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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Money ends Jones to Marlins talk — FOXSports.com, Updated 40 minutes ago — LIKE THIS STORY? — Barring an unexpected reversal, the Marlins' trade for Cubs outfielder Jacque Jones is not going to happen, FOXSports.com has learned. — The Marlins pursued Jones with the intention …
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Juan C. Rodriguez / Sun-Sentinel:
Marlins acquire outfielder Jacque Jones, source says — MIAMI GARDENS - According to a National League source, the Marlins have acquired outfielder Jacque Jones from the Chicago Cubs. — Full details of the deal have yet to emerge, but Jones, 31, likely is headed to Florida along with a trunk load of the Cubs' money.
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Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
Marlins may obtain Cubs' Jones — MIAMI GARDENS — Are the Marlins close to finding a new center fielder? — Rumors in Chicago and Florida have the Cubs sending Jacque Jones to the Marlins along with a player to be named and $1 million cash in exchange for a pitcher from Class A Greensboro.
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Money holding up Marlins' deal for Jones — FOXSports.com, Updated 31 minutes ago — LIKE THIS STORY? — The Marlins could be on the verge of acquiring Jacque Jones to be their regular center fielder. — Jones, 31, has been traded, according to the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel …
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Tony Massarotti / Boston Herald:
Sox out of running for Buehrle — Chicago White Sox starter Mark Buehrle remains one of the more appealing names on the trade market, but a baseball source indicated early this afternoon that the Red Sox [team stats] are now out of the running for the talented left-hander. — Sox trade talks:
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Fred Goodall / Associated Press:
Gonzalez, Thome help White Sox beat Rays — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Andy Gonzalez and Jim Thome homered to back Jon Garland's strong pitching and lead the Chicago White Sox to a 6-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Tuesday night. — Gonzalez, who had four hits and drove …
Danny Knobler / Detroit Tigers Insider:
Rodney heads to DL with tendinitis — DETROIT — Fernando Rodney went back on the disabled list today, and the Tigers are hoping that this time, he'll be able to come back fully healthy. — Rodney was on the DL a month ago with what was described as right biceps tendinitis.
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Associated Press:
Brewers score nine in sixth, beat Astros — MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers capitalized on a big break while the Houston Astros can't seem to catch one. — Johnny Estrada's grand slam highlighted a nine-run sixth inning and the Brewers rallied to beat the Houston Astros 11-5 on Tuesday night.
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Will Carroll / Baseball Prospectus:Hurry Up, or Wait? — "The most expensive middle reliever in history."
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Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Mailbag: Sheets changing mechanics? — Beat reporter Adam McCalvy answers Brewers fans' questions … I've noticed that Ben Sheets is walking more and striking out fewer batters this season. Did he change his mechanics? Is he not throwing as hard as a safety precaution? Or is it something else?
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Brew Crew Ball
Bill Konigsberg / Associated Press:
Cards call up ex-All Star RHP Percival — NEW YORK (AP) — Almost two years after he retired, Troy Percival returned to the big leagues. — The St. Louis Cardinals called up the former All-Star closer on Tuesday, hoping he can help a bullpen that has struggled this season.
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Associated Press:
Record seven 40-year-olds to start on same day — NEW YORK — It really will be old-timers day in the major leagues on Wednesday, when a record seven pitchers in their 40s are scheduled to start. — The New York Yankees' Roger Clemens (44), Philadelphia's Jamie Moyer (44), Detroit's Kenny Rogers …
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The Mets, The Six-Man Rotation, and "Productive Throwing" — I'm a Mets fan. And with all the talk surrounding Mark Buehrle and the return of Pedro Martinez, many of my fellow Mets fans wonder: Are we going to be left with "too much pitching"? Sure, we all joke how there's no such thing …
The Biz of Baseball:
Report: MLB May be Colluding on Draft Signing Bonuses — Written by The Staff — MLB may be colluding to keep signing bonuses for amateur draft players down, according to a report by the Sports Business Journal. — SBJ is reporting that the MLBPA is investigating whether the league …
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Tim Kurkjian / ESPN:
Young resurrects his life ... and his career … Tigers manager Jim Leyland sought out Dmitri Young recently, shook his hand and congratulated him on the way he was playing and, more important, the way he was living his life. It was Leyland's Tigers who released Young last year.
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