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Rockies Acquire Kevin Kouzmanoff

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | August 25, 2011 at 9:05pm CDT

THURSDAY: The Rockies are paying $250K of Kouzmanoff's remaining salary, according to Troy Renck of The Denver Post (via Twitter).

TUESDAY: The Rockies have acquired third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff and cash considerations from the A's for a player to be named or cash considerations, the teams announced. Colorado's new acquisition will report to Triple-A, according to the Rockies.

Kouzmanoff, who spends his offseasons in Evergreen, Colorado, hasn't appeared in the Majors since June 6th, when the A's optioned him to Triple-A. Before getting sent down, the 30-year-old posted a .221/.262/.353 line with four homers in 149 plate appearances. Kouzmanoff hit 75 MLB homers in total from 2007-10 and led the A's with 16 last year. He has a career line of .255/.300/.421 in six seasons.

The Rockies don't have a long-term solution at third base and they figure to give Kouzmanoff a chance at the hot corner in the Majors over the course of the season's final five weeks. It's possible that Colorado will call their new acquisition up within 24 hours.

Kouzmanoff earns $4.75MM this year and will be arbitration eligible for the final time after the season. The A's were presumably looking to obtain something of value for a player who no longer figured into their long-term plans and had become a non-tender candidate.

MLBTR has learned that Kouzmanoff recently switched agents from Adam Katz of WMG to Sosnick Cobbe Sports. Check out our Agency Database for the latest on which agents represent which players.

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  1. Martus Kurtz

    12 years ago

    forgive me for thinking that he could have been useful on the indians…

    Reply
  2. AdenverGuy

    12 years ago

    Nice now we have Ian Stewart and Kouz! add them together and you’ll get 20 hr’s and a .270 avg

    Reply
    • drjayphd

      12 years ago

      There isn’t enough brain bleach in the world for me to erase the mental image of an unholy Stewzmanoff hybrid.

      Reply
    • BadBadLeroyBrown

      12 years ago

      .270 avg you wish try .210 avg with 300 k’s between the 2 of them lol

      Reply
  3. Thomas W

    12 years ago

    I love this Evergreen HS yeah!

    Reply
  4. notsureifsrs

    12 years ago

    i think i’m just going to keep saying this for awhile, because they keep making me think it: the rockies are weird

    Reply
    • Rabbitov

      12 years ago

      Liked because ‘weird’ is the exact word I’d use. 

      Reply
  5. rfffr

    12 years ago

    When Oakland trades with Colorado they usually lose. Carlos Gonzalez couldn’t hit in Oakland either. Maybe the Russian can do well in Coors

    Reply
    • Matt A.

      12 years ago

      He’s Macedonian

      Reply
    • IdontknowwhyIpostonforums

      12 years ago

      He is Macedonian.

      Reply
    • ellisburks

      12 years ago

      I think he is Macedonian.

      Reply
    • TartanElk

      12 years ago

      But his nickname is “The Crushin’ Russian.”

      Reply
      • Patrick Morgan

        12 years ago

        Naw man, back when we was with the Friars it was “The Mashin’ Macedonian.”

        Reply
      • ellisburks

        12 years ago

        Youkilis was the Greek God of Walks but he’s Jewish so …

        Reply
    • CaseyBlakeSnell

      12 years ago

      Wait, is he Macedonian?

      Reply
      • TartanElk

        12 years ago

        I think he’s Italian. Or maybe some kind of Spanish.

        Reply
        • Dan Mazzaro

          12 years ago

          I remember that game..

          Reply
      • TartanElk

        12 years ago

        I think he’s Italian. Or maybe some kind of Spanish.

        Reply
    • MattCMoore

      12 years ago

      I think he might be Macedonian…. At least thats what my sources are telling me…

      Reply
  6. Dan Mazzaro

    12 years ago

    Why do the Rockies always wait until late August to decide if they’re going to compete?

    Reply
    • bigpat

      12 years ago

      They are throwing in the towel if they give Kouz any starts at the major league level. 

      Reply
  7. bigpat

    12 years ago

    Why? God? Why? 

    Reply
  8. mgsports

    12 years ago

    Yes they got Mark Ellis from the A’s.
    Ty Wigginton is the 3B right know.

    Reply
  9. 5_tool_MiLB_fool

    12 years ago

     no wonder the rockies wont ever contend they always get rusted up pieces from the A’s! (with the exception of CarGo)

    Reply
  10. Zac Tiberius Sutton

    12 years ago

    Wait, Kouz and cash for a PTBNL or cash?  That sounds kinda…weird, right?  “We’ll send you some cash, and if we don’t like what we see of the list of guys you give us, you’ll send it back to us, with interest.” 

    Reply
  11. TheReturnOfMrBlanks

    12 years ago

    Kouz is going to rake at Coors field, give him a shot it might work!

    Reply
  12. Randy

    12 years ago

    so now you owe the A’s 2 players to be named later 1 from the ellis trade still 

    Reply
  13. D.j. Wilson

    12 years ago

    Lets’s call them the Colorado A’s: Jason Giambi, Carlos Gonzalez, Huston Street, Mark Ellis, Kevin Kouzmanoff…

    Reply
    • Rabbitov

      12 years ago

      When they had Wigginton and Mora we called them the Colorado Orioles. 

      Reply
  14. corey23

    12 years ago

    LATER KOUZ!!! thank god, i was tired of him stinking up Sacramento with that bat of his.  Nice guy but just not that good.

    Reply
    • jeffmaz

      12 years ago

      He was hitting .302 with 13 home runs in 61 ABs.  How horrible is that?

      Reply
      • Roy R

        12 years ago

        13 home runs in 61 ABs is a lot different to 13 home runs in 61 games (which is what he has actually done).

        Reply
        • Hormel

          12 years ago

          sorry for the mixup

          I agree, .302 and 13 home runs in 61 games is horrible

          Reply
  15. Ricardo Elorza

    12 years ago

    I was going to post that Kouz has played all his career in extreme pitchers parks and know will call Coors his home… then I noticed he’s 30. When did this happen?

    Reply
    • John DiRienzo

      12 years ago

      July 25, 2011.

      Reply
  16. BadBadLeroyBrown

    12 years ago

    A 3rd baseman getting demoted for a 2nd baseman to play 3B….depressing

    Reply
  17. Guest 6655

    12 years ago

    Anyone else see the Rox moving him for Wandy? They don’t really have room for him….

    Reply
  18. Guest 6654

    12 years ago

    Anyone else see the Rox dealing him for Wandy?

    Reply
  19. Bill Konigsberg

    12 years ago

    No. The Rockies are seeking lightning in a bottle at the hot corner for a possible playoff run, even though they’ve been terrible this year. This move actually makes a little sense. They’ve been giving Chris Nelson some looks at third and he’s probably not the answer… with Ian Stewart done and Josh Fields the next best thing at AAA, Kouzmanoff seems like a reasonable gamble as someone to spell Ty Wigginton down the stretch.

    Reply
  20. Triple Hawpes Brewed

    12 years ago

    “led the A’s with 16 HR’s…” geez how pathetic is the A’s offense?!

    Reply
    • tiduss

      12 years ago

       Guess. Just guess how pathetic it is with what you just said.

      Reply

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