Nationals acquire OF Alex Escobar
The Washington Nationals acquired 26-year-old outfielder Alex Escobar from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for minor-league outfielder Jerry Owens on Feb. 13 according to Nationals General Manager Jim Bowden.
Escobar played in 46 games for Cleveland, but his season was cut short by a stress fracture in his right foot. Last season, Escobar was claimed off waivers in August by Chicago (AL) and immediately placed on the 15-day disabled list. Escobar is expected to be ready for Spring Training.
Rated by Baseball America as high as the Mets' No. 1 prospect as recently as 2001, Escobar has long been regarded as one of the top prospects in baseball. However, Escobar tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during a March 4, 2002 Grapefruit League contests against Pittsburgh. While he did not play in '02, he rebounded to hit five home runs for Cleveland and 24 in triple-A Buffalo.
Escobar is a .229 career hitter with nine home runs and 34 RBI in 92 career major league games with New York (NL) and Cleveland.
Owens, 23, was Montreal's second-round selection in the 2003 First-Year Player Draft out of The Master's College in Santa Clarita, CA. A football player at UCLA before transferring to The Master's College, Owens hit .292 with one home run and 37 RBI last season for Savannah of the Single-A South Atlantic League.
To make room for Escobar on their 40-man roster, the Washington Nationals designated infielder Alejandro Machado for assignment.
Escobar played in 46 games for Cleveland, but his season was cut short by a stress fracture in his right foot. Last season, Escobar was claimed off waivers in August by Chicago (AL) and immediately placed on the 15-day disabled list. Escobar is expected to be ready for Spring Training.
Rated by Baseball America as high as the Mets' No. 1 prospect as recently as 2001, Escobar has long been regarded as one of the top prospects in baseball. However, Escobar tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during a March 4, 2002 Grapefruit League contests against Pittsburgh. While he did not play in '02, he rebounded to hit five home runs for Cleveland and 24 in triple-A Buffalo.
Escobar is a .229 career hitter with nine home runs and 34 RBI in 92 career major league games with New York (NL) and Cleveland.
Owens, 23, was Montreal's second-round selection in the 2003 First-Year Player Draft out of The Master's College in Santa Clarita, CA. A football player at UCLA before transferring to The Master's College, Owens hit .292 with one home run and 37 RBI last season for Savannah of the Single-A South Atlantic League.
To make room for Escobar on their 40-man roster, the Washington Nationals designated infielder Alejandro Machado for assignment.
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