Florida Marlins trade Mike Jacobs for relief
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.

Marlins send Jacobs to KC for Nunez | floridamarlins.com: News
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 ...

Leo Nunez Traded to Marlins for Mike Jacobs
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' ...

Royals obtain 1B Mike Jacobs from Marlins for Nuñez
kansascity.com 10/30/2008 — Jacobs, 6 feet 3 and 215 pounds, has a .262 average with 80 homers and 247 RBIs in 421 career games over four seasons

Marlins deal 1B Jacobs to Royals for RHP Nunez - MLB - Yahoo! Sports
sports.yahoo.com 10/30/2008 — 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 ...

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 ...

Source: Marlins near trade with KC | floridamarlins.com: News
florida.marlins.mlb.com 10/30/2008 — MIAMI -- With the World Series now completed, the hot stove season is set to get under way. Already, there is some activity. According to a league source, the Marlins are close to trading first baseman Mike Jacobs to the Royals for right-handed ...

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 ...

Mike Jacobs Appears to be Headed to Kansas City
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. According to a league source, the Marlins are close to ...

Fantasy fallout: Mike Jacobs traded to Royals
hardballtimes.com 10/31/2008 — Friday, October 31, 2008 Fantasy fallout: Mike Jacobs traded to Royals Posted by Derek Carty at 8:43am It was announced yesterday that the rumored Mike Jacobs -to-Kansas City trade finally went through. In return, the Marlins receive relief pitcher Leo Nunez . Today we'll examine how ...

Hot Stove: First Move Marlins Trade Jacobs For Pitching Prospect Nunez! — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/31/2008
The Royals wasted no time Thursday in pulling the trigger on their first major off-season move by acquiring slugging first baseman Mike Jacobs from the Florida Marlins for reliever Leo Nuñez. The deal comes one day after the conclusion to ...

Yankees Willing To Deal For Ichiro Suzuki?....What Would They Give? — Bleacher Report - MLB 11/1/2008
Before the 2001 season started up for the Seattle Mariners they were in a bidding race for Ichiro Suzuki a well known Japanese super star. Now eight years later we are finding ourselves wanting to get rid of him. I am all for it if they trade for ...

Marlins Act Swiftly, Trade Mike Jacobs to Royals — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/31/2008
The Marlins didn't wait long to put their offseason plan in motion. Not even 24 hours after the Phillies won the World Series, Florida traded first baseman Mike Jacobs to the Kansas City Royals for relief pitcher Leo Nunez. With his team's surplus ...

Trade Analysis: Royals Get 1B Mike Jacobs for RHP Leo Nunez — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/31/2008
The Kansas City Royals think they've plugged one of the many big holes in their lineup with the acquisition of 1B Mike Jacobs for relief pitcher Leo Nunez, but have they? The Royals have the fourth worst OPS out of their first basemen in the whole ...

Marlins' Rhodes to explore free agency — Major League Baseball News 11/1/2008
Arthur Rhodes, the left-hander who pitched well for the Marlins after arriving in a midseason trade, has filed for free agency.