Thigpen traded to A's

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Just saw it on MLB Network ticker. Too bad Huston's not still there.

Go Rangers.

Hook'em!!!

 

[Thorp]

Good luck Curtis.

Saw Huston pitch today....doing ok.

 

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A's add two catchers to replace Powell
Thigpen acquired in trade, Munson signed to Minors contract
By Mychael Urban / MLB.com
PHOENIX -- With projected backup Landon Powell sidelined by a side strain that's kept him out of action since March 21, the A's on Friday added some insurance at catcher.
Curtis Thigpen was acquired from the Blue Jays in exchange for a player to be named later or cash, and Eric Munson was signed to a Minor League contract.
Thigpen, 25, was removed from Toronto's 40-man roster on Feb. 6, but he was in Major League camp as a non-roster invitee and batted .148 with two home runs and two RBIs in 14 games in Grapefruit League action.
Former A's closer Huston Street's roommate at the University of Texas, Thigpen spent the balance of the 2008 season at Triple-A Syracuse, batting .222 with three home runs and 41 RBIs in 96 games. He was 3-for-17 (.176) in 10 games combined during two callups to the Blue Jays, with whom he made his big league debut in 2007.
A's manager Bob Geren said Thigpen, 25, likely will spend some time in Major League camp upon reporting before being sent to Minor League Spring Training.
Munson, 31, spent the 2008 season at Triple-A Nashville in the Milwaukee organization and hit .165 with a home run and 12 RBIs in 27 games, his season shortened by two stints on the disabled list. He missed 19 days in April with a strained left hip and was sidelined for the remainder of the season after going on the disabled list on May 29 with left shoulder bursitis.
A San Diego native, Munson was, along with A's third baseman Eric Chavez, considered a lock for Major League stardom as a prep standout.
"I saw him play in high school," Geren recalled. "Chavez was the shortstop, Munson was catching, and Eric came in to pitch late in the game. ... Munson was as big of a deal as Eric back then."
Only Chavez has lived up to the hype, however. Munson made his big league debut with Tigers in 2000 and is a .214 career hitter with 49 home runs and 147s RBI in 360 games with Detroit (2000-04), Tampa Bay (2005) and Houston (2006-07).
Powell, Oakland's No. 1 pick in the 2004 First-Year Player Draft, has been slowed by knee injuries for much of his professional career. He reported to camp healthy, and when Rob Bowen was released March 17, Powell appeared to have secured a job behind starter Kurt Suzuki.
He suffered the side strain while throwing a runner out in the March 21 game and has since been limited in workouts.
Geren on Friday said Powell is improving but won't play in a game again for at least "a couple of days, for sure." If Powell isn't ready for Opening Night, non-roster invitee Joel Galarraga likely will be Suzuki's backup early in the season.
Mychael Urban is a national writer for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.