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PHILADELPHIA -- Jeremy Hellickson pitches against the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night.The Philadelphia Phillies right-hander might very well be pitching for the Marlins in the near future.Hellickson (6-7, 4.03 ERA) continues to be the subject of trade speculation, with the Aug. 1 non-waiver deadline approaching. MLB.com Marlins writer Joe Frisaro tweeted Monday that Miami is one of the teams that has expressed an interest in the veteran righty, who faces left-hander Wei-Yin Chen (5-3, 4.90) on Wednesday.Hellickson, 29, has been hearing the scuttlebutt for a while now.Yeah, its on my mind, he admitted after losing to the Mets last Friday, just when I see it on Twitter and talk to you (media) guys about it. Other than that, Im focused every day on doing what I have to do for the next start. Like Ive said all along, I love it here and would love to be here the rest of the year, but obviously Ive been through it before and know that side of the game. My focus is here and on my next start right now.Hellickson, who gave up four runs over six innings in that loss to New York, was 2-0 with 1.50 ERA in his three previous starts. He is 1-1 with a 3.97 ERA in six career outings against Miami.The Marlins, 51-42 and owners of a one-game lead in the race for the National Leagues second wild-card berth, are looking to solidify their rotation behind All-Star right-hander Jose Fernandez.Chen, who went 46-32 in four years with the Baltimore Orioles, has had his ups and downs after signing with the Marlins as a free agent in January.He took a no-decision in his last start, at St. Louis, allowing four runs on six hits in six innings, and he has yielded at least four earned runs in five of his last seven outings. Chen is 2-1 in that stretch despite a 6.00 ERA.He is 1-1 with a 2.84 ERA in three career starts against Philadelphia.The Marlins have won seven of their past eight games, taking each of the first two games in this four-game series against the Phillies in extra innings. Christian Yelich drove in the winning run Tuesday in a 2-1 victory with a 10th-inning single off reliever Daniel Stumpf.To be a good team, you have to win those close ones, games like tonight and last night, Yelich said Tuesday. We know were going to have to continue to do that in the second half if we want to go where we think were headed. Its a good start. You just have to build on it.Tommy Joseph hit his second homer in as many nights for Philadelphia, which lost for the fourth time in five games.The Phillies managed just five hits Tuesday, and over their past three games (all losses), they have generated three runs and 10 hits while striking out 34 times. They fanned 11 times against five Marlins pitchers Tuesday.Were in that hitting funk again, manager Pete Mackanin said. Were just not swinging the bats. Too many bad at-bats. Were not grinding out at-bats, and we need to do that. ... Too many called third strikes with men in scoring position. Thats a pet peeve of mine, and were going to address that.He plans to do that in a team meeting.Nike Shoes Black Friday Sale . Artturi Lehkonen, Joni Nikko and Ville Leskinen had the other goals for Finland (1-0) while Juuse Saros stopped 28 shots. Tim Robin Johnsgard had the lone goal for Norway (0-2). Nike Shoes Black Friday Discount . Hargreaves began his career in 2008 with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and has played with the Edmonton Eskimos and last season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. http://www.nikeshoesblackfriday.com/ . -- New England Revolution goalkeeper Matt Reis is retiring after a 16-year career to become the goalie coach for the Los Angeles Galaxy. 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You feel like a proud daddy when they get to the big leagues.The trade came on the last day of the so-called hot stove sessions outside the nations capital, allowing Rizzo to avoid leaving empty-handed after failing in a bid to get Sale, who instead went from the White Sox to the Boston Red Sox.We discussed (Eaton) and several other players with the White Sox for quite a while now. It did gain momentum after the Sale deal was done, Rizzo said. It actually came together fairly quickly over the last couple of days.Washingtons GM also had acknowledged talking with the Pittsburgh Pirates about a deal for center fielder Andrew McCutchen.By putting Eaton in center, the Nationals can move Trea Turner -- runner-up for 2016 NL Rookie of the Year -- back to his natural position, shortstop.Eaton, who turned 28 on Tuesday, has three guaranteed seasons left in a $23.5 million, five-year contract that calls for him to earn $4 million next year, $6 million in 2018 and $8.4 million in 2019. The deal includes a $9.5 million team option for 2020 with a $1.5 million buyout and, if 2020 is exercised, a 2021 team option for $10.5 million with a $1.5 million buyout.Eaton has a .284 career batting average with a .357 on-base percentage and a .414 slugging percentage, with 34 homers and 177 RBI in five seasons in the majors with the White Sox and the Arizona Diamondbacks.dddddddddddd He led the AL in triples in two of the past three seasons.Hes a high-energy guy, Rizzo said. Theres an edge to him.Heres the way Nationals manager Dusty Baker described Eaton: The only negative Ive heard is you have to calm him down a little bit, because he goes 100 percent all the time, which is not a bad way to play this game. ... Hes not afraid to get dirty and grimy, greasy, nasty -- do everything there is to beat you.Last season, Eaton hit .284 with 14 homers, 59 RBI and 14 stolen bases, while leading the majors with 18 outfield assists.We see the arrow still going up with him, Rizzo said.As for where Eaton might hit in the lineup -- like Bryce Harper and Daniel Murphy, he bats left-handed -- Baker said: That remains to be seen. We do have options to try to break them up.For the White Sox -- who picked up high-priced third baseman Yoan Moncada, considered by many the top young talent in baseball, along with pitchers Michael Kopech and Victor Diaz, and outfielder Luis Basabe, in the Sale trade -- this represents another big step in a significant overhaul after a 78-84 season and fourth-place finish in the AL Central.The 22-year-old Giolito, a first-round pick in the 2012 amateur draft, made his major league debut in June and went 0-1 with a 6.75 ERA in six starts for Washington.Lopez, also 22, was 5-3 with a 4.91 ERA in 11 games, including six starts, for the Nationals in 2016.The 21-year-old Dunning was the 29th overall pick this year out of the University of Florida.We view all three of them, actually, as having the potential to become front-end-of-the-rotation pitchers, White Sox GM Rick Hahn said. Theres still a fair amount of development with each of them. ' ' '