Pete Kozma
3B FA
Tue 10/19/21 9:19 PM

Kozma was released by the Athletics on Tuesday.
EDGE Analysis
Kozma had his contract selected by the Athletics for the final weekend of the regular season, and he elected free agency after being removed from the 40-man roster. He spent the rest of the season at Triple-A and hit .244/.307/.337 with four homers, 40 RBI, 24 runs and six stolen bases in 113 games.

Pete Kozma
3B FA
Fri 10/1/21 2:54 PM

Kozma's contract was selected by the Athletics on Friday.
EDGE Analysis
Kozma gives Oakland added infield depth for the final series of the season with Vimael Machin (illness) hitting the injured list. The 33-year-old owns an unimpressive .215/.278/.291 career slash line over parts of seven major-league seasons, the last of which came back in 2018.

Pete Kozma
3B FA
Sat 3/27/21 1:19 PM

Kozma was reassigned to minor-league camp Saturday.
EDGE Analysis
Kozma had a strong performance early in spring training and hit .282 with one home run, 11 runs and eight RBI in 24 Cactus League appearances. However, he should serve as organizational depth at Triple-A Las Vegas for most of the season.

Pete Kozma
3B FA
Thu 3/11/21 2:18 PM

Kozma, who's on a minor-league contract with the Athletics, is 6-for-14 with two doubles, a home run and five RBI across 10 Cactus League games.
EDGE Analysis
While it's counterintuitive to think the 32-year-old has finally figured out big-league pitching after mostly struggling over parts of seven previous seasons, his spring numbers are undeniably eye-catching thus far. Kozma did hit over .300 in two separate stints with the Cardinals back in 2012 and 2014, but that sample constituted just 40 games and he slashed an abysmal .217/.275/.273 in his most extensive taste of MLB action (448 plate appearances) in 2013. Although Kozma is likely to spend most of the season at Triple-A Las Vegas as organizational depth, he could conceivably alter expectations if he continues wielding a similarly hot bat the rest of spring.

Pete Kozma
3B FA
Wed 11/18/20 3:16 PM

Kozma signed a minor-league contract with the Athletics on Wednesday, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
EDGE Analysis
Kozma appears set to serve as organizational depth for Oakland in 2021 after spending the 2020 season with Atlanta's alternate squad. The 32-year-old hasn't appeared in the majors since 2018, and he slashed .263/.340/.414 with seven home runs and 51 RBI with Triple-A Toledo in 2019.

Pete Kozma
3B FA
Sat 7/4/20 11:45 AM

Manager Brian Snitker said Saturday that Kozma tested positive for COVID-19, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Kozma was added to the Braves' 60-man roster in late June as a non-roster invitee, but he was named as one of four players on the team to have tested positive for COVID-19. He's reportedly experiencing symptoms, which could slightly extend his recovery timeline. The 32-year-old will need to clear the league protocol before he's allowed to rejoin the team.

Pete Kozma
3B FA
Mon 6/29/20 6:58 PM

Kozma will be a part of the Braves' 60-man roster, Gabe Burns of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
EDGE Analysis
Kozma inked a minor-league deal with the Braves during the offseason and appeared in major-league spring training as a non-roster invitee, where he went 3-for-18 with three runs and four strikeouts. After spending the entire 2019 campaign in the minors, the 32-year-old is no lock for major-league playing time, especially after hitting .164/.228/.221 with 12 RBI and 56 strikeouts over his last three seasons in the majors.

Pete Kozma
3B FA
Sat 1/4/20 10:32 AM

Kozma signed a minor-league contract with the Braves on Saturday, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
After making major-league appearances in 2017 and 2018, Kozma failed to reach the big leagues last season as he hit .263/.340/.414 with seven home runs and 51 RBI over 88 games with Triple-A Toledo. The 31-year-old has struggled in his limited action in the majors over his career. While it wouldn't be surprising to see him make an appearance with the Braves at some point in 2020, it's unlikely that he will make a big impact.

Pete Kozma
3B FA
Tue 3/19/19 12:45 PM

The Tigers reassigned Kozma to their minor-league camp Tuesday, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Kozma played in 27 games for the Tigers in 2018, slashing .217/.236/.348 across 73 plate appearances. Assuming he sticks around in the organization, Kozma will likely begin 2019 at Triple-A Toledo and could get the call to the big leagues if the Tigers are in need of a utility infielder at any point.

Pete Kozma
3B FA
Fri 11/9/18 11:44 AM

Kozma agreed to a minor-league contract that includes and invitation to spring training with Detroit on Friday.
EDGE Analysis
Kozma will remain in the Tigers' organization for the second straight season after spending a majority of the 2018 campaign at the Triple-A level. He is set to compete for an Opening Day spot in spring training, but the 30-year-old shouldn't be viewed as anything more than a depth piece after slashing .217/.236/.348 in 27 games with the big-league team last year.