December 15, 200322 yr Don't know if this belongs here or in the Marlins forum....USAToday.com reports that the A's have acquired C Michael Barrett from the 'spos for a PTBNL. I remember his name being tossed around as someone the Marlins were looking into trading for.
December 15, 200322 yr Here's the article. Enjoy :thumbup . Oakland Acquires Catcher Michael Barrett By Associated Press Posted December 15 2003, 3:20 PM EST NEW ORLEANS -- Catcher Michael Barrett was traded to the Oakland Athletics from the Montreal Expos on Monday for a player to be named. Barrett, 27, hit .208 with 10 homers and 30 RBI in 226 at-bats last season and batted .253 in six seasons 38 homers and 193 RBIs. Oakland also acquired left-hander Frank Brooks from the New York Mets for a player to be named. He had been selected by the Mets from Pittsburgh earlier in the day with the fourth pick on the winter meeting draft for players not protected on 40-man rosters. Brooks, 25, was 3-4 with a 2.30 ERA and nine saves in 34 relief appearances at Philadelphia's Double-A Reading farm team last season, then was traded to Pittsburgh on July 20 for right-hander Mike Williams and cash. He had a 7.71 ERA in one relief appearance at Double-A Altoona, then went 2-0 with a 2.54 ERA in 16 games out of the bullpen at Triple-A Nashville. He struck out 97 in 89 1-3 innings overall last season, holding opponents to a .205 batting average. Copyright ? 2003, The Associated Press
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