Yardbarker: Casey Kotchman

Tuesday Nothing Post

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:15:00 -0500

It's easy to be interesting, and it's easy to be reasonable, but it isn't easy to be interesting and reasonable, and when that gets exhausting, sometimes I need to take a break. There will be more breaks. If you prefer non-stop baseball stimulation 24 hours a day, feel free to go somewhere else, because I'm not in this for the traffic. A lot of people want me to post more about rumors. A rumor this afternoon from Fox Sports suggests that the Mariners could be interest...

Cafardo On Boston's Offseason Plans

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:20:00 -0500

From Nick Cafardo:John Lackey could be a key figure in both teams’ plans. If the Sox acquire him, it would allow them to package Clay Buchholz in a deal for Adrian Gonzalez or Miguel Cabrera, if he becomes available. Buchholz is the chip most teams want in a megadeal.Then the Sox would try to acquire another decent starter or a rehab guy like Ben Sheets as protection.“The Red Sox could be the major player this offseason if certain things fall together for them,’’ said an American League gener...

Laundry List: Lowell's Hip, Kotchman's Bat

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:03:12 -0500

Two items for today's laundry list: 1) Hope that Lowell's hip heals 2) Pray to Pedro Serrano's voodoo gods (yeah, that crazy guy from "Major League") that if he doesn't, Casey Kotchman's bat will rise from its slumber. Mike Lowell came into this season on the heels of a revolutionary labrum surgery, one so new that it is yet to be named (that Lowell, incidentally, hopes will be named after him). Alex Rodriguez and Chase Utley had similar surgeries, yet L...

Projecting the Playoffs, The Case for Kotchman

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:33:38 -0500

Projecting the Playoffs With just 20 games remaining in the regular season, the Sox' hunt for October is getting stronger by the day. At this juncture, with this team, a 4 ½ game lead in the Wild Card is a considerable advantage. Don't get cozy though, as one hot or cold stretch can completely change the complexion of this race. Still, it's looking pretty good for the Sox, as Baseball Prospectus gives the Red Sox a 92% chance of winning the Wild Card (though they are quoted as ...

Red Sox acquisition of Casey Kotchman makes no sense

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:58:00 -0500

The Red Sox had too many first basemen after they acquired Victor Martinez from the Indians, so they needed to trade away Adam LaRoche to clear up that logjam. So what did they do? They traded LaRoche to the Braves for another first baseman in Casey Kotchman. This move really makes absolutely no sense, but everyone will say it's great because Theo Epstein can do no wrong in the media. Kotchman is a major league starting first baseman that will now be second off the bench at first ba...

MLBs Top Five Infields

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:30:36 -0500

Before I get to the actual list, I must say when I posted this on FanNation, readers were complaining about the omission of the New York Mets' star-studded infield.The funny thing is, I'm a Mets fan. And yet I ranked both the Braves and Phillies' infields ahead of the Metropolitans. Talk about reserving one's biases... This was all based upon a specific mathematical projection system of mine, as you'll learn when reading the full preseason predictions post. That said, here come the infields:5-Atlanta Braves: 1B-Casey Kotchman, 2B-Kelly Johnson, 3B-Chipper Jones, SS-Yunel Escobar, and C-Brian McCann.In my mathematical ranking system, it helps to have one of the premier players at a particular position. That said, the Braves have standouts at both catcher (McCann ranked No. 1) and third base (Chipper ranked No. 4).Continue reading "MLBs Top Five Infields"

Braves Sign Kotchman

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:36:59 -0500

The Braves and Casey Kotchman have agreed to a one year deal worth 2.885 million dollars, according to Jon Heyman of SI.com. Kotchman hit .272 with 14 HR in 143 games for the Angels and Braves last season, but hit just .237 with the Braves after a .287 average for the Angels. Kotchman will likely return to the .275-.285 average he hit in 2007 and the beginning of 2008 with 12-14 homeruns, a very respectable line.?
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Welcome To Atlanta, Casey

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:31:03 -0500

Welcome to Atlanta, Casey Kotchman. Here's some advice on settling in and what to do when you first get to the ATL.

Angels Acquire Mark Teixeira; Red Sox and Yankees Weep

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:14:47 -0500

The balance of power in baseball has just shifted folks. And, as a Red Sox fan, I am ashamed and saddened. Sources close to the situation told ESPN.com's Jayson Stark on Tuesday that Atlanta Braves first baseman Mark Teixeira is headed to the Los Angeles Angels for Casey Kotchman and minor league pitcher Steven Marek.

Angels exorcise Demons, complete sweep of Sox

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:55:32 -0500

Angels 5, Sox 3 WP: Oliver (3-1) LP: Wakefield (6-7) SV: Rodriguez (40) HRs: BOS-None; LAA-Guerrero (17), Hunter (18) Summary: L.A. completed a sound three game sweep of the defending champs this evening, rallying from a late deficit by scoring three runs in the bottom of the eighth, the big blow a two run double by Casey Kotchman off [...]

Casey Kotchman: Our forgotten future star

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 05:12:36 -0500

Amidst all the obsession over the Two Miguels and other trade possibilities, it seems that many have forgotten that the Angels have a collection of promising young hitters, some of whom--such as Howie Kendrick and Casey Kotchman--have gone beyond the level of "potential" into "actual." To provide an alternative for those that tire of the endless cycling of the same old trade rumors, here is a discussion of our first baseman of the next decade, Casey Kotchman. Click on t...