Chacon unclaimed, is a free agent: SP Shawn Chacon cleared waivers and was released Monday by the Astros, five days after a physical altercation with general manager Ed Wade in the clubhouse. The 30-year-old pitcher was suspended after shoving Wade to the floor before the Astros played Texas last Wednesday. Wade said he had asked Chacon to come into manager Cecil Cooper's office for a meeting. Chacon refused, and the confrontation ensued. Chacon was put on waivers Thursday. The Astros said last week that if another team did not claim Chacon by Monday, the team would release the pitcher and terminate his contract for cause. (Updated 06/30/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 7/25/08).
Fantasy Analysis
Wade said he was done talking about Chacon and what happened. "I don't think it's appropriate for me to have anything more to say about the issue," he said. "We dealt with this and gave everybody ample opportunity to ask questions the other day about it. He's a free agent now. Whatever course is taken down the road is out of our hands. He's not our player anymore." Chacon was 2-3 with a 5.04 ERA in 15 starts this season. He set a major-league record for a starting pitcher with nine straight no-decisions to open the season. Ignore him in Fantasy until he signs with another team, but given the circumstances of his release, that might take a while. (Updated 06/30/2008).
No information available at this time.
Chacon unclaimed, is a free agent: SP Shawn Chacon cleared waivers and was released Monday by the Astros, five days after a physical altercation with general manager Ed Wade in the clubhouse. The 30-year-old pitcher was suspended after shoving Wade to the floor before the Astros played Texas last Wednesday. Wade said he had asked Chacon to come into manager Cecil Cooper's office for a meeting. Chacon refused, and the confrontation ensued. Chacon was put on waivers Thursday. The Astros said last week that if another team did not claim Chacon by Monday, the team would release the pitcher and terminate his contract for cause. (Updated 06/30/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 7/25/08).
Fantasy Analysis
Wade said he was done talking about Chacon and what happened. "I don't think it's appropriate for me to have anything more to say about the issue," he said. "We dealt with this and gave everybody ample opportunity to ask questions the other day about it. He's a free agent now. Whatever course is taken down the road is out of our hands. He's not our player anymore." Chacon was 2-3 with a 5.04 ERA in 15 starts this season. He set a major-league record for a starting pitcher with nine straight no-decisions to open the season. Ignore him in Fantasy until he signs with another team, but given the circumstances of his release, that might take a while. (Updated 06/30/2008).
= probable start
