The Miami Marlins made a big splash last offseason by bringing in Ozzie Guillen as manager and signing big name free agents Jose Reyes, Heath Bell and Mark Buehrle. Needless to say all those players are now not a part of the Marlins.
In a clear move to dump salary, the Marlins traded away Reyes, Buehrle and Josh Johnson to the Toronto Blue Jays for basically nothing. For a team that just built a
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KNOX ANIMAL:
PLAYERS:
Ozzie Guillen,
Jose Reyes,
Heath Bell,
Mark Buehrle,
Josh Johnson
TEAMS: Miami Marlins, Chicago White Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, Toronto Blue Jays
TEAMS: Miami Marlins, Chicago White Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, Toronto Blue Jays
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