Early Career
The 21-year-old Charboneau was originally drafted in the sixth round of the June 1976 draft by the Minnesota Twins, but he did not sign with them; when the Philadelphia Phillies made him their second-round pick in the December supplementary draft, Joe was sent to the Class A Western Carolina League, where he hit .298 in 43 games. In 1977, however, he suddenly quit the Phillies' Carolina League affiliate after fighting with management, and went home to Belvidere to play softball. The following year, Minnesota, the team that originally drafted Charboneau, gave him another chance and assigned him to Visalia of the California League; he responded with a .350 average, fourth-best in the league. At season's end, though, after participating in a barroom brawl, Joe was traded to the Cleveland Indians organization for major-league pitcher Cardell Camper.
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