Its official, the Phillies have traded Shane Victorino to the Los Angeles Dodgers for reliever Josh Lindblom, and minor league pitcher Ethan Martin according to MLB.com .  The trade ends a pretty good run that Victorino had in Philly, helping the Phillies win a World Series in 2008, 2 time All-Star, and 3 time Gold Glover, and becoming one of the more popular Phillies, especially with his charity work. Sometimes it’s funny how things work out, and this is one of those cases. Shane Victorino returns to the team that originally drafted him in 1999, the Dodgers. The San Diego Padres then took Victorino off the Dodgers in the Rule 5 Draft in 2002 , but returned him to the Dodgers in 2003. The Phillies took him from the Dodgers in the Rule 5 Draft in 2004. The Phillie’s tried to return Victorino to the Dodgers, but the Dodgers declined, and the Phillies retained his contract. he finally cracked the Phillies line up when they traded Bobby Abreu to the Yankees in 2006, and took over center field when Aaron Rowand left, and the rest they say is history.   Good Luck Sahne Victorino.

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