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Moriarty9 · 03-29-2009, 05:56 PM

Ogea dealt for infielder Kennedy
Devil Rays trade pitcher for Colorado secondbaseman
July 29, 2000

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Devil Rays made their third trade in roughly 36 hours, swapping pitcher Chad Ogea to the Colorado Rockies for secondbaseman Adam Kennedy.

The deal, consumated shortly after midnight, just hours after Tampa Bay's 4-2 extra-inning loss to the Kansas City Royals, clears room on the pitching staff for newly-acquired Roy Halladay, and brings in an offensively-talented Kennedy.

Kennedy, 24, hit .304 with 30 doubles, four triples, six home runs, 37 RBI, 60 runs, and 26 stolen bases in 102 games with the Rockies. Last season, he hit .331 with 14 home runs, 73 RBI, and 87 runs scored in 135 games for Colorado. The left-handed hitting Kennedy is expected to take over as the team's starting secondbaseman and will bat somewhere along the top of the order, either first or second in the lineup.

Ogea, 29, went just 6-7 with a 5.50 ERA in 21 games for Tampa Bay, including 16 starts, this year. The right-hander was 8-15 with a 5.28 ERA in 31 starts for the Devil Rays last season. He will join the Rockies' rotation and is expected to make his Colorado debut later this week.

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Moriarty9 All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,858 Thanks: 10 Thanked 3x in 3 posts	Ogea dealt for infielder Kennedy Devil Rays trade pitcher for Colorado secondbaseman July 29, 2000 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Devil Rays made their third trade in roughly 36 hours, swapping pitcher Chad Ogea to the Colorado Rockies for secondbaseman Adam Kennedy. The deal, consumated shortly after midnight, just hours after Tampa Bay's 4-2 extra-inning loss to the Kansas City Royals, clears room on the pitching staff for newly-acquired Roy Halladay, and brings in an offensively-talented Kennedy. Kennedy, 24, hit .304 with 30 doubles, four triples, six home runs, 37 RBI, 60 runs, and 26 stolen bases in 102 games with the Rockies. Last season, he hit .331 with 14 home runs, 73 RBI, and 87 runs scored in 135 games for Colorado. The left-handed hitting Kennedy is expected to take over as the team's starting secondbaseman and will bat somewhere along the top of the order, either first or second in the lineup. Ogea, 29, went just 6-7 with a 5.50 ERA in 21 games for Tampa Bay, including 16 starts, this year. The right-hander was 8-15 with a 5.28 ERA in 31 starts for the Devil Rays last season. He will join the Rockies' rotation and is expected to make his Colorado debut later this week.