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I can't believe you people are not all over this

I'm not breathing again until it's official!!

that's all it takes to get a young cheap 1B who hit 30+ homers?

Another barn-burner of a Royals story. I wonder if they delegate these to the interns ...

The Marlins need relief pitching and hopefully this will help them out. I also am hoping the Marlins retain the service of Jorge Cantu....that guy is a beast...

P.S. To all the haters......just because it is not the Yankees or Red Sox does not mean it's not news.....

Seems like a trade that favors the Royals.

If they trade Jacobs, I think the Marlins could use Chris Duncan as their first baseman, so they should look into a trade with the Cards.

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Originally posted 08:38 AM ET  10.30 by Atro Steals Yer Base

Another barn-burner of a Royals story. I wonder if they delegate these to the interns ...

what would make this more interesting if the teams added in some bonuses like a award winning fair pig or a bushel of corn or the year's biggest pumpkin....

Good point TenRingsSTL......you would think that the Marlins could get more for a 30+ homer guy than just a relief pitcher.

What a steal for the Royals

Howry and Cotts for Jacobs!!!! Please!!!!

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Originally posted 09:36 AM ET  10.30 by TenRingsSTL

Seems like a trade that favors the Royals.If they trade Jacobs, I think the Marlins could use Chris Duncan as their first baseman, so they should look into a trade with the Cards.

Florida traded Jacobs because they have Gaby Sanchez ready to take over. He will hit for a much higher average and play better defense. The power will come a few years later. Someone correct me if you know more about the Marlins organization, but I think Sanchez is a similar player to Derrek Lee. Also, Jacobs was cheap this year, but he is arbitration eligible and set to earn 3+ million next year, so the Marlins are in a hurry to dump him. Now look for KC to trade two or three of their other first-basemen for a right-handed impact hitter. With Jacobs, Teahen, Gordon, and DeJesus, they have plenty of lefties. All they have from the right side is Guillen (20 HR).