Cleveland and Seattle Trade Again

Not long after sending first baseman Eduardo Perez to the Seattle Mariners, the Cleveland Indians sent Ben Broussard and cash to the Mariners for outfielder Shin-Soo Choo and a player to be named later.

Cleveland used a tandem of Broussard and Perez for most of the season because the left-handed only Broussard hits well against right-handed hitter and the right-handed Perez bodes well only against lefties. Now Seattle will use the same system with the same players. Broussard and Perez will likely also DH for Seattle.

Choo will be mainly the Indians starting right fielder against right-handed, but pitching but can play all three outfield spots.

Choo, 24, has spent the majority of this year at Triple-A Tacoma, where he's hit .323 with 21 doubles, three triples, 13 homers and 48 RBIs.

Source

• http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com

Date

Wed 07/26/06, 3:46 pm EST

ASwaffAll-American

1222 days ago

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I saw Shin-Soo Choo play last year when their Triple A affiliate was in Round Rock. He was my favorite player, just because of the name.

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Awrigh01All-Star

1221 days ago

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I think its a good deal for the Indians. Broussard is a solid, but not spectacular big leaguer

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AndersedJV Squad

1221 days ago

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In Seattle, Choo has had a few stints to prove himself, including just a couple weeks ago. It was pretty obvious that he just wasn't at that caliber (yet, at least). He was bad in the majors and then went back to AAA where he tore it up. As a Mariner fan, it's a clear win because Choo was expendable with Adam Jones and because Carl Everett had to go for anyone. Broussard may be only solid, but Choo has a long way to go before he becomes solid.

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AndersedJV Squad

1219 days ago

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Well Choo hit a homer to beat the Mariners tonight 1-0. Broussard didn't even play.

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