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The Philadelphia Phillies moved quickly to claim a 27-year-old infielder after the Toronto Blue Jays released him, adding a player who spent six years in the Blue Jays organization.
The speed of the acquisition signals Philadelphia had pre-identified this target — clubs monitoring waiver activity rarely stumble into these moves by accident.
What "Six Years in One System" Actually Means Six seasons inside a single organization is a meaningful credential in baseball's depth market.
It indicates Toronto rated the infielder highly enough to retain him through multiple roster cycles, investing development resources across the full arc of his twenties.
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