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Cincinnati
Reds
Reds acquire Choo and Donald from
Indians
Send Stubbs and Gregorius to Cleveland
CINCINNATI
- Cincinnati Reds President of
Baseball Operations and General Manager Walt Jocketty today announced
acquisition of leadoff hitter and CF Shin-Soo Choo, IF Jason Donald and
cash
from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for CF Drew Stubbs and SS Didi
Gregorius.
"It
was very difficult giving up
home-grown talent, but we think Choo can fill the missing parts in our
lineup
both offensively and defensively," Jocketty said. "He is an exciting
player, and we expect him to set the table for Phillips, Votto, Bruce,
Ludwick
and the rest of our run producers."
Jocketty
said of Stubbs, who helped the Reds
win National League Central Division titles in 2010 and 2012, "We
appreciate the contributions Drew made to our two championships. We
wish him
nothing but success in Cleveland."
In
his 8-year Major League career, Choo has
produced a .289 batting average and a .381 on-base percentage. In his
career as
a leadoff hitter, Choo has a .307 average and .386 on-base percentage
that
includes marks of .300 and .374 when leading off an innning.
Choo,
30, in 155 appearances last season for
the Indians hit .283 with 43 doubles, 16 HR, 67 RBI, 21 stolen bases
and 88
runs scored as the club's Hank Award Award nominee. He ranked among the
American League leaders in runs, hits, doubles, on-base percentage and
multi-hit games, and his .327 average against righthanders was the
seventh-best
mark in the AL. Choo's .389 on-base percentage from the leadoff spot
ranked
third in the league, while his .373 overall on-base percentage ranked
10th.
Choo
and Ian Kinsler of the Texas Rangers were
the only players in the Major Leagues in 2012 with at least 40 doubles,
15
homers and 20 steals. Choo joined Roberto Alomar and Grady Sizemore as
the only
players in Indians history to reach each of those statistical marks in
a single
season.
Donald,
28, has appeared in 170 games for the
Indians over the last 4 seasons. He has made 73 career appearances at
SS, 68 at
2B, 16 at 3B and 7 in the outfield.
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