The early season signing of Chavez by the Braves looked to be little more than a minor league depth signing, with usual caveat that maybe the veteran pitcher could help the big-league club if injuries struck. The Braves signed Chavez to a minor league contract on April 17, 2021. His 14th season in the majors started inauspiciously, as the Dodgers waved the Southern California native late in Spring Training.
For the next five seasons, Chavez bounced around multiple organizations, including a return to the Rangers, two stops with the Los Angeles Angels, the Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers. After the 2015 season, Oakland traded Chavez back to Toronto for future All-Star reliever Liam Hendriks.
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Soriano went on to make his lone All-Star game as a member of the Rays, collecting 45 saves and a stellar 0.802 WHIP in 2010.Īs for Chavez, the then 26-year-old lasted less than half a season with the Braves, appearing in 28 games largely in a mop-up role, posting uninspiring numbers (-0.2 fWAR) before the Braves packaged him with outfielder Gregor Blanco and relief prospect Tim Collins in a Trade Deadline deal for outfielder Rick Ankiel and reliever Kyle Farnsworth.Ī series of transactions landed Chavez with the Oakland A’s in 2012, with whom he had is most successful handful of seasons after claiming a starter’s role.
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Less than one month later, Chavez was acquired by the Atlanta Braves for then-Braves closer Rafael Soriano, who was sent packing because he surprisingly accepted arbitration rather than becoming a free agent. Chavez was then traded in November 2009 to the Tampa Bay Rays for infielder Akinori Iwamura. He made his MLB debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2008, two years after being traded to the team for pitcher Kip Wells.
Looking back on the 2021 season, one of the team’s more unexpectedly positive contributions came from 37 year-old Jesse Chavez, the much-travelled pitcher who provided a boost to the bullpen in early summer and became a reliable, durable option for Brian Snitker throughout the postseason.Ĭhavez was a 2002 draftee of the Texas Rangers in the 42 nd round out of Riverside Community College (CA) after not signing out of high school when drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 39 th round in 2001.
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