sports.yahoo.com - 10/30/2008
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MIAMI (AP)—The Florida Marlins traded power-hitting first baseman Mike Jacobs on Thursday to the Kansas City Royals for relief pitcher Leo Nunez . The Marlins were shopping Jacobs because he was due a big raise in arbitration, and have plenty of options at first base. In exchange, they got a ...
mlb.mlb.com - 10/30/2008
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KANSAS CITY -- The Royals acquired power-hitting first
baseman Mike Jacobs from the Florida Marlins on Thursday...
for right-handed reliever Leo Nunez. Jacobs, who turned 28 on Thursday, should answer the Royals' need for a proven power hitter. He had ...
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KC acquires power-hitting Jacobs | MLB.com: News
sun-sentinel.com - 10/31/2008
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sun-sentinel.com —
The Marlins Get your Marlins Tickets now! took
an initial step toward becoming more athletic and less...
home run-dependent when they traded slugging first baseman Mike Jacobs to the Kansas City Royals for right-handed reliever Leo Nunez on Thursday. ...
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Kansas City Royal reliever Leo Nunez acquired for ...
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Where Have You Gone, Andy Van Slyke? —
Ken Macha will manage the Brewers. I thought this model of how a pitcher's fingers affect his fastball and curveball was really cool. I remember back when Pedro Martinez was in his Sandy Koufax phase, I saw a bit about him on ESPN where he showed how the tips of his index and middle fingers naturally bent back, allowing them to stay on the ball longer and give his pitches more spin. The Phillies won the World Series last night. The most horrendous substitution of a "ph" for an "f" happens in the title of this article. Ken Griffey Jr. is a free agent. Thank god Dave Littlefield is gainfully employed by someone else right now. Ex-Pirate Leo Nunez, ...
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Raise the Jolly Roger —
First and foremost, congrats to the Phillies. Of course I was rooting for the Rays to win, but the Phillies are mostly a good group of guys. Their fans, however, [are a different story]. - I loved watching the entire postseason, but seeing the Phillies celebrate on the mound like they did made me think (always the Bucco fan): "I can't wait until that's us." They talked about all ...
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florida.marlins.mlb.com 10/30/2008 — MIAMI -- Before the World Series even started, the wheels were in motion for the first trade in the Hot Stove season. For about a week and a half, the Marlins had been in ongoing discussions with the Royals regarding a deal of first baseman Mike ...
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bucsdugout.com 10/31/2008 — Here's a pretty interesting trade to start the offseason. Leo Nunez , the former Pirates prospect Dave Littlefield dealt to the Royals for Benito Santiago , has been traded to the Marlins for first baseman Mike Jacobs .
I just looked at Jacobs' ...
The Mike Jacobs Trade
fangraphs.com 10/31/2008 — Yesterday, the Kansas City Royals acquired Mike Jacobs from the Florida Marlins for reliever Leo Nunez . The Marlins, always in cost-cutting mode, weren’t particularly interested in taking Jacobs to arbitration this winter, and with a team full ...
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miamiherald.com 10/31/2008 — The Marlins made their first trade of the off-season Thursday, sending first baseman Mike Jacobs to Kansas City for right-handed reliever Leo Nuñez.
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Royals Acquire Mike Jacobs for Some Reason
royalsreview.com 10/30/2008 — It was inescapable :
KANSAS CITY -- The Royals acquired power-hitting first baseman Mike Jacobs from the Florida Marlins on Thursday for right-handed reliever Leo Nunez.
Jacobs, who turned 28 on Thursday, should answer the Royals' need for a ...
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Bleacher Report - MLB 10/30/2008
Like many of you, I was a little confused and not very excited about the recent Mike Jacobs talk, particularly when it seemed to be Carlos Rosa headed to Florida. However, with the talks now seeming to near fruition and the Royal headed to the ...
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