I was actually in the process of composing a little piece about the clusterf@ck that is the Oakland outfield when this news hit the wire. Here's what I had written about Murton:
I think keeping Murton in Triple-A is a waste. Check out his 2006 stats if you don't believe me. Dude can hit. I know it. Can he play first? Would probably benefit from a move back to the NL.
In return for Murton, the A's received a 25-year-old second baseman who stole 59 bases last season, but has yet to make it past Double-A. Smells like roster filler to me. Especially in an organization such as Oakland which is suddenly flush with second baseman who project to be at least league average.
Oh well, at least the trade clears up a spot on the 40-man. Welcome to Oakland, Orlando Cabrera.
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