 Groty
http://significantothersofcelebrities.blogspot.com/2008/01/jamie-kotsay-mark-kotsay-baseball.html
And there’s another nice shot
Posted: 12:39 PM on August 26, 2008
Posts: 0 KM
I like Mark Kotsay, but I would rather trade a mid-level prospect for his wife.
Posted: 12:49 PM on August 26, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
mid-level prospect, as in someone who is like 27 or 28 and is languishing in AA or AAA…maybe the braves want TJ bohn back?
Posted: 01:06 PM on August 26, 2008
Posts: 0 bull
Why not take a look at getting Millar, he has been around winning teams and can help with the attitude give Howard a day off or 2 down the stretch and be a nice RH bat late in the game to bring off the bench
Kevin Millar – Millar has been OK this year; he may reach 20 home runs. He is owed about $710K from here on out.
Posted: 01:37 PM on August 26, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
millar was key to the red sox winning their first WS in terms of being a solid role player and a leadership force. i feel hed help their focus while lightening the mood a bit, and teach them to be both jovial and serious at the same time.
Posted: 01:40 PM on August 26, 2008
Posts: 0 philsphan
I would like to see the Phillies get Kotsay or Millar. Either one could help out this offense/bench.
Posted: 02:04 PM on August 26, 2008
Posts: 0 philsphan
We should send Tracy back to AAA and DFA Taguchi and go get both Millar and Kotsay! I doubt that would happen though.
Posted: 02:06 PM on August 26, 2008
Posts: 0 Chris C.
If there is one thing better than winning baseball games, its having beautiful women around. Getting Kotsay would absolutly help both of those causes.
A midlevel prospect for any halfway decent piece to the puzzle is worth it at this point.
Posted: 02:34 PM on August 26, 2008
Posts: 0 Matt Kwasiborski
Kotsay is huge upgrade over Taguchi and has played on many playoff teams. Millar is limited to 1B defensively, so I would go with Kotsay and designate Taguchi. Does anyone know what the Braves would want for him?
Posted: 03:10 PM on August 26, 2008
Posts: 0 OZ
can someone kindly explain how transactions such as this one can occur, post-trade deadline??
thx in advance.
Posted: 04:34 PM on August 26, 2008
Posts: 1650 Tim Malcolm
A team can place any player on waivers. Once on waivers, the player can be claimed by a team in his league. If multiple teams put in a claim, the team with the worst record wins. If no team in his league claims him, teams in the other league can claim. Same rule applies.
Once claimed, the two teams negotiate a deal for the player. If a deal is deined, the player goes off waivers. If no action is made, the player can go to the other team for a fee.
Posted: 04:49 PM on August 26, 2008
Posts: 0 J-Man
He’d be a great pick up for the Phils because we need another bat because Jenkins has been nothing but a disapointment this year…I don’t see us beating out the Red Sox though because they have more prospects to offer than the Phils do.
Posted: 05:02 PM on August 26, 2008
Posts: 0 Tomato
the phillies would get the opportunity to claim kotsay before the red sox because they are in the same league as the braves
Posted: 05:18 PM on August 26, 2008
Posts: 0 NJ
Tavares is on waivers… I like the idea of Kotsay but that’s a 4th outfielder worth giving up a couple of fringe prospects for.
Posted: 05:47 PM on August 26, 2008
Posts: 0 that guy
Kris Benson has been awesome this year. It turns out he was the fifth starter we needed all along
Posted: 06:23 PM on August 26, 2008
Posts: 0 bluethree
# Tomato Says:
August 26th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
the phillies would get the opportunity to claim kotsay before the red sox because they are in the same league as the braves
It doesn’t matter. Kotsay cleared waivers so he can be traded to anybody.
Posted: 02:00 AM on August 27, 2008