Saturday, June 7, 2008

Angel Berroa acquired by Dodgers

The Dodgers made good on their promise to add infield depth by trading for Angel Berroa of the Kansas City Royals for Single-A shortstop Juan Rivera. He was once upon a time the 2003 American League Rookie of the Year, so his career has pretty much sputtered since then.

Barroa was spending the season in Triple-A Omaha, hitting .291 with 10 HR and 27 RBI. Man, those numbers would earn him an All-Star berth with the Dodgers! The $3.5 million left on his deal will be picked up by the Dodgers, who would rather pay the money than trade away a prospect. It's probably the right thing to do.

The arrival for Berroa most likely means the demotion of Chin-lung Hu. Hu's glove is really good, but his hitting is atrocious. He's hitting a meager .165 with 7 RBI in 103 AB's. With the offense pretty much on life support as it is, even his sharp glove is not enough to keep him up. I still think he's one of the top prospects they have, so maybe he can get caught up offensively to be a threat in the future. Imagine Furcal at SS and Hu at 2B for next year. That's a great defensive combo.

Berroa is expected to receive the call up for Saturday's game against the Chicago Cubs.

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