Found June 18, 2009 on MLB Trade Rumors:
MLBTR has learned tonight that pitcher Shawn Chacon signed a minor league deal with the A's.  Pitching for the independent league Newark Bears, the 31 year-old Chacon posted a 4.29 ERA with 29 strikeouts and 16 walks in 42 innings this year.  The Astros released him about a year ago after he threw the team's GM, Ed Wade, to the ground in a clubhouse altercation.
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