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The Orioles may use Chris Ray to acquire Adam LaRoche from the Braves, says FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal.
Rosenthal believes the Orioles would have to include another player, perhaps Hayden Penn, but we think Ray alone should get a deal done. The Braves were pretty close to trading LaRoche for Mike Gonzalez, and Ray is a significantly more valuable property in that he's five years, rather than three years, away from free agency and is the better bet to stay healthy.
Marcus Giles will get a one-year contract and a 2008 option from the Padres.
Giles, whose physical was scheduled for this morning, will get a base salary around $3.25 million this season with incentives that could take his contract to $4.25 million. The club option for 2008 is at $4 million.
2006 supplemental first-round pick Steven Evarts was arrested Monday on charges of criminal mischief after damaging a vehicle.
Evarts and two other men were seen causing $3,700 in damage to a Chevrolet Blazer on Dec. 9, said Laura McElory, a spokeswoman for the Tampa Police Department. It's believed Evarts and the son of the owner of the vehicle were in a dispute regarding their friends competing for the same spot on another high school baseball team. Evarts, 19, was 2-2 with a 2.93 ERA for the Rookie GCL Braves after signing last season. He's probably going to play at low Single-A Rome next year.
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