kansascity.com - 10/30/2008
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Jacobs, 6 feet 3 and 215 pounds, has a .262 average with 80 homers and 247 RBIs in 421 career games over four seasons
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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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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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Hot Stove: First Move Marlins Trade Jacobs For Pitching Prospect Nunez!
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... more in 2009.
Nuñez, 25, was 4-1 with a 2.98 ERA last season in 45 games. He fits better into Florida’s salary structure because he is not yet eligible for arbitration, which positions him for only a modest raise from $405,000.
The trade raises several issues within the Royals’ existing roster. It suggests the club is not convinced either Ryan Shealy or Kila Ka'aihue are ready for regular duty and appears to recognize veteran Ross Gload was overexposed.
Source: Kansas City Star
Many Keys to this deal is the Marlins are probably going to put ...
Mike Jacobs Traded for Leo Nunez
Beyond the Box Score —
Now official. On the Marlins side, well congratulations guys, you just got a nice reliever. A bit of a groundballer who gets an average amount of swinging strikes. Nunez throws hard and does not have any shining flaws. Worst case: his tRA regresses towards 4 rather than low 3's next season. Florida is savvy enough to plug someone like Jorge Cantu in at first and replace Jacobs at no cost.
Um, Kansas City, why? Mike Jacobs has an awful OBP, provides some good power, but is not good defensively. He's posted back-to-back .338 wOBAs ...
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Can't Stop The Bleeding —
... Earlier today, the Royals acquired former Mets 1B Mike Jacobs from the Marlins in exchange for reliever Leo Nuñez. Before the swap was confirmed ...
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kansascity.com 11/1/2008 — Looks as if Dayton Moore is backing up those promises of major offseason changes. Less than 24 hours after the end of the World Series — the unofficial start of baseball’s hot stove time — the Royals completed a long-rumored deal ...
