08-27-2012 Athletics Swap Minor League Catchers

08-27-2012 Athletics Swap Minor League Catchers

OAKLAND ATHLETICS Media Release Oakland Athletics Baseball Company 7000 Coliseum Way Oakland, CA 94621 510-638-4900 Public Relations Facsimile 510-562-1633 www.oaklandathletics.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 27, 2012 A’s Acquire Cubs’ Blake Lalli for Anthony Recker in Swap of Minor League Catchers OAKLAND, Calif. – The Oakland Athletics have acquired Blake Lalli from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Anthony Recker in a swap of minor league catchers, the club announced today. Recker, 28, was designated for assignment by the A’s Aug. 20. Lalli, 29, was hitting .259 (78-for-301) with 20 doubles, seven home runs and 40 RBI in 93 games with the Triple-A Iowa Cubs. The left-handed hitting catcher saw his first major league action with Chicago earlier this season, batting .133 (2-for-15) with two RBI in six games. He was signed by the Cubs as a non-drafted free agent in May 2006 after attending Gardner-Webb University. Recker, an 18th-round pick by the A’s in the 2005 draft, has played briefly with Oakland the past two seasons. He batted .129 (4-for-31) with one double, four walks and 13 strikeouts in 13 games with the A’s this year, while the 28- year-old catcher hit .176 (3-for-17) with one double, four walks and seven strikeouts in five games. The 6-2, 245- pound Recker was hitting .265 (53-for-200) with seven doubles, nine home runs and 29 RBI in 52 games with Triple- A Sacramento this season. The 2012 statistics for the two players involved in today’s trade follow: LALLI AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBP CHICAGO .133 6 15 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 .133 .188 Iowa (AAA) .259 93 301 33 70 20 0 7 40 17 54 0 1 .395 .293 RECKER AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBP OAKLAND .129 13 31 3 4 1 0 0 0 4 13 0 0 .161 .250 Sacramento .265 52 200 29 53 7 0 9 29 28 56 3 1 .435 .358 # # # # # Contact: Bob Rose (510) 563-2380 [email protected] WORLD CHAMPIONS...1910 1911 1913 1929 1930 1972 1973 1974 1989 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS...1902 1905 1910 1911 1913 1914 1929 1930 1931 1972 1973 1974 1988 1989 1990 .

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