Getty Images Mark Kotsay has posted a weak .275/.333/.363 batting line in 111 plate appearances this season and isn’t much of a defender at age 36, but Corey Brock of MLB.com writes that Padres have been “impressed” with the veteran outfielder’s clubhouse presence and signed him Sunday to a contract extension that runs through the 2013 season.
No word yet on the financial terms of the new contract, though it’s doubtful to be overly lucrative.
Kotsay is earning $1.25 million here in 2012 as a bench bat and backup outfielder on a San Diego squad that is currently 13 games under the .500 mark. The 15-year MLB veteran has also played for the Marlins, Athletics, Braves, Red Sox, White Sox and Brewers.
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- riverace19 - Aug 12, 2012 at 12:00 PM
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You have to hand it to Kotsay for making mediocrity last for 15 years in MLB
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- Glenn - Aug 12, 2012 at 12:05 PM
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He must be one heck of a good guy and clubhouse presence. Good for him.
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- zzalapski - Aug 12, 2012 at 1:55 PM
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Are we sure the Padres meant Mark’s clubhouse presence and not his smoking hot wife’s?
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- Jeremiah Graves - Aug 12, 2012 at 2:23 PM
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Pics or it didn’t happen…
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- pisano - Aug 12, 2012 at 6:19 PM
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The only way the Padres will extend a player is if he’s on the cheap, hopefully with the new ownership coming in that will change.
