 |
| Shane Victorino (courtesy of Matthew Crowne) |
The Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired Victorino for reliever Josh Lindblom and starting pitching prospect Ethan Martin.
Victorino, 31,. has spent the past eight seasons with the Phillies. In 987 games with the club, he batted .279 with 181 doubles, 63 triples, 88 home runs, 390 RBI and 179 stolen bases. In 46 postseason games, he compiled a .269 batting average with six home runs and 30 RBI.
This season, Victorino was hitting .261 with nine home runs, 40 RBI and 24 stolen bases in 101 games.
During his time with the Phillies, Victorino was a two-time National League All-Star and a three-time National League Gold Glove Award winner.
Victorino, who is due just over $3 million for the rest of the 2012 campaign and will be a free agent after the season, is expected to play left field in LA while Domonic Brown will be called up from Triple-A to handle left for the Phils with John Mayberry Jr. taking over duties in center.
“We’re excited to add an All-Star caliber player with postseason experience,” said Dodgers GM Ned Colletti. “He plays the game with passion, gives us a top of the order bat from both sides of the plate, can steal bases and is solid defensively in the outfield.”
Lindblom, 25, is a 6-foot-4 right-hander with a plus arm was 2-2 with a 3.02 ERA in 48 games this season for the Dodgers, holding opposing hitters to a .241 batting average. He was averaging 8.1 strikeouts per 9.0 innings pitched (43 SO/47.2 IP).
Martin, meanwhile, was rated as the 17th best prospect in the Dodgers' system. The 23-year-old was 8-6 with a 3.58 ERA in 20 starts for double-A Chattanooga. He held opposing hitters to a .214 batting average and allowed only five home runs in 118.0 innings.
For his minor league career, Martin, who was a first-round selection (15th overall) for the Dodgers in 2008, has averaged 9.3 strikeouts per 9.0 innings pitched.
No comments:
Post a Comment