Jesse Chavez has been traded a few times, playing for nine teams in 15 big-league seasons. But even he had never been traded as early as April.
Well, until this year.
“I’m used to bouncing around pretty frequently, but that one kind of caught me off guard,” said Chavez of the Cubs dealing him to the Braves two months ago.
As much as that move came as a surprise, Chavez came out on top. He returned to Wrigley Friday with an Atlanta team riding a 14-game winning streak and again is a key piece in the Braves bullpen.