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5.07.2003
Chen claimed by Boston Bruce Chen's Eastern odyssey continues, as he's now been claimed off waivers by the Red Sox. As many of you are no doubt aware, Chen, who is still only 25, has been a member of four of the five organizations in the NL East, starting with Braves and moving on to the Phillies, then the Mets and finally the Expos. While he hasn't made it to Miami just yet, he appeared ready to take on the new challenge of the NL Central after being traded there by Montreal for Jim Brower and then signing with the Astros in the offseason. Instead, he's headed back East to Boston to continue the circuit, now for the first time in the American League. He's done a little major league pitching already this season, going 12 innings and allowing 8 runs (all earned) on 14 hits while walking and striking out eight and allowing two home runs. While at this point it seems unlikely he'll live up to the promise he showed as a 21-year old making his debut with the Braves in 1998, he's been moved around an awful lot (this is his seventh organization, all since 2000) and could probably use the chance to settle down and try to re-establish himself. I don't know that he'll necessarily get such an opportunity in Boston, on a team that has a place for him to come in and get a shot in a shaky bullpen, but probably won't give him a particularly long leash if he slips up initially. That said, if you can stick him in AAA for a while and see if he can have some success again at that level, perhaps this is a worthwhile, decent-upside pickup. Of course (according to the linked article), he's joining the team right away, so he'll have to prove himself in the major league bullpen immediately. - |