KOOOOUUUUUZZZZZZ…no more excuses for Headley!
**Update** – 6:30pm PST – Eric Sogard is reported to be the minor leaguer going to the A’s. Bummer… – Via MLBTradeRumors.com
**Update** – 4:30pm PST – Susan Slusser of the S.F. Chronicle is now confirming that Scott Hairston and Aaron Cunningham will be coming to the Padres for Kevin Kouzmanoff and a minor leaguer.
Via MLBTradeRumors.com – The Athletics have reached an agreement with the Padres to acquire third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff and a minor leaguer for pitcher Gio Gonzalez and outfielders Scott Hairston and Aaron Cunningham. The players still need to pass physicals.
Kouzmanoff, 28, hit .255/.302/.420 in 573 plate appearances for the Padres last year. He’s arbitration-eligible for the first time.
Aaron Cunningham and Gio Gonzalez both showed up on Baseball America’s 2009 prospect rankings at # 4 and #7 respectively. They don’t release the 2010 rankings for the A’s until 01/20.
Aaron Cunningham – OF – 5′ 11″ 195 lbs – Bats: Right – Throws: Right – 6th Round (185th) 2005 Draft – 23 y/o
Minor League Stats:
2005: Rookie/Low-A – .294/.373/.411 – 248 AB – 5 HR – 27 RBI – 19 BB – 52 SO
2006: Low-A – .305/.386/.496 – 341 AB – 11 HR – 41 RBI – 34 BB – 72 SO – 19 SB – 10 CS
2007: A/AA – .308/.375/.509 – 573 AB – 16 HR – 77 RBI – 51 BB – 89 SO – 28 SB – 14 CS
2008: AA/AAA – .329/.400/.532 – 423 AB – 17 HR – 66 RBI – 49 BB – 108 SO – 15 SB – 5 CS
2009: AAA – .302/.372/.479 – 375 AB – 11 HR – 48 RBI – 33 BB – 74 SO – 11 SB – 4 CS
Major League Stats:
2008: .250/.310/.400 – 80 AB – 1 HR – 14 RBI – 6 BB – 24 SO
2009: .151/.211/.245 – 53 AB – 1 HR – 6 RBI – 3 BB – 16 SO
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