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Odds And Ends: Fields, Grilli, Boras, D'Backs

Found June 11, 2009 on MLB Trade Rumors:
PLAYERS: Josh Fields,  Jason Grilli,  Felipe Lopez,  Doug Davis
TEAMS: Chicago White Sox,  Texas Rangers,  Arizona Diamondbacks

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Some links for Thursday evening... Josh Fields told MLB.com's Scott Merkin that he had a "blunt and straightforward" meeting with Ken Williams about his place on the White Sox. Mark Gonzalez of the Chicago Tribune reports the White Sox drafted their GM's son, Tyler Williams, and Harold Baines Jr.. Jason Grilli was recently dealt to the Rangers and now he's working on a deal of his own. According to his Twitter, Grilli plans to exchange "cash or an item to be named later" for number 49. Gavin McCourt, the son of Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, was drafted by the Red Sox. The 39th round pick says Scott Boras wouldn't fit into his "family dynamics," so his dad will represent him, according to the LA Times . Scott Bordow of the East Valley Tribune believes it's time for the Diamondbacks to sell, beginning with Felipe Lopez and Doug Davis. And I'll be talking baseball on 590 KFNS in St. Louis tonight a...
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