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ATLANTA -- Manager Don Mattingly will wait until Friday to announce how the Miami Marlins will use newly acquired closer Fernando Rodney.Making a push to stay near the top of the NL wild-card race, the Marlins traded a minor league pitcher to get Rodney from San Diego on Thursday.Mattingly has yet to express a lack of faith in closer A.J. Ramos, who has converted straight 33 saves opportunities since last season, so it seems likely he would stay in that role for the immediate future.But Mattingly wouldnt say for sure. Rodney, whose 253 career saves are fifth-most among active pitchers, is expected to join the team on Friday in Atlanta.Right now, until I get a chance to talk to Fernando, theres nothing I want to talk about role-wise publicly, Mattingly said. But well make sure everybody knows whats going on and then well move on.Rodney has been outstanding this year, converting 17-of-17 saves chances with a 0.31 ERA in 28 games. The Marlins are his seventh team overall and sixth since 2011.Ramos has worked as a solid setup man for the Marlins in the past and might have begun this season in that role again if Carter Capps hadnt had a season-ending elbow injury in spring training.Mattingly spoke to Ramos before Thursdays game against the Braves, but the manager wouldnt say how they discussed his role. Regardless, Mattingly sees Rodneys addition as a win-win situation.The Marlins began Thursday with a half-game lead over two teams in the NL wild-card standings.This is another piece to a really good bullpen right now, he said. Our guys at the back end have been very good. This just makes us stronger.Miami sent right-hander Chris Paddack to the Padres. Paddack, an eighth-round draft pick last year, went 2-0 with a 0.95 ERA in six starts this year for Class A Greensboro.The Marlins coveted Rodney for his experience and the depth he brings to a bullpen that ranks sixth in the NL and 13th overall with a 3.78 ERA.We look at it like weve added a guy whos been rolling this year, has a history of being really good late in games, and were looking forward to adding that piece to our pen, Mattingly said.Assistant general manager Michael Berger said Marlins president of baseball operations Mike Hill started talking trade with San Diego last week.The ability to access anybody right now is challenging to say the least, Berger said. A lot of hard work went into it and in the end we got better. It was already a strength for this club. Its one man stronger.Rodneys salary is team-friendly. His pays $1.6 million this year and includes a team option for next season at $2 million. Robby Fabbri Jersey . The 28-year-old from Calgary matched his career best after missing just one shot in his two rounds of shooting in the mens 10-kilometre sprint competition. Smith finished in 23 minutes 15. Carl Gunnarsson Jersey . JOHNS, N. http://www.wholesalebluesjerseys.com/?tag=cheap-tony-twist-jersey . The native of Mont-Tremblant, Que., captured a World Cup downhill event Saturday, his second this year and fifth career victory on the circuit. Alex Pietrangelo Jersey .S District Court against Major League Baseball, the Office of the Commissioner and his own union, the MLBPA. Vladimir Tarasenko Jersey . Robredo, ranked No. 16, bounced back from an upset loss to Leonardo Mayer in the second round of the Royal Guard Open in Chile last week to down Carreno Busta in 1 hour, 25 minutes. On a day filled mostly with qualifying matches, fifth-seeded Marcel Granollers of Spain also entered the second with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 win over Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia, while Guido Pella of Argentina defeated Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain 7-6 (6), 6-4 to advance. BATON ROUGE, La. -- Shawn Prudhomme scored 17 points on 6-for-11 shooting to lead Southern to an 86-50 win over Ecclesia College on Sunday.Jared Sam added 14 points to go with 11 rebounds for Southern (4-5), Trelun Banks had 11 points while dishing out 11 assists and JaMarcus Weatherspoon also finished with 11 points.The Jaguars hit 36 of 70 from the field for 51.4 percent shooting and snapped a two-game skid.Ecclesia, a National Christian College Athletic Association team, got 12 points from EElrando Hempstead, the only Royals player to reach double figures.ddddddddddddThe Royals kept it close in the first quarter, getting the games first basket and twice edging back into the lead over the next six minutes.Southern took the lead for good during a 6-0 spurt capped by Sams jumper that made it 13-9 with 12:04 left in the opening half and steadily pulled away. ' ' '