Phillies Trade For Catcher

The Philadelphia Phillies picked up a catcher before the non-waiver trade deadline yesterday. Didn't hear about it? It was under the radar, so low in fact that the trade was for a player already on the Phils roster. The Phils swapped the old Carlos Ruiz in exchange for Chooch Ruiz. Yep, Chooch is back (9 for his last 29, .310). Ruiz was horrible offensively for most of the season, reaching a low point of .202 on July 13th against Arizona. Fans all over the blogsphere (including WSBGM's) were clamoring for his demotion and the promotion of either Jason Jaramillo or Lou Marson. Marson is with Team USA for the Olympics now, and Jaramillo is still trying to figure out how to hit in Triple A. Ruiz on the other hand has bounced back nicely over the past 3 weeks and put up decent numbers. Even when Chooch was struggling at the plate, he remained quality behind the plate. I'm not saying 3 good weeks erases 3 bad months, but it is nice to see him hitting again. For the full arti...