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11/18/2007 1:18 PM ET
Blue Jays add Marco Scutaro
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The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired infielder Marco Scutaro from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for right-handed pitchers Graham Godfrey and Kristian Bell.
Scutaro, 32, hit .260 in 2007 for the Oakland Athletics in 104 games, with 13 doubles, seven home runs and 41 RBIs. The 5-10, 186-pound native of San Felipe, Venezuela, has appeared in a combined 551 Major League games for the New York Mets (2002-2003) and Oakland (2004-2007). The right-handed hitter is a career .259 hitter with 92 doubles, 31 home runs and 174 RBIs, and he has an on-base percentage of .320. Scutaro has played second base, third base, shortstop and the outfield and owns a career fielding percentage of .979.
Godfrey, 23, posted a 6-7 record with a 3.98 ERA in 21 starts for the Lansing Lugnuts of the Class A Midwest League. The 6-3, 205-pound right-hander recorded 74 strikeouts in 110 2/3 innings, yielding 132 hits, 36 walks and eight home runs.
Bell, 23, spent the 2007 season with Dunedin of the Class A Florida State League, where he posted a 3-7 record in 22 games with 11 starts and an ERA of 5.33. The 6-1, 190-pound right-hander allowed 89 hits in 77 2/3 innings with nine home runs, 28 walks and 46 strikeouts.
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