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• Marlins not looking to trade slugger Giancarlo Stanton but will listen to offers

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• Miami Marlins sign pitcher John Maine

  Happy holidays! Catching on Marlins developments, the team has signed former Mets right-hander John Maine to a minor league contract. Maine, 31, will compete in spring training for the fifth spot in the Marlins rotation. He went 15-10 with a 3.91 ERA in 32 starts for the Mets from 2006-10. [...]
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• Miami Marlins sign Placido Polanco to play third base

  It’s not their most ideal option but the Miami Marlins hope they have found a third baseman this year in veteran Placido Polanco. Polanco signed a one-year contract today, the team announced. The deal is worth $2.75 million, pending completion of his physical, according to the Miami Herald. Marlins officials [...]
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• Marlins assistant Andre Dawson says Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens don’t belong in Hall of Fame

  Hall of Famer Andre Dawson says Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and any other players associated with steroids should not be enshrined in Cooperstown. “I can’t say how the voters are going to react in the years ahead but they wouldn’t get my vote for the simple reason that the rules [...]
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• Marlins pick OF Alfredo Silverio, LHP Braulio Lara in Rule 5 draft

  The Marlins acquired outfielder Alfredo Silverio from the Los Angeles Dodgers and left-hander Braulio Lara from the Tampa Bay Rays in the Major League phase of the Rule 5 Draft this morning. Rule 5 players, obtained for $50,000 each, must open the season on a team’s 25-man roster or be [...]
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• Mike Redmond had an inkling of impending Marlins roster changes

  It’s no secret that Joe Girardi felt misled by the front office when the Marlins traded away Josh Beckett, Mike Lowell and other key players after Girardi was hired as manager following the 2005 season. Marlins manager Mike Redmond, in his media session today at the baseball winter meetings, was [...]
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• Marlins don’t seem enthusiastic about Carl Pavano reunion, but never say never

  Dave Pepe, the agent for pitcher Carl Pavano, spoke to the Marlins yesterday, but there’s no indication on how those talks went. One Marlins source didn’t seem enthusiastic about the team taking a chance on Pavano, who won 18 games for the Marlins in 2004. Pavano saw limited action last [...]
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• Yunel Escobar’s change of heart prompted Marlins trade

  The Marlins’ trade of shortstop Yunel Escobar to Tampa late tonight culminated a move that started recently when Escobar informed Miami of his “change of heart” about playing third base. “When Yunel had this change of heart and was not 100 percent commited to third base, it made us pause,” [...]
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• Marlins trade Yunel Escobar to Rays

  The Marlins reached an agreement to send infielder Yunel Escobar to the Tampa Bay Rays for infield prospect Derek Dietrich, a team source confirmed. Dietrich, 23, was Tampa’s second-round draft pick in 2010. He hit .279 in 2012 combined played for Class A Charlotte and Class A Montgomery. Miami also [...]
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• Mark Reynolds, Ian Stewart could be fits for Miami Marlins

  The Marlins are getting closer to trading Yunel Escobar, possibly by tonight. Oakland and Tampa seem to be the most logical destinations. It is believed that the Marlins would get back a player who would add pitching or outfield depth. Escobar, who came to Miami last month in the Toronto [...]
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