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Monday, July 26, 2004

Trading Kotchman -- Or Not

Stephen Smith has a new column up about trading Kotchman, and the whole Todd Helton vs Kotchman deal. Particularly apropos now that Moreno continues to fan the RJ-to-the-Angels rumors. Gad. One guy ain't gonna fix the problems the Angels have; Stoneman is the root cause of those, and they are bad contracts to guys who aren't going to earn them.

Comments:
To say that Kotchman's injury history is nothing to worry about is, quite frankly, absurd. This is a guy who's 22 and is alredy showing signs of chronic hamstring and back problems. I have no doubt that he will be a sucsessful major leaguer, but the injuries are a source of well-founded concern.

Also: what the hell has happened to Kotchman's plate discipline this season?
 
Stephen is a bit more blase than I think is reasonable, but he makes a good point here: none of Kotchman's injuries to date are career threatening. On the other hand, it's the cumulative downtime that's a problem.
 

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