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Phillies Trade for Some Guy
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Phillies making moves on a Monday afternoon:
Phillies make a trade. They get INF C.J. Chatham from Boston for a player to be named later. To make room on roster, Victor Arano was DFA
— Jim Salisbury (@JimSalisbury215) January 18, 2021
C.J. Chatham? Never heard of him.
Apparently he’s Boston’s #14 prospect, a good defensive player who fits at short stop or second base. He’s a 26-year-old righty who worked his way through the Red Sox system to Triple-A Pawtucket, which actually re-branded and moved to Worcester ahead of the 2021 season.
Splitting time between Pawtucket and the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs, Chatham knocked in 46 runs and hit five homers while logging a .741 OPS in 2019.
As for Arano, he had a strong 2018, then had the elbow surgery and that was apparently it for his Phillies career.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com