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DENVER—The Colorado Rockies acquired outfielder Matt Murton from the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday in exchange for minor league prospect Corey Wimberly.
Murton has a .288 career average with 28 homers and 106 RBI. He was one of four players Oakland acquired from the Chicago Cubs in the Rich Harden trade in July.
The 27-year-old Murton hit .100 in nine games with the A’s last season. He finished the season with Triple-A Sacramento, hitting .277
Wimberly, a 25-year-old infielder, hit .291 with 26 RBI at Double-A Tulsa last year. He stole 59 bases, best in the Texas League and seventh overall in the minors.
The Rockies drafted him in the sixth round in 2005. He has 181 stolen bases in 354 minor league games.
