Babes Love Baseball

The Tampa Bay Rays have had enough of Elijah Dukes and all of his illegitimate children as of this afternoon, having dealt the troubled outfielder to the Washington Nationals for minor league pitcher Glenn Gibson.

The 23-year-old rookie, who can play all three outfield positions, hit .190 with 10 homers and 21 RBIs in 52 games last year before being optioned to the minors in mid-June. He was placed on the temporary inactive list after he reportedly threatened his estranged wife and their children, and then violated their protective court order.

Nationals GM Jim Bowden had an interesting spin on Dukes' situation, "His book hasn't been written yet. Just the first two chapters. The rest of the book has a chance to be special."