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Phillies Claim Brian Bocock Off Waivers

By Mike Axisa | January 26, 2010 at 1:47pm CDT

The Phillies have claimed infielder Brian Bocock off waivers from the Blue Jays, tweets MLB.com's Todd Zolecki. Toronto just claimed Bocock off waivers from the Giants earlier this month. 

Bocock, 25 in March, spent most of '09 in High A ball, where he hit .241/.303/.339.  The speedy shortstop is hailed for his defense, according to Baseball America's '08 Handbook.

Note: an earlier version of this post contained incorrect information about the Phillies having higher priority than the Blue Jays for NL players.  Only trade waivers are league-specific.

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  1. arock1234

    11 years ago

    Why would the jays put him back on waivers after they just claimed him?

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  2. Muggi

    11 years ago

    Very strange, for both teams.

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  3. empathizerightonyourbehind

    11 years ago

    BJ’s without Bocock? I can’t imagine that.

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    • Daniel Stern

      11 years ago

      YES! Greatest line ever. That was awesome

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    • Daniel Stern

      11 years ago

      YES! Awesome, keep up the good work

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  4. sittinondubs

    11 years ago

    Hopefully the Jays replace him with someone better!

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  5. sfgiantsforeternity

    11 years ago

    WHY IS BOCOCK?

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  6. Nick Barbour

    11 years ago

    I think it’s quite obvious that this is just another piece of the Halladay trade…

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    • sittinondubs

      11 years ago

      Nice job Nick. Makes complete sense to me :P I forgot waiver claims are guaranteed when the Jays inform MLB that Bockock is only available to Philly. LOL

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  7. empathizerightonyourbehind

    11 years ago

    i see Bocock had 69 RBI in 420 big league at bats. interesting.

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    • Mike Axisa

      11 years ago

      You sure about that?

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      • empathizerightonyourbehind

        11 years ago

        yeah, that’s a “bocock” joke.

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        • Mike Axisa

          11 years ago

          I’m an idiot. My bad.

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          • empathizerightonyourbehind

            11 years ago

            no reason you should have to come down to this level. sorry about that.

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  8. 55saveslives

    11 years ago

    Jeez…

    Phillies listen…if the Giants cut someone, they really suck!! Stay away from them. You’d think after Tasch and Fat N’ Sweaty they’d realize that!

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    • Guest

      11 years ago

      LOL yikes.. who is FatNSweaty?

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      • timmah_55

        11 years ago

        Tyler Walker… he sweats a waterfall before even throwing a pitch. Even in the cool low humidity weather of San Francisco.

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        • phillies1996

          11 years ago

          holy crap ik its rediclulus oh well im pretty sure he’s not a Phillie anymore

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      • 55saveslives

        11 years ago

        Tyler Walker…Huge guy who gets two throws in the pen and looks as if he just jumped in the bay.

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    • Lincecum_Says_GSP

      11 years ago

      what about Feliz… he wasn’t too bad for them. It’s very strange to me that a lot former Giants end up making their way to Philly. Next you’ll see Guzman swallowed up by them.

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      • phillies1996

        11 years ago

        its also kind of stange how many deals the phillies make with the mariners

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  9. tntnhhs

    11 years ago

    The Bocock Saints…

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  10. bjbirdie.

    11 years ago

    The Jays have been practicing the waiver claim dance for a couple of years now. It is a way to infuse older fringe talent at a very modest claim fee. Instead of keeping them on the 40, the DFA them shortly afterwards with the potential fortune of being able to keep them in their system if the player isn`t claimed. Cody Haerther (lost back to the Cards) and Kelvin Jimenez (lost to CWS) are two that come to mind. AA loves to dig deep for any kind of talent – he`s a scout at heart.

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  11. septembercallup

    11 years ago

    I saw Bocock play — badly — at Single-A San Jose last year. There was a reason he was there. Worst defense I’ve ever seen, even in the minors. And he wasn’t even hitting the Mendoza line at that point. In A ball.

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  12. phillies1996

    11 years ago

    why? that sums up everything in my mind……..what do they need him for is he even anygood……….well i guess not after being waived like four times in the same month

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  13. Derek

    11 years ago

    1. League no longer matters for waiver claims.
    2. As bjbirdie mentioned above, the Blue Jays (among other teams) like to claim, then DFA guys they think will slip through in order to meet organizational needs. Not a bad strategy here, as Bocock won’t be minor league FA eligible for years and is unlikely to help a big league team anytime soon, but is useful as a plus defender to back your developing minor league pitchers.

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