Thursday, January 3, 2008

Nick Swisher Dealt to White Sox

Nick Swisher, the 27-year old switch-hitting outfielder of the Oakland A's was dealt to the Chi White Sox today. This is the second major move of the Athletics organization. The first was when they dealt Dan Haren to Arizona back on December 14th. The Swisher trade to the White Sox was for three minor leaguers, pitcher Gio Gonzalez, pitcher Fautino De Los Santos and outfielder Ryan Sweeney. The A's are seeming to look like they are in a rebuilding mode here.

Swisher can pull double duty and has played both the outfield and first base for the A's filling in for other injured players. He was a first round pick for Oakland back in the 2002 draft.

Proper Name: Nicholas Thompson Swisher
Born: November 25, 1980
Columbus, OH
Height: 6-0
Weight: 216 lbs.
Age: 27
Bats: B
Throws: Left
Pos: RF
Experience: 3 years
2007 Salary: $400,000
College: Ohio State


2007 Stats
.262 Batting Average
22 Home Runs
78 RBI's
100 Walks
.381 On-base percentage

A nice triple by Swisher

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