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Goodbye, Franquelis. Opposing hitters will miss your sinker, your goggles, and all the homers you gave them. (Thanks to Sandlot Swashbucklers, who caught this first.) Baseball America also reports...

Chris Duffy and Franquelis Osoria have both passed through waivers and will be sent to Class AAA, the Post-Gazette reports. Rule of thumb--if two guys as old as Duffy and Osoria get through...

Some trade fallout: In order to make room for Andy LaRoche, Craig Hansen and Brandon Moss, the Bucs have optioned Brian Bixler back to Indianapolis and designated Chris Duffy and Franquelis Osoria...