A's obtain outfielder DeJesus from Royals

DeJesus, a longtime fixture in the Royals' outfield, was limited to 91 games this year after tearing a ligament in his right thumb while trying to make a leaping catch against the outfield wall at Yankee Stadium in late July.

DeJesus has played eight seasons with Kansas City after being drafted in the fourth round of the 2000 MLB draft. He batted .318 with five home runs and 37 runs batted in last season and has logged 241 consecutive errorless games.

DeJesus has 61 homers, 390 RBI and a .289 average for his career.

Mazarro, meanwhile, is a promising right-handed starter. He went 6-8 with a 4.27 earned run average over 24 games (18 starts) with Oakland last season, sporting a career record of 10-17 with 4.72 ERA in 41 career games.

The left-handed Marks is a Class A pitcher and a third-round A's draft selection in 2009.

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