Atlanta Braves Trade Kotchman for LaRoche
July 31, 2009 by AtlantaGaToday Staff
Filed under Braves Blog
Adam LaRoche returns to the Braves in exchange for first baseman Casey Kotchman and 1.5 million in cash. The trade makes sense for Atlanta as they hope Adam can provide some power as he normally does in the second half of the season.
Although Casey Kotchman has been hot lately, he has never hit more than twenty homers in a season. LaRoche should fit in smoothly with the Braves since he’s been here before. In his last year as a Brave Adam punched out 32 homers, 90 rbi’s, and a .285 batting average.
Adam LaRoche will be a free agent at the end of the season.
