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12-20-2005, 02:33 PM
Rangers agree to deal C. Young to Padres
01:30 PM CST on Tuesday, December 20, 2005
By EVAN GRANT / The Dallas Morning News
The overhauling of the Rangers’ pitching staff moves into overdrive.
While club officials met with free-agent ace Kevin Millwood on Tuesday, the team agreed in principle to a deal with San Diego that will bring them right-handed starter Adam Eaton and hard-throwing setup man Akinori Otsuka and a minor league prospect in exchange for Highland Park’s Chris Young, first baseman Adrian Gonzalez and outfielder Terrmel Sledge, major league officials confirmed. The trade is also contingent on the players passing physicals.
Rangers GM Jon Daniels, who was scheduled to meet with Millwood and agent Scott Boras on Tuesday afternoon, declined to comment.
To Rangers?
P Adam Eaton
P Akinori Otsuka (from Padres' site)
To San Diego?
P Chris Young
1B Adrian Gonzalez
OF Terrmel Sledge
The Rangers had been working on a deal to land Eaton for nearly six weeks, but had been reluctant to give up catcher Gerald Laird. To add depth to the bullpen, the Rangers agreed to include Young, who tied the club record for victories by a rookie starter last year. Young went 12-7, but struggled with fatigue later in the season.
He was only 6-4 with a 5.58 ERA over his final 18 starts of the season beginning on June 20. The Rangers actually shut Young down for three weeks in September due to arm fatigue. He pitched only 11 innings in the final 30 days of the season.
In Eaton, the Rangers acquire a more accomplished starter. Though Eaton, 28, is only 18 months older than Young, he has made 131 career starts to Young’s 38. Eaton was 11-5 with San Diego last year, but pitched only 128 2/3 innings due to a middle finger strain. He can become a free agent after the 2006 season.
Otsuka, who turns 34 in January, has pitched 140 innings in 139 games for the Padres over the last two years. He has compiled a 2.57 ERA and limited hitters to a .215 average. He will likely slide into the setup spot in the bullpen, though the Rangers would still like to get another arm.
Gonzalez and Sledge, who was acquired from Washington earlier in the month, were likely odd men out in the Rangers’ plans. Playing behind Mark Teixeira, Gonzalez, a San Diego native, did not have much opportunity in Texas. Sledge gave the Rangers an abundance of outfielders.
01:30 PM CST on Tuesday, December 20, 2005
By EVAN GRANT / The Dallas Morning News
The overhauling of the Rangers’ pitching staff moves into overdrive.
While club officials met with free-agent ace Kevin Millwood on Tuesday, the team agreed in principle to a deal with San Diego that will bring them right-handed starter Adam Eaton and hard-throwing setup man Akinori Otsuka and a minor league prospect in exchange for Highland Park’s Chris Young, first baseman Adrian Gonzalez and outfielder Terrmel Sledge, major league officials confirmed. The trade is also contingent on the players passing physicals.
Rangers GM Jon Daniels, who was scheduled to meet with Millwood and agent Scott Boras on Tuesday afternoon, declined to comment.
To Rangers?
P Adam Eaton
P Akinori Otsuka (from Padres' site)
To San Diego?
P Chris Young
1B Adrian Gonzalez
OF Terrmel Sledge
The Rangers had been working on a deal to land Eaton for nearly six weeks, but had been reluctant to give up catcher Gerald Laird. To add depth to the bullpen, the Rangers agreed to include Young, who tied the club record for victories by a rookie starter last year. Young went 12-7, but struggled with fatigue later in the season.
He was only 6-4 with a 5.58 ERA over his final 18 starts of the season beginning on June 20. The Rangers actually shut Young down for three weeks in September due to arm fatigue. He pitched only 11 innings in the final 30 days of the season.
In Eaton, the Rangers acquire a more accomplished starter. Though Eaton, 28, is only 18 months older than Young, he has made 131 career starts to Young’s 38. Eaton was 11-5 with San Diego last year, but pitched only 128 2/3 innings due to a middle finger strain. He can become a free agent after the 2006 season.
Otsuka, who turns 34 in January, has pitched 140 innings in 139 games for the Padres over the last two years. He has compiled a 2.57 ERA and limited hitters to a .215 average. He will likely slide into the setup spot in the bullpen, though the Rangers would still like to get another arm.
Gonzalez and Sledge, who was acquired from Washington earlier in the month, were likely odd men out in the Rangers’ plans. Playing behind Mark Teixeira, Gonzalez, a San Diego native, did not have much opportunity in Texas. Sledge gave the Rangers an abundance of outfielders.