Florida Marlins Wiretap

Marlins Hoping To Sign Turnbow

The Marlins are reportedly one of the final three teams in the race to sign reliever Derrick Turnbow.

The Pirates are also seriously interested in the former Milwaukee pitcher.

Florida wants to see if it can sign Turnbow to a Minor League contract with an invitation to Spring Training.

Via MLB.com

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Rays Sign Joe Nelson

The Tampa Bay Rays have signed right-handed relief pitcher Joe Nelson to a one-year contract.

Nelson, 34, went 3-1 with one save and a 2.00 ERA in a career-high 59 relief outings for the Marlins in 2008. His ERA ranked third among National League relievers (10th in majors) behind the Dodgers? Hong-Chih Kuo (1.69) and the Phillies? Brad Lidge (1.95).

"We feel like Joe can really help our bullpen,? said Rays Executive Vice President, Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman. ?He had a tremendous season in 2008 and has been very effective against both left-handed and right-handed hitters. Our bullpen was a large part of our success in 2008 and our quest is to have one of the top bullpens in the American League on an annual basis. Adding Joe certainly helps on that front."

Via Press Release

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Red Sox Tried To Get Hanley Back

At one point this winter, the Red Sox made a play to re-acquire Marlins superstar Hanley Ramirez, league sources tell SI.com.

The Marlins were said to be most interested in a centerfielder, and it's believed that Jacoby Ellsbury and Clay Buchholz were among those mentioned in a potential package for Ramirez, who began in Boston's organization before being traded to the Marlins after the 2005 season in the deal that sent Josh Beckett and Mike Lowell to the Red Sox.

It was originally believed that these recent discussions came after Boston lost out in the running for Mark Teixeira, who signed an eight-year, $180 million deal with the Yankees last week, but in fact, they were held a few weeks prior to that.

Via SI.com

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