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In a shocking move GM Jim Moore announced a trade with the Miami Marlins. Moore has traded longtime favorite 30 y/o Starling Marte to the Marlins for the paltry haul of 25 y/o 3B/OF Brian W. Anderson, 25 y/o RP/CL Kyle Keller, and 23 y/o OF Monte Harrison.

The Pittsburgh press corps is in a tizzy and wants to know why a stalwart like Marte got traded. GM Moore said it was a good move for the cost conscious Pirates to get 3 good players/prospects and there would not be a falloff in production as Marte was struggling early on anyway.

"The Pirates organization thanks Starling Marte for his valuable contributions to the ballclub and wishes him the very best in Miami".

Early reports indicate that Pirates fans are not on board with this move yet, but some are saying for time be given to Moore to see how this plays out.

** After the press conference was over a junior publicist for the team announced that P Clay Holmes had been optioned to AAA Indianapolis, and P Dario Agrazal was called up to replace him. No other information is available at this time...**