ranyontheroyals.com - 10/30/2008
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So I guess Mark Teahen isn’t moving anywhere after all. It’s not often that a rumor that was reported at the highest levels gets shot down with such authority, but that’s what happened here. Even as Bob Dutton himself reported that “Sources from both clubs said Teahen could be dealt for ...
royalsreview.com - 10/30/2008
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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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Royals Acquire Mike Jacobs for Some Reason
fangraphs.com - 10/31/2008
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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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The Mike Jacobs Trade
kansascity.com - 10/26/2008
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Hey! The Offseason Has Started!
ShysterBall —
... Rany disagrees, though, and he knows a hell of a lot more about the Royals than you or I will ever hope to know, so this might not be that good an idea after all.
Hot Stove Daydreaming: Billy Butler
Camden Chat —
... Butler has struggled to adjust to the majors and he's a born DH if there ever was one, but he's just 22 and has incredible potential. I don't know how correct Rany's reading of the situation is, but it seems like exactly the kind of thing the Orioles should look into -- if the Royals are determined to make bad decisions, it's only right that we should do our best to facilitate.
Here's the link to the post, which is a much longer discussion of the trade and why Rany hates it: Rany on the Royals.
Keith Law Just Fell Off Bob Brenly’s Top Friends List
Can't Stop The Bleeding —
... . Before the swap was confirmed Rainy On The Royals’ Rany Jazayerli declared, “the mere fact that Dayton Moore is talking to the Marlins about Jacobs tells me he still doesn’t get it.” ...
Freedom Isn't Free
Ghostrunner on First —
... Please let it be Billy Butler), meaning Snider and Lind are to break camp splitting time between LF and DH, Rocco would be an IDEAL fourth outfielder. Thanks in no small part to ...
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Royals And Indians Talking Teahen
mlbtraderumors.com 10/27/2008 — Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star writes some surprising news, as it seems the Indians and Royals are discussing a swap of Mark Teahen for an outfielder. It's not often you see two teams in the same division make a trade, but both sides seem to have ...
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fishatbat.com 10/31/2008 — MLB sources tell both The Kansas City Star and Joe Frisaro of MLB.com that the Marlins are on the verge of sending Mike Jacobs to the Kansas City Royals for right-handed reliever Leo Nunez.
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