Jacque Jones got his wish as he officially became a member of the Florida Marlins on Monday morning, according to a report on ESPN.com. The outfielder, who was released by Detroit last week, made it known that he would prefer to play in South Florida with the first-place Marlins. He'll likely bat leadoff for the Marlins, who recently moved shortstop Hanley Ramirez to the third spot in the batting order.

The Kansas City Royals today announced they have reached an agreement on a multi-year contract with pitcher Joakim Soria. The contract includes three guaranteed years through the 2011 season, then club options for each of the following three seasons (2012, 2013, and 2014). Consistent with club policy, financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Soria, who will turn 24 tomorrow, has gone 11-for-11 in save situations this year and gave up his first runs of the year last night after starting the season with 16.1 consecutive scoreless. He has limited opposing hitters to a collective .088 average (5-for-57), including a 2-for-25 mark by lefthanded hitters. Soria was a Rule 5 selection of the Royals on December 7, 2006, from the San Diego Padres. He made 62 relief appearances for Kansas City last year, posting a 2.48 ERA, third best among all Major League rookies. He made good on 17 of 21 save opportunities last year giving him 28 big league rescues in 32 attempts.

The Cubs agreed to a contract with the 37-year-old outfielder Jim Edmonds on Wednesday, five days after he was released by the Padres, as reported by the Associated Press. ?Hopefully, Jimmy still has something left, and it was just a bad start,? GM Jim Hendry said.