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Mora to the Rockies?


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I'm hoping he finally has found a home.

One of the reasons the folks in Denver want Mora is because he can play so many positions and current bench player Jason Giambi(notes) is pretty much limited to one: first base
Mora is supposedly set to make his decision by week's end.

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/rumors/post/Mora-closing-in-on-deal-with-Rockies-?urn=mlb,215938

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