The Oakland Athletics claim 2B Yung-Chi Chen off waivers from Seattle
The A’s have claimed 25-year old righty swinging 2B Yung-Chi Chen off waivers from the Mariners. Chen played in 66 games in AAA last season and he was 62 for 249 (.249 avg, .638 OPS) with 37 runs scored, 3 homers, 25 RBIs and 9 stolen bases. Chen was the Mariners’ #20 rated prospect heading into the 2008 season according to Baseball America. This was a nice low risk/high reward move for the A’s.