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Found November 19, 2009 on Beerleaguer:
PLAYERS: Mark DeRosa,  Chipper Jones
TEAMS: St. Louis Cardinals,  Atlanta Braves

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FOXSports, citing a Major League source, has listed the Phillies as the favorites to land Mark DeRosa. Despite a 23-homer season, expectations should be tempered. In a nutshell, here’s the problem with Mark DeRosa: we’ve seen him before and didn’t like the results. The Phillies need a third baseman. For various reasons, some good (the existence of Chipper Jones), some not so good (not seen as everyday player), DeRosa has never started more than 100 games at the position, setting...
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